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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Sebastian Käller started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of Italy booed when Sweden was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doug Traoré didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sweden's defense didn't have a chance, in the 4th minute, when Enzo Luongo scored to the left of an out of position Gustaf Eklund, making the score, 1-0. Bruno Antognoni came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Sweden's Sebastian Käller. But to his dismay, Sebastian Käller quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After 16 played minutes Sweden got a freekick which was hit by Henrik Berg. 23 minutes into the game, Anfilogino Pantani threw the ball into play from the sideline. Sweden's Bebben Johansson quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Italy's Bruno Antognoni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Käller in the 24th minute of play. Gustaf Eklund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enzo Luongo in the 25th minute of play. Sweden's Gustaf Eklund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enzo Luongo in the 30th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Italy's Enzo Luongo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gustaf Eklund narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Sebastian Käller had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 36th minute Sebastian Käller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Antognoni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Enzo Luongo to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Sweden's goal looked a bit too open when Lotan Frøne came free, but Gustaf Eklund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sweden's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Claudio Colucci was slow to take the kick. During this time Italy's players had a chance to rest. Lotan Frøne made a great header on Italy's corner, it was just that Sweden's Gustaf Eklund managed to reach the ball for a save. Italy's Oliver Bierhoff was substituted for Enzo Luongo. In the 70th minute, Sebastian Käller left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sweden fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Sweden made a substitution. Jan Höijer replaced Einar Hedström. With a little luck, Italy's Bruno Antognoni got control of the ball when Sebastian Käller tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 79th minute Italy were awarded a corner. Claudio Colucci went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Italy's Donato Zoccolo to fire away a dangerous shot which Gustaf Eklund despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The supporters of Sweden booed when Italy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudio Colucci didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sweden made a substitution. Holger Hvidegaard replaced Doug Traoré. The supporters of Sweden booed when Italy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudio Colucci didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gustaf Eklund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oliver Bierhoff, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Gustaf Eklund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oliver Bierhoff in the 93rd minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Sweden eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.