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06/07/2058, Sharjah Colosseum, Sharjah, UAE, Live on National TV
World Cup Quarter Final
Italy Vs England

Italy play in a 4-3-3 Att formation, and line up with: D Messa (GK) , V La Torre (CB) , T Giovanni (CB) , G Di Francesco (RB) , F Ossi (LB) , M Maurizio (CM) , G Pagliuzzi (CM) , P Chiellini (CAM) , D De Palo (RW) , G Sateriale (LW) , V Zappa (ST) And the subs are: C Berlato (CB) , C Audisio (CB) , A Acerbi (CM) , G Rangone (CM) , R Ippolito (ST)

England play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: F Harbert (GK) , H MacAlpine (CB) , P Kellie (CB) , M Jones (RB) , D Burke (LB) , V Elias (CDM) , C Bogle (CAM) , G Evans (RM) , B Simrell (LM) , B Watson (ST) , A Greenaway (ST) And the subs are: S Powell (CB) , D Seward (CB) , J Berrie (CM) , B Rochead (CM) , N Mundell (ST)
Welcome to Sharjah Colosseum in Sharjah, UAE where Italy will face England.  This is a Quarter-Final match in the World Cup.  The attendance is 22000.

1' - Italy kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

3' - Valentino La Torre slides the ball to Gianmarco Di Francesco.  Gianmarco Di Francesco plays the ball to Gianmarco Pagliuzzi.  Gianmarco Pagliuzzi sees Mauro Maurizio making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

9' - Aeron Greenaway chips a long ball to Malcolm Jones.  Malcolm Jones sees a run from Bart Simrell.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Bart Simrell takes the ball.  Bart Simrell reaches the byline and tries a cutback, but Connor Bogle is unable to latch on to the ball and it goes loose!  Gianmarco Di Francesco plays a long pass to Valentino La Torre.  Valentino La Torre passes to Primo Chiellini.  Primo Chiellini plays the ball to Gianmarco Pagliuzzi.  Gianmarco Pagliuzzi tries to beat Hamish MacAlpine using his ball skills and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

10' - Gianmarco Pagliuzzi tries to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the shot is offtarget!

25' - Valentino La Torre slides the ball to Gianmarco Pagliuzzi.  Gianmarco Pagliuzzi finds Primo Chiellini with a long pass.  Primo Chiellini sees Gianfranco Sateriale making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Gianfranco Sateriale is able to control the ball.  Gianfranco Sateriale tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...Primo Chiellini is first to the ball...Primo Chiellini tries to place the ball past the keeper...but the ball flies wide of the post!

32' - Gareth Evans finds Victor Elias with a long pass.  Gianmarco Di Francesco tackles Victor Elias and takes the ball.  Gianmarco Di Francesco sees Vito Zappa making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

34' - Aeron Greenaway finds Dominic Burke with a long ball.  Dominic Burke whips in a cross and finds Victor Elias.  Victor Elias looks to place the ball past the keeper...but Damiano Messa gets down to stop the shot!  

38' - Damiano Messa finds Valentino La Torre with a short pass.  Valentino La Torre passes to Gianmarco Di Francesco.  Gianmarco Di Francesco sees Damiano De Palo making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

40' - Aeron Greenaway finds Victor Elias with a long pass.  Victor Elias takes the ball past Tino Giovanni with a turn of pace.  

42' - Victor Elias looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the ball flies wide of the post!

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - England kick the ball off for the restart.  

48' - Peter Kellie slides the ball to Dominic Burke.  Dominic Burke finds Peter Kellie with a short pass.  Mauro Maurizio tackles Peter Kellie and gains possession for his team.  Italy try to launch a counter attack.  Mauro Maurizio attempts to outskill Bart Simrell and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

48' - Mauro Maurizio sees a run from Vito Zappa.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

56' - Dominic Burke dispossesses Gianmarco Pagliuzzi and takes the ball.  Dominic Burke slides the ball to Bart Simrell.  Bart Simrell sees a run from Victor Elias.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

59' - Mauro Maurizio chips a long ball to Tino Giovanni.  Tino Giovanni plays the ball to Valentino La Torre.  Valentino La Torre spots a run from Primo Chiellini.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Primo Chiellini is able to control the ball.  Primo Chiellini attempts the cutback, but Mauro Maurizio overshoots the ball and it goes loose! Mauro Maurizio successfully tackles Hamish MacAlpine and takes the ball.  

59' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Dominic Burke will come off.  Stephen Powell is brought on from the bench.  

62' - Mauro Maurizio passes to Vito Zappa.  Vito Zappa plays a short pass to Damiano De Palo.  Damiano De Palo curves the ball into the box, but Hamish MacAlpine intercepts and takes possession.  

64' - Hamish MacAlpine plays a short pass to Peter Kellie.  Peter Kellie spots a run from Aeron Greenaway.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

65' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Valentino La Torre will come off.  Carlo Berlato is brought on from the bench.  

66' - Gianmarco Pagliuzzi spots a run from Primo Chiellini.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

68' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Connor Bogle will come off.  Josh Berrie is going to be brought on.  

72' - Bart Simrell finds Victor Elias with a long pass.  Victor Elias brings the ball forward, outpacing Fabrizio Ossi.  

72' - Victor Elias sees Blake Watson making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

73' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Tino Giovanni will come off.  Colombo Audisio is brought on from the bench.  

74' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Gianmarco Pagliuzzi is going to be taken off.  Alberto Acerbi is going to be brought on.  

77' - Hamish MacAlpine slides the ball to Josh Berrie.  With a turn of pace, Josh Berrie beats Carlo Berlato.  

78' - Josh Berrie sees Gareth Evans making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

80' - Mauro Maurizio plays a long ball to Alberto Acerbi.  Alberto Acerbi curls in a cross, but the ball is overhit and misses everyone.  

81' - Gianfranco Sateriale whips in a cross, and manages to find Vito Zappa.  Vito Zappa jumps up and gets his head to the ball hoping to beat the keeper...but the keeper manages to stop the shot!  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Peter Kellie will come off.  Dan Seward joins the game from the bench.  

85' - Fraser Harbert plays a long ball to Gareth Evans.  Primo Chiellini successfully tackles Gareth Evans and takes the ball.  Primo Chiellini sees a run from Mauro Maurizio.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Mauro Maurizio has strayed offside!  

89' - Mauro Maurizio finds Carlo Berlato with a long ball.  Carlo Berlato crosses the ball into the box, but the ball goes over everyone.  

91' - Alberto Acerbi attempts to use his skills to beat Stephen Powell and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

92' - Alberto Acerbi sees Vito Zappa making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Vito Zappa takes the ball.  Vito Zappa tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by Fraser Harbert!  

92' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of normal time. 

92' - Italy kick the ball off for the restart.  

95' - Primo Chiellini plays a short pass to Colombo Audisio.  Colombo Audisio plays the ball to Carlo Berlato.  Carlo Berlato finds Colombo Audisio with a long ball.  Colombo Audisio curls in a cross, but opposing player Hamish MacAlpine takes possession.  

97' - Hamish MacAlpine hits the ball long to Malcolm Jones.  Malcolm Jones tries to use ball skills to beat Colombo Audisio, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

98' - Malcolm Jones crosses the ball, but opposing player Colombo Audisio takes possession.  

101' - Colombo Audisio spots a run from Mauro Maurizio.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

105' - Mauro Maurizio runs with the ball, beating Malcolm Jones.  

106' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of the first half of extra time. 

107' - England kick the ball off for the restart.  

112' - Carlo Berlato spots a run from Mauro Maurizio.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Mauro Maurizio is caught offside!  

114' - Aeron Greenaway takes the ball past Damiano De Palo with a turn of pace.  

116' - Aeron Greenaway plays a long ball to Dan Seward.  Dan Seward sees a run from Gareth Evans.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

120' - Mauro Maurizio plays a long pass to Gianmarco Di Francesco.  Gianmarco Di Francesco takes the ball past Hamish MacAlpine with a turn of pace.  

120' - Gianmarco Di Francesco sees a run from Primo Chiellini.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

121' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of extra time. 

The match will be decided on a penalty shootout!  
Alberto Acerbi will step up to take the first penalty for Italy.  But the shot is offtarget!
Dan Seward will take the next penalty for England.  But the shot goes wide!
Vito Zappa will take the next penalty for Italy.  But he is unable to beat the keeper!
Aeron Greenaway will take the next penalty for England.  And Aeron Greenaway puts it in!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but could not stop the shot!  It is now 0 - 1.
Gianfranco Sateriale will take the next penalty for Italy.  And Gianfranco Sateriale scores!  The keeper couldn't get near the ball!  Now we are on 1 - 1.
Blake Watson will take the next penalty for England.  But he is unable to beat the keeper!
Mauro Maurizio will take the next penalty for Italy.  And the keeper stops the shot!
Victor Elias will take the next penalty for England.  And its in!  The ball went in off the upright!  It is now 1 - 2.
Primo Chiellini will take the next penalty for Italy.  But he is unable to beat the keeper!
Hamish MacAlpine will take the next penalty for England.  And Hamish MacAlpine puts it in!  The keeper was unable to stop the shot!  It is now 1 - 3.


The match has ended Italy 0 - 0 England.  After a penalty shootout, England are declared the winners.  They won the penalty shootout 3 - 1.