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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) In the 2nd minute, Husejin Piškur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Enzo Bravo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 3rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Freddy Draksler. Slovenia's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Semir Cijan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ercole De Sisti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baltazar Lenarčič in the 9th minute of play. Alfredo Reggianini blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Freddy Draksler having to make a save. Ercole De Sisti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vehbija Meklav, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 17 minutes into the match, Slovenia's goalkeeper Freddy Draksler had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alfredo Reggianini. In the 19th minute Vjetko Šarković shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ercole De Sisti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Slovenia's Semir Cijan managed to work through Italy's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Semir Cijan dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Freddy Draksler made an important save on a dangerous shot by Concetto Carbonetti in the 24th minute. Ercole De Sisti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vehbija Meklav, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alfredo Reggianini could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Freddy Draksler made a huge save. In the 29th minute of the match Italy got a corner. Slovenia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Enzo Bravo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Enzo Bravo made a great header on Italy's corner, it was just that Slovenia's Freddy Draksler managed to reach the ball for a save. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 31st minute, but Freddy Draksler got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Slovenia hanging dry this time. 34 minutes into the match, Slovenia's goalkeeper Freddy Draksler had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alfredo Reggianini. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Alfredo Reggianini managed to get in a good position for a shot. Italy's supporters rose to their feet, but Alfredo Reggianini was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Freddy Draksler breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Freddy Draksler made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfredo Reggianini in the 36th minute. In the 38th minute, Italy's Alfredo Reggianini ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Freddy Draksler. Freddy Draksler yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. When Alvaro Lemma fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Italy's protests and gave Alvaro Lemma a yellow card for diving instead. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Baltazar Lenarčič made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Alfredo Reggianini notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Slovenia's Freddy Draksler. Freddy Draksler was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 56th minute of the match, Semir Cijan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ercole De Sisti saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 64th minute of the game Nicholas Dolgan made a throw-in which Vehbija Meklav played forward. Italy made a substitution. Edmondo Vitucci replaced Anthony Scalia. 70 minutes into the match, Italy's goalkeeper Ercole De Sisti had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Baltazar Lenarčič. Slovenia made a substitution. Hrvoje Kuder replaced Semir Cijan. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Alfredo Grasso put it in 3-3 from a short distance just to the right of Freddy Draksler. When the match clock showed 83 minutes, the score became 3-4 when Hrvoje Kuder sped through Italy's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ercole De Sisti. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Italy's goalkeeper Ercole De Sisti, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Freddy Draksler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Reggianini in the 91st minute of the match. Alfredo Reggianini blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Freddy Draksler having to make a save. When the match was over Slovenia could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Italy throughout the match.