EURO 2000 -
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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