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Italy 2-0 Belgium (Result)

EURO 2000 - Kicks Off Today 7.45 p.m U.K Time

They've Kicked-Off

Italy get the ball forward down the left flank but looses possession to Belgium

Inzaghi is fouled in midfield, Conte gets into the box but puts his header wide as Zambrotta crosses from the byline

Strupar goes down in midfield but nothing is given

Verhayen crosses from the right but it's over-hit and the defence get the ball clear

Verhayen makes a bad mistake in the box and allows Maldini in, De Wilde saves but the ball goes to Inzaghi in the box but the keeper saves the ball on the line

Albertini puts a free-kick into the box and Totti scores with a well taken header

Goal !!! Totti !!! Italy 1-0 Belgium

Vanderhague is fouled by Totti in midfield

The ball is floated into the box and headed clear by Nesta, Zambrotta breaks down the right flank, he plays the ball into the box, de Wilde does well to gather it

Belgium get forward quickly, Wilmots tries a shot from 30-yards, Toldo gets a hand to the ball and tips it onto the bar

Mpenza plays the ball out wide to Verhayen, he crosses into the box, a player goes down but nothing is given, the ball drops to Mpenza but his shot is saved by Toldo

Italy get forward and win a corner on the right, the cross comes over but the ball is cleared by the defence

Totti is fouled by Deflandre in midfield. Albertini floats the ball into the box but it's easily gathered by de Wilde

Fiore is fouled by Vanderhaeghe in midfield

Wilmots tries a shot from 30-yards out but Toldo saves it comfortably

Verhayen breaks down the right but the pass to him is just over-hit and the ball rolls out of play for an Italian goal-kick

Verhayen gets down the right again, he tries a cross but puts it behind for a goal-kick

Inzaghi bursts through to get onto a pass from Fiore but he's given offside.

Wilmotts breaks through and wins a corner on the right as Cannavaro deflects the ball behind. The cross comes over to Wilmots, his header is saved by Toldo

Strupar shows some skill in the box, he finds Wilmots but Toldo does well, Belgium win a corner on the right. The cross comes over and finds Strupar on the 6-yard box but he puts his header wide

22-minutes played and Italy have a throw-in deep inside their own half

Belgium win a throw-in by the right hand corner-flag. Deflandre looses the ball to Fiore and Italy come forward into midfield, Conte fouls Verhayen as he looses the ball

Inzaghi combines well with Totti on the half-way line, the move breaks down as Totti is fouled

There's a penalty appeal in the Belgium boxas there appears to be a hand-ball, nothing is given, the ball drops to Maldini but he slips and Belgium counter-attack very quickly, Vanderhaegue has a shot blocked. Italy pump the ball upfield but they are caught offside.

Belgium win a free-kick 25-yards out and central

Strupar's shot is deflected over the bar for a corner to Belgium

The cross comes over from the right and Toldo is fouled as he goes for the ball, Italy get the free-kick

Totti puts the ball into the net after Iuliano plays a through ball but he's given offside

Van Kerhoven plays the ball into the Italian box, Strupar is caught offside

Van Kerkhoven tries a shot from 30-yards out but it goes well wide of the goal

Vanderhahaeghe tries a shot from distance but Toldo makes a comfortable save

Verhayen runs through the centre but his final shot is poor

Deflandre puts a good ball into the box, it's played deep, Strupar heads it on but Nesta heads it away

Belgium win a free kick as Iuliano fouls Verhayen on the edge of the box

Goor curls the kick goal-bound but again it''s a comfortable save for Toldo

van Kerkhoven is injured and requires treatment, he has to leave the field, he soon returns to the action

Maldini puts a great ball into the area, Goor manages to put it behind for a corner. It's played short, Conte gets a cross in, Inzaghi deflects if goalwards but De Wilde makes the save

Totti is fouled by Wilmots in midfield

Cannavaro does well to intercept a ball played to Mpenza and he wins a free-kick in the process

Fiore and Maldini combine well in midfield but the move breaks down deep inside the Belgian half, Totti fouls Wilmots on the half-way line

Mpenza finds Wilmots, he shoots well but again Toldo is there to make the save.

Conte receives a Yellow Card for a foul on Goor. Henrikx replaces the injured van Kerkhoven for Belgium in the 44th minute

Albertini is fouled by Goor in midfield. Vanderhaeghe goes down under a challenge from Zambrotta in midfield, he's given a Yellow Card, a very bad decision as he didn't appear to touch him

Half-Time: Italy 1-0 Belgium

Second-Half Starts

Strupar is fouled by Cannavaro 35-yars out. Goor puts the ball into the box, it's knocked out to Staelens on the edge of the box, he shoots well and again Toldo makes a fine save. Belgium get a corner on the right, the ball is floated into the box, Toldo punches it clear then Totti fouls Mpenza on the edge of the box. The ball is wasted by being hit straight at the defensive wall

Iulaino gives away a free-kick 35-yards out on the right flank. Deflandres puts it into the box, Cannavaro heads it clear

Italy get forward and win a corner on the left. Fiore's cross is headed clear then Zambrotta is fouled by Goor. Albertini's free-kick misses everyboday and goes out of play for a goal-kick

Some great play down the right leads to a Belgian corner. Goor crosses into the box, Wilmots gets up well and heads just wide

Belgium win a thow-in deep inside the Italian half but they're forced back into midfield

Mpenza is tackled by Cannavaro and Italy attack, Inzaghi wins a corner on the left. Fiore crosses and it's headed clear, Italy get a throw-in on th efar side

Hendrikx finds Goor on the left but he's tackled. Nilis replaces Strupar for Belgium in the 57th minute

60-minutes played and the game is stuck in midfield

A great cross comes over from Nilis on the right, Zambrotta makes a mistake and almost lets a forward through, Italy are lucky to escap

Albertini fouls Verhayen 25-yards out and central as Totti is replaced by Del Piero in the 62nd minute

Nilis' free-kick forces another great save from Toldo

Conte plays a through ball but Inzaghi is caught offside again

Inzaghi and Fiore combine well and Fiore scores a great goal with a shot from just outside the box

Goal !!! Fiore !!! Italy 2-0 Belgium

Verhayen is replaced by M.Mpenza for Belgium in the 67th minute

Wilmots receives a Yellow Card for a foul on Conte

Del Piero puts a corner right across the face of the box and everybody misses the ball

Wilmots does well to get into the box, he's tackled by Nesta just as he's lining up a shot

Del Piero finds Fiore, he threads a ball through for Inzaghi but he's caught offside yet again

Zambrotta is fouled by Vanderhaegue, 30-yards out. Fiore plays the bal intot he box but it's picked out of the air by de Wilde

Inzaghi breaks clear but again he's given offside

Inzaghi starts a move, he passes to Fiore, to Del Piero and back to Inzaghi but he looses possession in the box. Inzaghi is replaced by Delvecchio for Italy in the 77th minute

Hendrikx fouls Conte on the half-way line

Delvecchio is blocked off in the box, there's an own-goal from Valgaeren but Delvecchio pushed him in the back so it's disallowed

Fiore is replaced by Ambrosini for Italy in the 82nd minute

Del Piero plays a cross field ball to Conte and Italy win a corner on the right. Del Piero crosses into the box, de Wilde punches it clear

Del Piero shows some tricks before playing a good pass to Ambrosini in midfield but Italy are forced to play the ball all the way back to Toldo

The ball drops to M.Mpenza in the box but he shoots well wide

Delvecchio does well to win the ball in midfield, he plays a good ball forward for Del Piero but he's given offside

Del Piero breaks from half-way, he finds Delvecchio out on the leff side of the box but de Wilde forces him wide and the move breaks down

Del Piero forces a good save from de Wilde from a free-kick

Full-Time: Italy 2-0 Belgium

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