Date: 18-06-2012
Stage: first round
Place: POZNAN
Running time: 103 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (10)
Commentary: spanish
My rating: **
Notes: Buffon,Pirlo,DeRossi,Cassano,Balotelli, O'Shea,Duff,Whelan,Keane
MATCH SUMMARY
Monday, 18 June 2012, 20:45
Stadion Miejski, Poznan
Attendance: 38,794
Meteo: Clear, 17 °C
ITALY
Gianluigi Buffon (c)
Ignazio Abate
Federico Balzaretti
Andrea Barzagli
Giorgio Chiellini
Daniele De Rossi
Claudio Marchisio
Thiago Motta
Antonio Cassano
Antonio Di Natale
Andrea Pirlo
Coach: Cesare Prandelli (ITA)
28′ Federico Balzaretti
71′ Daniele De Rossi
73′ Gianluigi Buffon
57′ ↓Giorgio Chiellini ↑Leonardo Bonucci
63′ ↓Antonio Cassano ↑Alessandro Diamanti
74′ ↓Antonio Di Natale ↑Mario Balotelli
REP. IRELAND
Shay Given
Richard Dunne
John O’Shea
Sean St Ledger-Hall
Stephen Ward
Keith Andrews
Damien Duff (c)
Aiden McGeady
Glenn Whelan
Kevin Doyle
Robbie Keane
Coach: Giovanni Trapattoni (IRL)
37′ Keith Andrews
39′ John O’Shea
84′ Sean St Ledger-Hall
89′ Keith Andrews
89′ Keith Andrews
65′ ↓Aiden McGeady ↑Shane Long
76′ ↓Kevin Doyle ↑Jon Walters
86′ ↓Robbie Keane ↑Simon Cox
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (TUR)
Goals:
35′ Antonio Cassano ITA
90′ Mario Balotelli ITA
Match overview
Cassano’s near-post header and Balotelli’s acrobatic late volley secured the win Italy needed, while Spain’s victory in Gdansk sent the Azzurri into the quarter-finals. Andrews’ dismissal capped a disappointing Irish campaign.
Trivia
Cassano’s goal was Italy’s first Euro header since 2004. Andrews became the first Irish player ever sent off at a European Championship finals.
