National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Valentin Fère blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Andrea Orioli having to make a save. 4 minutes into the match, U21 Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Fère came free, but Andrea Orioli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes in the game Albert Javelle did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Valentin Fère. Jimmy Beaucamp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvise Corrente, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Jimmy Beaucamp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristoforo Bellomo, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 23rd minute, Valentin Fère got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience was convinced that Alvise Corrente's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jimmy Beaucamp was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Andrea Orioli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Fère, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes into the game, Carmine Fantozzi threw the ball into play from the sideline. U21 France's Étienne Gentric quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The audience was convinced that Valentin Fère's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andrea Orioli was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. 34 minutes into the game, Cristoforo Bellomo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jimmy Beaucamp was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. U21 France's Jimmy Beaucamp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bianco Cerasoli in the 42nd minute of play. Jimmy Beaucamp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristoforo Bellomo in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valentin Fère to make the kick off. Albert Javelle kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Jimmy Beaucamp was out of position in the 57 minute of play, and Cristoforo Bellomo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cristoforo Bellomo really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. U21 France made a substitution. Brandon Hénault replaced Étienne Gentric. U21 France's Pierre-Loup Cochez was substituted for Noureddine Hugues. U21 France's Jean-Marc Desgranges was substituted for Albert Javelle. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristoforo Bellomo in the 69th minute of play forced U21 France's goalkeeper Jimmy Beaucamp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute of the match, Cristoforo Bellomo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jimmy Beaucamp saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 72nd minute of the game. One of U21 Italy:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of U21 France:s goal. U21 Italy:s Andrea Orioli showed great skill when he stopped Valentin Fère:s penalty. Valentin Fère scored 1-2 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andrea Orioli, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Laurent Névès kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. After 84 played minutes U21 France got a freekick which was hit by Wilfried Auneau. In the 85th minute Bianco Cerasoli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jimmy Beaucamp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Laurent Névès sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Andrea Orioli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Fère, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristoforo Bellomo might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jimmy Beaucamp. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristoforo Bellomo ran back to his position shaking his head. Through an outstanding action, after 93 minutes, Jimmy Beaucamp successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Andrea Orioli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Fère in the 97th minute of play. When the match was over U21 Italy could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than U21 France throughout the match.