EURO 2000 -
Kicks Off Today 7.45 p.m U.K Time
They've Kicked-Off
Italy win a
free-kick in midfield, Cannavaro plays it long into the
box and Stelea, the Romanian keeper, gathers the ball
Fiore is fouled
in midfield, Italy then win a throw-in by the half-way
line
Totti is caught
offside for Italy
Totti then
gives the ball straight to Galca in midfield, he wins
it back but Romania get a throw-in
Inzaghi is
caught offside
Mutu breaks
down the left wing, he's tackled by Cannavaro, Romania
get a corner
The cross comes
over, Hagi puts it out of play for a goal-kick
Inzaghi is
caught offside again
Fiore is then
caught offside for Italy, then Inzaghi is offside again,
6-minutes played and Italy have already been caught offside
four times
Petre is fouled,
Romania get a free-kick 35-yards out on the right.
Hagi plays
it straight into the arms of Francesco Toldo
Totti plays
a long ball forward, Stelea drops the ball on the edge
of his own box, Romania escape
Romania win
a corner on the left, the ball comes over, Moldovan misses
a fair chance then Nesta gives away a free-kick, Hagi's
cross is headed clear by Fiore
Maldini plays
a good ball into the box, Inzaghi just fails to reach
it, Stelea collects it
Hagi is fouled
by Conte in midfield
15-minutes
played and Italy get a throw-in by the half-way line
Totti crosses
into the box from the left, Stelea plucks the ball out
of the air
Galca gives
away the ball in midfield, Totti gives it straight back
Belodedici
is then fouled in midfield
Moldovan gives
away a free-kick for shirt pulling on Alessandro Nesta
Mutu breaks
into the box, he puts it wide under pressure from Cannavaro,
Romania get a corner. It's played short, Galca tries a
shot from 25-yards out, he hits it high and wide
Hagi plays
a ball down the right flank for Mutu to chase, Nesta beats
him to it and then Mutu gives away a free-kick
Totti plays
a good through ball for Conte to chase, the keeper reads
the situation well and comes out of his box to clear
Mutu shoots
just wide from distance
Galca plays
a great through ball for Moldovan, Iuliano just manages
to make the interception
Conte gives
away a free-kick on the edge of the box
Hagi 's shot
is completely wasted, Italy get a goal-kick
Totti is caught
offside for Italy
Hagi plays
a great lay-off for Munteanu, he just fails to control
the ball
Inzaghi is
fouled in midfield
Totti plays
a great ball forward for Inzaghi, he's forced wide and
crosses into the box for Fiore, his first touch just lets
him down with the ball bouncing awkwardly and he shoots
wide
Romania get
forward and win a corner, Mutu's cross is punched clear
by Toldo
Hagi puts a
great cross into the box, Toldo makes a great interception
Fiore plays
a good ball forward into the box, Inzaghi is nudged off
the ball by Belodedici
Toldo makes
a good save as a shot is deflected off Maldini
The ball drops
to Totti in the box and he scores with two Italian forwards
in offside position sin the centre of the box, deemed
not to be interfeering with play
Goal !!! Totti
!!! Romania 0-1 Italy
Romania get
forward, Hagi knocks the ball past Toldo and his spectacular
effort just loopsontot he post and rebounds into play,
Iuliano ge s it clear
Inzaghi breaks,
he finds Totti, his shot goes just wide
Albertini receives
a Yellow Card for a late tackle on Hagi, he' s lucky not
be sent-off
Galca shoots
just wide from 25-yards out
Munteanu is
fouled in midfield, Romania get the free-kick
Totti is fouled
by Galca in midfield
Albertini plays
a great ball forward to Inzaghi, he's free in the box
and he slips the ball past the keeper and into the net
Goal !!! Inzaghi
!!! Romania 0-2 Italy
Toldo makes
a good save from Hagi's shot from the edge of the box
Half-Time:
Romania 0-2 Italy
Second-Half
Starts
Maldini has
been replaced by Pessotto for Italy at half-time
Totti is brought
down by Galca in midfield
Hagi tries
a shot from 40-yards out, it goes behind for a goal-kick
Inzaghi is
given offside
Hagi is fouled
by Cannavaro as he tries to break down the left
Mutu's free-kick
is deflected out, it drops to Mutu, he shoots wide
Totti is fouled
in midfield
Petre goes
on a good run , he plays a great 1-2 with Mutu and is
broug t down by Nesta
Filipescu plays
a good bal intot he box, Moldovan back-heels it but in
the end he runs it out of play for an Italian goal-kick
Galca shoots
over the bar with an effort from 30-yards out
Conte is fouled
by Hagi in midfield, Hagi receives a Yellow Card
Moldovan is
replaced by Ganea for Romania after 54-minutes
Di Biagio replaces
the injured Conte for Italy in the 55th minute
Ganea lines
up a shot in the box but Pessotto manages to make a timely
intercption. Iuliano is injured and leaves the field on
a stretcher after catching a boot in the face from Ganea
Iuliano soon
returns to the action
Ganea finds
room in the box, Hagi goes down and receives a second
Yellow Card for an alleged 'dive'. Hagi is sent off in
the 58th minute
Ganea gets
forward on the right and wins a free-kick on the edge
of the box after a challenge from Nesta. The ball is played
across the box, Ciobataiu shoots, it's blocked on the
line by Zambrotta
Italy are given
a free-kick inside their own box
Mutu breaks
into the box,he just over-runs it under pressure from
Nesta
Albertini plays
a good ball forward for Inzaghi, he hits the post with
a good effort from the edge of the box, Stelea got a hand
to the ball, a great save
Lupescu replaces
Galca for Romania after 67-minutes
Totti is caught
offside as Di Biagio plays a long through ball
Ganea is fouled
by Iuliano on the edge of the box. Munteanu lines up the
free-kick, he shoots high and wide
Del Piero replaces
Totti for Italy after 74-minutes
Del PIero gets
forward, Inzaghi is given offside
Inzaghi plays
a great 1-2 with Albertini, Pippo's shot goes just wide
80-minutes
played and Filipescu is fouled by Inzaghi in midfield
Inzaghi is
fouled 30-yards out. Del Piero shoots high over the bar
Romania win
a free-kick on the half-way line
Fiore finds
Del Piero but he's tackled, just outside the box, Italy
win a corner on the right, Del Piero's cross eventually
comes back to him, he finds Inzaghi on the edge of the
box, he heads wide
Inzaghi wins
a corner on the left, Fiore's cross is punched clear by
Stelea
Ganea runs
through the Italian defennce, he just over-runs the ball
and goes down in the box, nothing is given
3-minutes of
injury time to play
Ganea lays
the ball off to Mutu in the box, he shoots high over the
bar
Full-Time:
Romania 0-2 Italy