Sweden 4-1 Italy

Italy, who until now had impressed with two good wins, were never in today's game and suffered a comprehensive defeat at the hands of a dominant Swedish team.
Giovanni set up his team very well and, early on, Manfredi was denied first by a post and then by Giuseppe in goal before he finally succeeded in breaking the deadlock.
Sam followed up with two well-taken goals before half time, putting himself ahead again in the Top Scorer competition. Italy kept trying but the Swedish back line of Giovanni, Ramnath and Tristan was cool, calculating and impregnable.
The addition of Lucrezia to the Italian team in the second half gave them a few more attacking options and possession was shared more equally, but it was Sweden who scored yet again when Manfredi's snapshot went in after a slight deflection. Giuseppe helped to keep the score down with good saves from Sam and Manfredi and Sam also saw a shot rebound of the bar.
Italy finally scored a consolation goal at the end through Niccolo'.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Manfredi 5, Giovanni 3, Giuseppe 3, Ramnath 2, Noah 2, Tristan 1, Sam 1, Federico 1, Nathan 1, Lapo 1, Niccolo' 1