- Title: ITALY: BULGARIA LOSES TO ITALY IN WORLD CUP PREPARATORY MATON
- Date: 15th June 1966
- Summary: 1. GV TEAMS LINE OUT FOR TOSS 0.04 2. TOP V..REF TOSSES COIN 0.09 3. GV CROWD 0.12 4. GV KICK OFF BULGARIA PLAY (L-R. ITALY K.O.) (LIGHT SHORTS) 0.21 5. GV CROWD 0.23 6. GV ITALY SCORE FIRST GOAL 0.46 7. GV CROWDS 0.49 8. GV ITALY GET SECOND GOAL 1.02 9. GV FLAGS AND CROWD AT HALF TIME 1.04 10. LV KICK OFF IN SECOND HALF AND PLAY AFTER 1.18 11. SV JOURNALIST IN CROWD 1.20 12. GV PLAY LEADING UP TO FIRST BULGARIAN GOAL 1.25 13. GV BULGARIAN GOAL 1.40 14. GV CROWD 1.42 15. GV ITALIAN WINGERS DOWN PITCH TO SCORE 2.00 Initials GM/VS/RM/EEH SPORT: SOCCER Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 30th June 1966 13:00
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- Location: BOLOGNA, ITALY
- Country: Italy
- Reuters ID: LVAAQRJUGPSX7S6OLE2OYAV8F56P
- Story Text: ITALY SWEPT TO A 6-1 VICTORY OVER BULGARIA IN A WORLD CUP PREPARATORY MATCH IN BOLOGNA. A CROWD OF 25,000 PERSONS SAW AN ITALIAN SIDE IN TOP FORM.
THE BULGARIANS WERE STRONG AND FORCEFUL, BUT THEY COULD NOT MATCH THE SPEED AND FINESSES OF THE ITALIANS, WHOSE DEFENSE EASILY DEALT WITH THE LONG, PASSING GAME OF THE OPPONENTS.
THE ITALIAN GOALKEEPER, ALBERTOSI, WAS IN GOOD FORM EARLY IN THE GAME WHEN THE BULGARIANS STARTED WITH A RUSH. HE MADE A NUMBER OF GOOD SAVES BEFORE THE ITALIAN ATTACK GOT GOING. BULGARIA'S GOAL WAS SCORED AFTER THE START OF THE SECOND HALF.
ITALY PLAY IN GROUP FOUR OF THE WORLD CUP, WITH THE SOVIET UNION, NORTH KOREA AND CHILE. BULGARIA ARE IN GROUP THREE WITH BRAZIL, HUNGARY AND PORTUGAL.
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