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France 2-1 Italy (Result Golden Goal)

EURO 2000 - Kicks Off Today 7.00 p.m U.K Time

They've Kicked-Off

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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