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Henry is caught
offside for France as Deschamps plays a through ball
Henry does
well to cut inside from the left and beat Nesta, Italy
get the ball clear and Barthez is forced to race out of
his goal to clear the ball from Delvecchio as Italy counter-attack
Delvecchio
is caught offside for Italy
Italy play
a long ball forward, Blanc heads it behind for a corner
to Italy, on the left. The bal is playe dshort, Maldini's
cross is blocked, Desailly eventually heads the ball behind
for another corner
The cross comes
over, everybody misses the ball and France get a goal-kick
France play
a long ball straight through the centre, Henry chases
the ball but Toldo claims it
Dugarry plays
a great ball in for Deschamps, Henry gets wide on the
right and hits the post with a surprise shot
Fiore breaks
down the right and crosses, Delvechhio just fails to control
it properly and he knocks it wide
Dugarry crosses
from the left, Djorkaeff controls the ball with his chest,
Iuliano makes a good interception
Maldini crosses
to the edge of the box, Desailly heads the ball clear
Totti runs
through and plays it wide , a cross comes over deep, the
ball falls to Di Biagio, he shoots wide
Totti lofts
a chip into the box but Delvecchio is blocked off by Desailly
Totti runs
through midfield, he's brought down by Lizarazu
Dugarry is
tackled as he gets into the Italian half, Desailly fouls
Delvecchio in midfield
Lizarazu is
fouled by Totti
Lizarazu cuts
inside from the left, he's tackled as he gets near to
the edge of the box, Italy break quickly, Fiore is tackled
by Blanc, Italy get a throw-in deep inisde the French
half . The move breaks down and France get a goal-kick
Totti finds
Pessotto wide on the left, Totti is then fouled by Deschamps,
25-yards out and fairly central
Albertini tries
a shot from the free-kick but his effort goes over the
bar
Zidane wins
a challenge with Cannavaro in midfield but a free-kick
is given against him
Blanc carries
the ball through midfield and finds Zidane, Nesta eventually
manages to get the ball clear
Deschamps shoots
high and wide from 30-yards out
Thuram runds
down the right flank but his final ball is shut-out
Dugarry does
well to find room on the edge of the box but his shot
is blocked
Dugarry is
tackled on the wide left and France win a corner. Djorkaeff's
cross is punched by Toldo, but rebounds off Desailly and
rolls wide for a goal-kick
Di Biagio plays
the ball forward, looking for Delvecchio, it's intercepted
on the edge of the box
Henry tries
to break through from the left, he's bundled off the ball
by Cannavaro, Italy get a goal-kick
Desailly fouls
Delvecchio, just inside the French half
Henry is fouled
by Iuliano in midfield
Henry gets
the ball in the box but he can't get past Nesta
Nesta makes
a good interception and fiinds Totti on the right wing
but he's tackled by Lizarazu
Henry gets
past Di Biagio and he's pulled down, Di Biagio receives
a Yellow Card. France get a free-kick 30-yards out, Djorkaeff's
free-kick is played to the far post, France get a throw-in
and Italy get the ball clear
Delvecchio
charges down the right, he goes down under a challenge
from Desailly but France get the goal-kick
Dugarry is
injured after being caught by Cannavaro's elbow, nothing
is given
Henry is fouled
by Iuliano wide on the right, Djorkaeff puts a cross into
the box which is headed clear by the first defender
Barthez's long
clearance is 'saved' by Toldo
Henry finds
Djorkaeff in the box, he turns well and Toldo saves
Fiore plays
a very long ball forward for Delvecchio to chase, he finds
Totti, Totti shoots well wide
Henry is fouled
by Cannavaro 25-yards out, Cannavaro receives a Yellow
Card, Zidane shoots from the free-kick but curls it over
the bar, Desailly puts an elbow in Cannavaro's face in
the box but he manages to escape without punishment
Maldini finds
Delvecchio, wide on the left, he crosses well and the
ball almost drops to Fiore but Blanc just manages to get
a touch to the ball
Half-Time:
France 0-0 Italy
Second-Half
Starts
France get
forward, Zidane gets to the edge of the box but he's tackled
Henry is caught
in an offside position
Zidane finds
Henry on the edge of the box, he's tackled by Cannavaro
and the ball rolls through to Toldo
Zidane does
well in midfield, he's pulled down by Nesta, the advantage
is played but the move breaks down
Delvecchio
breaks down the right but he just over-runs the ball,
France get a goal-kick
Henry breaks
down the left, he gets into the box and crosses right
across the face of the goal, everybody misses it and the
defence get it clear
Henry gets
free in the box and he wins a corner on the left
The cross comes
over and it's easily collected by Toldo
Fiore is caught
offside for Italy, Henry is then caught offside for France
Del Piero replaces
Fiore for Italy after 52-minutes
Maldini breaks
down the left flank and crosses, he gets the ball back
and crosses again, Blanc does wel to head it behind for
a corner on the right. The cross comes over and is headed
clear by Dugarry
Henry fouls
Nesta in midfield
Del Piero crosses
from the elft, Dugarry heads behind for a corner, it's
played short, Totti makes a great back-heel , the cross
comes over from Pessotto and Delvecchio scores from the
6-yard line
Goal !!! Delvecchio
!!! France 0-1 Italy
France get
forward and win a corner on the left, Italy get the ball
clear
Wiltord replaces
Dugarry for France in the 57th minute
Thuram fouls
Totti and receives a Yellow Card in the process
Totti plays
a great ball forward, Del Piero breaks free in the box
but he screws his shot wide, a bad miss
Maldini fouls
Zidane in a dangerous position, wide on the right, Zidane's
cross is headed by Thuram, Toldo makes the save
Del Piero breaks
but he's caught offside
Zidane plays
a good looking ball through for Henry, Nesta makes a good
interception
Zidane plays
a great pass through to Wiltord, wide on the left, he
cuts inside and shoots, Toldo saves with his legs
Totti does
well on the left flank but his final cross is very poor
and France get a goal-kick
Di Biagio tries
a shot from 30-yard sout but it's a poor effort
Wiltord tries
to get free down the right but Nest amakes a fantastic
tackle on him and Italy clear the ball up-field
France come
forward again but Wiltord is caught offside
Ambrosini replaces
Di Biagio for Italy after 65-minutes
Lizarazu does
well on the left but he over-runs the ball and Italy get
a goal-kick
Henry falls
over in the box but nothing is given
Wiltord is
tackled on the edge of the box
Zidane finds
Henry, he's fouled on the edge of the box, France get
the free-kick. Zidane crosses, Toldo saves from Henry,
Deschamps eventually has a shot blocked after a goalmouth
scramble
Totti turns
Deschamps in midfield, he finds Delvecchio in the box,
his shot goes wide, under pressure from Blanc
70-minutes
played, Zidane gets free in the box, his cross is cleared
by Iuliano
Totti gives
away a free-kick in midfield
Thuram breaks
down the right but he over-runs the ball under pressure
from Totti
Delvecchio
is fouled by Desailly in midfield but nothing is given
Del Piero has
all the time in the world on the right wing but he looses
out to Lizarazu
Thuram fouls
Delvecchio wide on the left, on the edge of the box
Totti completely
wastes the free-kick, hitting the ball high and wide
Totti finds
Del Piero on the edge of the box, he gets the ball back
and finds Del Piero again, he gives the ball away, Henry
is then fouled by Pessoto on the half-way line
Henry has a
shot deflected straight into the arms of Toldo
Del Piero gives
away a free-kick inside the French box, Djorkaeff is replaced
by Trezeguet after 75-minutes
Vieira wins
the ball from Totti in midfield, France get forward and
Wiltord win s a corner on the right
The cross comes
over and the ball ends up in Toldo's arms
Wiltord does
well in midfield, he's fouled but France get the advantage,
Pessotto eventually makes a tackle
Zidane gets
the ball into the box, he's crowded out and Del Piero
carries the ball out of the box, he's then fouled
80-minutes
played and Thuram is fouled near the half-way line
Lizarazu crosses
from the left flank, it's too deep but Zidane's cross
is then eflected behind off Del Piero, france get the
corner on the right, the cross comes over, again the ball
ends up safely in Toldo's arms, this time after Blanc's
header
Totti is caught
offside for Italy, he's then pushed by Barthez but the
goalkeeper escapes without punishment
Italy are caught
offside again
Thuram beats
Maldini on the right, he crosses too deep, France win
a corner on the left, the cross come sover and Toldo gathers
the ball at the second attempt
Ambrosini threads
a great bal lthrough to Del Piero in the box, his shot
is saved by Barthez
Pires replaces
Lizarazu as Montella replaces Delvecchio, both substitutions
in the 85th minute
Montella gives
away a free-kick in midfield
Montella plays
along ball forward, it rolls through to Barthez
Del Piero fouls
Thuram near the half-way line
Thuram crosses
from the right, Toldo gathers the ball out of the air
Zidane does
well in midfield, Henry gets the ball wide on the left,
Thuram then gets it on the right, his cross is blocked
90-minutes
played and Italy have a free-kick deep inside their own
half
Trezeguet gets
the bal lin the box, he turns well and shoots, Toldo saves
but Trezeguet had already fouled Iuliano, Italy get a
free-kick
4-minutes of
injury time to play
Totti receives
a Yellow Card for dissent
Del Piero gives
away a free-kick 25-yards out, wide on the right, Zidane's
cross is over-hit and goes out of play for a throw-in
on the far side
Del Piero sets
Montella free, Italy are content to pass the ball around,
Totti is then caught offside
Wiltord gets
free on the left and his cross-shot beats Toldo for the
equaliser in the 92nd minute
Goal !!! Wiltord
!!! France 1-1 Italy
90-minutes
played
Extra-Time
Starts
Del Piero puts
the ball out of play, France get a throw-in in midfield,
the ball is played all the way forward, Toldo comfortably
collects it
Deschamps is
fouled in midfield
Henry is caught
offside for France
Zidane finds
Henry wide on the left, his shot is poor and Toldo makes
an easy save
Ambrosini fouls
Deschamps in midfield
Vieira looses
the ball, Del Piero chases it through the middle, Barthez
reads it wel and come sout of his box to clear
Vieira is fouled
by Ambrosini in midfield
Henry gets
down the left and cuts it back for Trezeguet, the ball
drops to Pires, he shoots well, Toldo makes a great save,
Toldo is injured in the process of making the save
Ambrosini is
fouled by Thuram in midfield
Totti then
fouls Vieira, deep inside the French half
Del Piero turns
and shoots high over the bar from 25-yards out
Henry fouls
Nesta deep inside the Italian half
Del Piero does
well through the middle, he finds Montella but he's crowded
out
Wiltord is
fouled by Ambrosini, 25-yards out and central. Zidane
steps up and shoots over the bar
Vieira fouls
Ambrosini inside the French half, Totti threads a great
ball forward, Montella is caught offside
Trezeguet is
fouled by iuliano 35-yards out, Zidane knocks it wide
right to Pires, his cros is knocked behind by maldini
for a corner . The cross comes over and Toldo claims the
ball out of the air
Pires gets
to the by-line and cuts it back to Trezeguet, he blasts
the bal into the net for the winning goal
Goal !!! Trezeguet
!!! France 2-1 Italy
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