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Sabre, Team, Men – Semi-Finals, Match #1

Date	17 August 2008 — 11:40
Location	Guojia Huiyi Zhongxin, Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan, Beijing (Piste Yellow)
Format	First team to 45 touches.
Referee	Marius Florea	ROU
Assistant Referee	Vasil Milenchev	BUL
Referee	Vasil Milenchev	BUL
Assistant Referee	Daniel Vázquez	ESP
Details	Match Time: 3:25

Competitor	NOC	Team Touches Delivered
France	FRA	45
Nicolas Lopez • Julien Pillet • Boris Sanson
Italy	ITA	41
Aldo Montano • Diego Occhiuzzi • Luigi Tarantino

France

Pos	Competitor		Team Touches Delivered	Yellow Cards	Red Cards
	Nicolas Lopez		15	–	–
	Julien Pillet		12	–	–
	Boris Sanson		18	–	–
Team Totals			45	1	0

Italy

Pos	Competitor		Team Touches Delivered	Yellow Cards	Red Cards
	Aldo Montano		15	–	–
	Diego Occhiuzzi		13	–	–
	Luigi Tarantino		13	–	–
Team Totals			41	0	0

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC	Running score
Bout #1	17 Aug	Julien Pillet	FRA	4 – 5	Luigi Tarantino	ITA	4 – 5
Bout #2	17 Aug	Boris Sanson	FRA	5 – 5	Aldo Montano	ITA	9 – 10
Bout #3	17 Aug	Nicolas Lopez	FRA	5 – 5	Diego Occhiuzzi	ITA	14 – 15
Bout #4	17 Aug	Boris Sanson	FRA	2 – 5	Luigi Tarantino	ITA	16 – 20
Bout #5	17 Aug	Julien Pillet	FRA	3 – 5	Diego Occhiuzzi	ITA	19 – 25
Bout #6	17 Aug	Nicolas Lopez	FRA	5 – 5	Aldo Montano	ITA	24 – 30
Bout #7	17 Aug	Boris Sanson	FRA	11 – 3	Diego Occhiuzzi	ITA	35 – 33
Bout #8	17 Aug	Nicolas Lopez	FRA	5 – 3	Luigi Tarantino	ITA	40 – 36
Bout #9	17 Aug	Julien Pillet	FRA	5 – 5	Aldo Montano	ITA	45 – 41