Date: 28-06-2012
Stage: semi-final
Place: WARSAW
Running time: 103 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 720 50fps (10)
Commentary: MULTI : english,italian
My rating: ***
Notes: Buffon,Cassano,Pirlo,Balotelli, Neuer,Ozil,Lahm,Gomez
MATCH SUMMARY
Thursday, 28 June 2012, 20:45
National Stadium, Warsaw
Attendance: 55,540
Meteo: Partly cloudy, 19 °C
ITALY
Gianluigi Buffon (c)
Ignazio Abate
Andrea Barzagli
Leonardo Bonucci
Giorgio Chiellini
Daniele De Rossi
Claudio Marchisio
Andrea Pirlo
Riccardo Montolivo
Antonio Cassano
Mario Balotelli
Coach: Cesare Prandelli (ITA)
60′ Ignazio Abate
82′ Leonardo Bonucci
57′ ↓Antonio Cassano ↑Alessandro Diamanti
70′ ↓Riccardo Montolivo ↑Thiago Motta
90+2′ ↓Mario Balotelli ↑Antonio Di Natale
GERMANY
Manuel Neuer
Jérôme Boateng
Mats Hummels
Holger Badstuber
Philipp Lahm (c)
Sami Khedira
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Toni Kroos
Mesut Özil
Lukas Podolski
Mario Gómez
Coach: Joachim Löw (GER)
80′ Mesut Özil
46′ ↓Lukas Podolski ↑Marco Reus
46′ ↓Mario Gómez ↑Miroslav Klose
71′ ↓Jérôme Boateng ↑Thomas Müller
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (FRA)
Goals:
20′ Mario Balotelli ITA
36′ Mario Balotelli ITA
90+2′ Mesut Özil (p) GER
Match overview
Balotelli’s towering header and thunderous drive propelled Italy into the final. Germany’s late penalty proved scant consolation as Buffon and a superb back line resisted sustained pressure.
Trivia
Balotelli became the first Italian to score twice in a Euro semi-final and the first player to net three goals against Germany at a single major tournament.
