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29/06/2052, Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark, Live on National TV
European Championships R16

Italy Vs Bulgaria

Italy play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: D Messa (GK) , V Maffeo (CB) , V Fiori (CB) , S Galati (RB) , F Ossi (LB) , G Pagliuzzi (CDM) , T Argan (CAM) , D De Palo (RM) , D Parro (LM) , G Nicoli (ST) , T Crocco (ST) And the subs are: V La Torre (CB) , L Cerci (CB) , E Giovanni (CM) , M De Bacco (CM) , F Pintor (ST)

Bulgaria play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: S Gudakov (GK) , M Borimirov (CB) , B Petkov (CB) , I Chekhov (RB) , P Popov (LB) , B Lechkov (CDM) , L Ditschec (CAM) , Z Savinov (RM) , A Kadyshev (LM) , T Lechkov (ST) , Z Levski (ST) And the subs are: R Marinov (CB) , M Agafonov (CB) , K Paskalev (CM) , R Kabankov (CM) , R Kramov (ST)

Welcome to Telia Parken in Copenhagen, Denmark where Italy will face Bulgaria.  This is a R16 match in the European Championships.  The attendance is 38000.

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

6' - Fabrizio Ossi passes to Tito Argan.  Tito Argan passes the ball to Vicenzo Fiori.  Vicenzo Fiori passes the ball to Gianmarco Pagliuzzi.  Gianmarco Pagliuzzi passes to Tito Argan.  Tito Argan passes to Damiano De Palo.  Damiano De Palo sees Tino Crocco making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

20' - Ivaylo á Chekhov finds Mikhail á Borimirov with a short pass.  Mikhail á Borimirov passes to Boyko á Petkov.  Boyko á Petkov sees a run from Lyuben á Ditschec.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Lyuben á Ditschec takes the ball.  Lyuben á Ditschec looks to slide the ball past the keeper...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

23' - Damiano Messa passes to Valerio Maffeo.  Valerio Maffeo sees Giorgio Nicoli making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Giorgio Nicoli takes the ball.  Giorgio Nicoli shoots towards goal...and Giorgio Nicoli scores!  That's a nice goal from the Italy player!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

24' - Bulgaria kick the ball off for the restart.  

29' - Anastasiy á Kadyshev passes to Bogomil á Lechkov.  Bogomil á Lechkov finds Ivaylo á Chekhov with a short pass.  Ivaylo á Chekhov plays a long ball to Anastasiy á Kadyshev.  Anastasiy á Kadyshev passes to Tihomir á Lechkov.  Gianmarco Pagliuzzi successfully tackles Tihomir á Lechkov and takes possession.  Gianmarco Pagliuzzi sees a run from Tito Argan.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Tito Argan has strayed offside!  

33' - Lyuben á Ditschec plays a long pass to Bogomil á Lechkov.  Valerio Maffeo successfully tackles Bogomil á Lechkov and takes the ball.  Valerio Maffeo sees Tino Crocco making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Tino Crocco runs on to the ball.  Tino Crocco fires a shot towards goal...but the ball hits the post!  Damiano De Palo gets to the ball first...Damiano De Palo fires a shot...and its in! It's a fine goal from Damiano De Palo for Italy!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

34' - Bulgaria kick the ball off for the restart.  

37' - Anastasiy á Kadyshev plays the ball to Lyuben á Ditschec.  Lyuben á Ditschec passes the ball to Petar á Popov.  Petar á Popov hits the ball long to Boyko á Petkov.  Boyko á Petkov spots a run from Zahari á Levski.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Zahari á Levski is able to control the ball.  Zahari á Levski looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

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

46' - Bulgaria kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

53' - Bogomil á Lechkov passes to Anastasiy á Kadyshev.  Daniele Parro dispossesses Anastasiy á Kadyshev and the ball goes loose.  Italy try to launch a quick counter attack.  Giorgio Nicoli attempts to outskill Zhivko á Savinov, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Anastasiy á Kadyshev will come off.  Rayko á Kabankov is brought on from the bench.  

56' - Tito Argan sees Gianmarco Pagliuzzi making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Gianmarco Pagliuzzi is able to control the ball.  Gianmarco Pagliuzzi attempts to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and Gianmarco Pagliuzzi scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Italy player!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

56' - Bulgaria kick the ball off for the restart.  

63' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Daniele Parro is going to be taken off.  Fabiano Pintor joins the game from the bench.  

65' - Savio Galati sees Tino Crocco making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Tino Crocco is caught offside!  

66' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Tihomir á Lechkov is going to be taken off.  Radoslav á Kramov joins the game from the bench.  

72' - Petar á Popov plays a short pass to Bogomil á Lechkov.  Vicenzo Fiori successfully tackles Bogomil á Lechkov and takes possession.  Vicenzo Fiori plays a long pass to Savio Galati.  Savio Galati slides the ball to Gianmarco Pagliuzzi.  Gianmarco Pagliuzzi hits a shot from long range...but Sergey á Gudakov performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

74' - Sergey á Gudakov sees Zahari á Levski making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Zahari á Levski is able to control the ball.  Zahari á Levski tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  That will be a corner for  Bulgaria.  Zahari á Levski gets ready to take the corner.  He sends the ball into the box, but the ball is overhit and misses everyone.  

76' - Vicenzo Fiori slides the ball to Fabrizio Ossi.  Fabrizio Ossi speeds past Radoslav á Kramov.  

76' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Savio Galati is going to be taken off.  Lorenzo Cerci joins the game from the bench.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Vicenzo Fiori is going to be taken off.  Valentino La Torre joins the game from the bench.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Zhivko á Savinov will come off.  Kuzman á Paskalev joins the game from the bench.  

91' - Mikhail á Borimirov hits the ball long to Bogomil á Lechkov.  Valerio Maffeo dispossesses Bogomil á Lechkov and takes possession.  Valerio Maffeo finds Tito Argan with a long pass.  Tito Argan runs with the ball, beating Bogomil á Lechkov.  

92' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Italy 3 - 0 Bulgaria.