Spain wins afther drama against Italy - football - Euro2008

Posted by bumeral

June 23, 2008

Spain, on Sunday evening, world champion Italy in the Euro-2008-race thrown. The force of Aragones defeated in the sold-out Vienna Happel Stadium the “Squadra Azzurra” torlosen and weak after 120 minutes with 4:2 in the penalty shootout and moved the first time since 1984 back into the semi-finals of a major tournament.

The eagerly awaited with southern Derby was only the high expectations regarding voltage requirements. Game highlights and absolute Torchancen remained scarce. In Elferschießen then the Spaniard had the better end in itself, Casillas parried the penalty by De Rossi and Di Natale, only those of Buffon Güiza. Fabregas was reserved for the final point to 4:2.

In the semi-finals meets the 1964 European Championship on Thursday again in Vienna on Russia. Spain is the only one of the four group winners, who survived the quarter-finals, Croatia, the Netherlands and Portugal were earlier in the first round co-stayed on the track.

The group stage large aufgeigenden Spaniards (three victories, 8:3 gates) so successfully fought their trauma in Ko games in European and world championships. With the date of 22 June, on the Italy-game fell the Spaniards had been to Sunday three co-From the duels.

The Spanish establishment had no surprises to offer. Aragones was that Elf begin in the first two tournament games against Russia (4:1) and Sweden (2-1) had convinced. Donadoni had blocked the service provider Pirlo and Gattuso replace and did so as expected with Ambrosini and somewhat surprisingly with Aquilani. The 23-year-old won the Aquilani rather than Camoranesi and was thus on his first applied to a major event.

Among the more than 51,178 fans in the Prater were even more numerous honorary guests, including Spanish King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia, Austrian Federal President Fischer, ÖFB team boss Hickersberger and France football legend Zidane. They all got an initial phase to see the tremendous mutual respect. Spain had more of the game and led the finer blade, inspiring the offensive from the preliminaries which, however, the fear, the Italians in the Konterfalle to tap. The Star striker Villa and Torres were in the Italian defence concrete good hands.

After a first half chance by a head ball from Perrotta (19./Casillas without problems) came in the 25th First minute life into the lawn chess. Logical way through a dormant ball Villa examined with a flat geschossenen free kick from 25 meters Buffon of Italy, but also for a wide shot by Silva (32) gave no nakedness.

After about half an hour there were increasing whistling on the sidelines, it could be a head ball of the recently hapless Toni (36./von Marchena blocked) and a Silva shot just past the left corner not change (38). In a duel between Silva and Grosso in the penalty area boundary called the Iberians vain Penalty (42).

After the exchange was Italy’s defensive short time a little more into swimming. The Spaniards made a half motion, but Chiellini blockte both a shot Silva (49) as well as a cross-pass attempt by Torres at Villa (55th). As the Italians had nothing then the enormous opportunity on 1:0, but Camoranesi Casillas parried a shot from a short-distance with the foot (61st).
Then again ruled fear and caution. And even Italy Stargoalie Buffon could infect them. Buffon was in fact a Senna-gun violence at the hands kullern the bar saved the Juventus goalie-a real “Steirertor” (81st). This was after Netherlands-Russia-Turkey and Croatia, the third of four quarter-finals matches of the EURO in the extension.

In Spain this started with a shot from Silva (93./knapp past) and Italy with two head balls by Di Natale (95./Casillas held) and Camoranesi (95./drüber). In a villa acute angle shot from Buffon was on the item (110th). So it came as it had come, the semi-final ticket was Elferschießen.

Roberto Donadoni on Monday his resignation as Italy’s football team boss. “No, I do not. This is not my personality. I am relaxed and wait in peace, what happens in the next ten days will happen,” said the 44-year-old in the Casa Azzurri in Oberwaltersdorf one day after his Force in the quarter-finals against Spain.

The Italian federation FIGC has missed due to the minimal goal semi-finals the possibility Donadonis current contract until 2010 within the next ten days’ notice. Italian media are no doubt convinced that this will happen and speculate with a return of World Cup coach Marcello Lippi.

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