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mcm takde peluang je italy nak masuk tournament nih
ganti capello la.. sebelum terlambat |
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Reply #3824 Navarrus's post
haku pong nak tahu...
harap2 ader LIVE |
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Italy 0-0 France 
San Siro Stalemate For Italy And France
After all the pre-match drama, a goalless draw between Italy and France was something of a disappointment. Neither side could find that killer touch as a largely midfield-based match ended in a 0-0 draw at the San Siro. There were spells of fine play from each side, but the Azzurri in particular will reflect on what might have been, rather than what was...
The Azzurri enjoyed a good spell with two excellent chances in the first half, but could not make their advantage count. Only in brief spells did they show invention, and their late surge at France perhaps came a bit too late.
Meanwhile an energetic and streetwise Bleus outfit had their own opportunities and desire about them, but were debatably always the more likely of the two to end the game goalless.
The match kicked off with France coach Raymond Domenech watching from the stands, the manager serving out his UEFA-sanctioned suspension following inopportune comments in the media about the state of the Italian game.
In his place sat Pierre Mankowski, assistant coach. While Domenech did not anticipate too many problems resulting from his touchline ban, he remarked before the game that he'd briefed Mankowski on "forseeable" substitution scenarios.
Anything else was, apparently, to be covered via telepathy.
Marco Materazzi of Italy, meanwhile, also enjoyed a bird's eye view of the pitch, although the injured defender would presumably have rather been out there playing than nursing an injury.
In "Matrix's" place came Palermo's Andrea Barzagli, while veteran pairing Alessandro Del Piero and 'Pippo' Inzaghi led the line up front as Luca Toni missed out.
France, matching their hosts' 4-4-2, put their faith in Nicholas Anelka and Thierry Henry in attack, while the rest of the lineup was changed due to injury problems.
With Gregory Coupet out, Mikel Landreau started in goal, while William Gallas failed to regain fitness in time to take part at the back.
The first half passed without goals, Italy just about shading it on the balance of play, although France showed that they were willing to fight for the tie.
Indeed, the early moments passed in the form of a midfield battle, Claude Makelele playing the part of midfield enforcer with perhaps too much relish five minutes in as he appeared to elbow Del Piero. The Chelsea man picked up a yellow card for his troubles.
There were few chances early on, and the first clear-cut one ended in disaster for France. Bayern Munich's Frank Ribery put in some good movement down the right to feed Nicholas Anelka in the box, only for the Bolton man to completely fluff his effort.
Italy decided to take the game to their opponents, Del Piero looking lively on the edge of the box, and the Juventus stalwart might have given his side the lead just after the half hour, had his effort been a little more vicious.
"Alex" picked up the ball from Camoranesi inside the box, but Mikael Landreau of PSG proved the equal of his rather disappointing effort.
Then came the best effort of the half, from 'Pippo' Inzaghi. His looping effort smacked off the crossbar to break San Siro hearts.
That could have been the start of a real period of domination for Italy, but instead France re-established their rhythm, looking fairly comfortable until the interval.
Indeed, they even found the wherewithal to test Buffon, but the Juventus stopper easily dealt with Malouda's long-range effort.
The second half started in somewhat more lively fashion, Barzagli nearly heading home an Andrea Pirlo corner three minutes in, but Landreau got across well to save.
This was perhaps the golden period for chances, particularly for the French, Anelka nearly getting on the end of a through ball only to be denied by Buffon, and Cannavaro soon after had to be at his best to deal with a roving Ribery ball.
Italy were in danger of dropping out of the game, with Del Piero looking increasingly exhausted and isolated up front, but France could not press in this fleeting moment of advantage, and the scores stayed level heading into the hour mark.
Indeed, Thierry Henry showed the visitors' frustrations, bringing down Cannvaro for a booking as Italy regained the momentum.
Camoranesi came off for Perrotta while, minutes later, the fruitless Inzaghi-Del Piero partnership was broken. Shakhtar Donetsk forward Cristiano Lucarelli came on for the Milanese in an attempt to revitalise a tired-looking Italian front line.
Instead, both teams appeared to slow down some what - Italy, perhaps, even moreso. Clear cut chances were at a premium and, while France showed more energy, the Italians had enough know-how at the back to keep them out, particularly the brilliant Cannavaro.
The final minutes, however, saw a reversal. Italy, perhaps touched by the urgency of the situation, began to press and show flashes of great pace. Nonetheless, they could not take advantage of the three minutes of injury time, and the tie ended goalless.
After all the hype, then, the end result was a largely even encounter, and one without too much by way of drama. While the home side arguably had the bulk of the attacking play, it is the visitors who will leave happier - and still in pole position in Group B. |
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lepas ni lawan ukraine... italy dah jatuh 3rd place dalam group, belakang scotland... kalau seri lagi kali ini alamat takde harapan la nak masuk |
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Reply #3827 Navarrus's post
jore dunia x layak ??  |
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Reply #3828 epitome's post
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Reply #3829 jpl_fan's post
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jore donia mng penaliti jer pongg.. prfthh |
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Reply #3828 epitome's post
manager baru yg tak layak |
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Reply #3831 Navarrus's post
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haku raser kalah atau draw next match , kena sack gak si donadoni neh |
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Reply #3830 epitome's post
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materazzi dah mintak maaf |
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Reply #3833 jpl_fan's post
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dah setahun dah |
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wuhuuuuuuuuu..di natale the hero :victory: :pompom: naik semula ke tmpt ke 2 belakang scotland yg menewaskan france 1-0   forzaaaaa italiaaa
Ukraine 1-2 Italy
Italy Do Enough To Beat Ukraine
It wasn't pretty, and there are still questions to be asked of the Azzurri, but the World Champions showed sufficient class to twice take the lead against Ukraine, holding on for an absolutely vital win...
Neither side showed anything even approaching its full potential in this scrappy game, but Italy twice found cutting edge to sink Ukraine, di Natale's goals coming on either side of Andriy Shevchenko's 71st minute strike.
Within minutes, 'Sheva', Chelsea's forgotten man, reminded the footballing world that he was very much alive and well as his sweet free-kick rattled the woodwork.
Italy were shocked into waking up, but the Azzurri struggled to find any early consistency to their play, di Natale firing home an early Italian effort well wide.
Indeed, for these two early chances, the game was increasingly being bogged down in midfield until the 25 minute mark.
Then, Ukraine were the first to carve out real chances, the ever-dangerous Shevchenko once again taking advantage of good work up the right to come very close to opening the scoring.
Italy held most of the possession at this point, only for Ukraine to look far more dangerous on the break - but the Azzurri showed why they're world champions with an opportunist goal five minutes before the interval.
Pirlo put in some superb work to set up Udinese's Antonio di Natale in the box for a neat finish, and Italy were in control.
Nonetheless, Roberto Donadoni must have been perturbed heading into the half. His side had been torn up on the flanks, Panucci in particular looking every one of his 34 years, and the defence was not sure of itself at all.
But for all that, Italy had shown why they can never quite be discounted, as Ukraine went to rue missed chances.
Going into the second half and Ukraine lost their attacking flair somewhat, perhaps discouraged by di Natale's strike that threatened to undo all their good work.
Still, Italy, while threatening at times, did not take their chances to kill the game off before the Ukraine recovery.
And when the yellow-blue recovery came, it came with a goal. And, of course, it was from Andriy Shevchenko. Rusol set 'Sheva' up for a trademark finish right into the top corner, and it was game on.
Once again, though, it was di Natale to the rescue, the Udinese youngster being put one-on-one after a slide-rule through ball from the classy Ambrosini.
It was perhaps a moment of lax defending but, moreover, it was a great attack from nothing, and one that Italy are always good for.
And that sealed the win, as Ukraine couldn't muster their first half spirit to come back from a second setback.
Italy moved up to second in the group, given Scotland's shock win over France, while Ukraine will need to win all of their remaining fixtures to be in with a realistic chance of qualification. |
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Reply #3835 honey_jelly's post
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cesss... menang la pulak azzurri neh kat ukraine:@ |
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ok la camni... azzurri g euro 2008 dgn scotland. france lepak kampung lyn tv je la... hehheh |
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Standings..ada 2 game lagi kalo tak silap..last game lwn Scotland..wajib mng ..
Group B Pld Pts
Scotland 10 24
Italy 10 23
France 10 22
Ukraine 9 13
Lithuania 9 10
Georgia 10 7
Faroe Islands 10 0 |
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[quote]Originally posted by Pak_Jen at 14-10-2007 09:54 AM 
Italy reclaimed second place in UEFA EURO 2008 |
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Post time 6-9-2007 04:50 PM
