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  • Patrick NORA (26'28", 33'23")
  • Marcio FORTE (31'33", 39'53")

Referee Hector ROJAS

Summary

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Four-star Italy cruise

Italy put four past Ukraine in a one-sided encounter at the Maracanazinho on Saturday at the FIFA Futsal World Cup Brazil 2008. This meeting between two European sides saw a clash of similar styles. Both opted for man-to-man marking in the area, both displayed caution when handling the ball, but it was in attack when the differences game, with the Italians using more long-ball tactics. ...

Highlights

Line-up

UKR
ITA
Substitute(s)
Coaches
Gennadiy LISENCHUK (UKR)
(ITA) Alessandro NUCCORINI
Officials
  • Referee: Hector ROJAS (PER)
  • Assistant Referee 1: Nestor VALIENTE (PAR)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Sergio GHIBAUDI (ARG)
  • Fourth official: Fabian LOPEZ (COL)
  • Absent

Quotes

Today it was our defence and our well-honed dead-ball ability that won us the game. The final score doesn't reflect the play, and I'd like to praise the efforts of the Ukrainian players because it was a really even game, Alessandro Nuccorini, Italy coach.

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STATISTICS
UkraineStatisticsItaly
19Shots31
7Corner kicks9
0Yellow cards2
1Second yellow card and red card0
0Red Cards0
58%Possession (%)42%