Football
France vs Italy. European Championships Group C.
7:45pm, Tuesday 17th June 2008.
LetzigrundAttendance: Attendance25,000.
Match ends, France 0, Italy 2.
Second Half ends, France 0, Italy 2.
Offside, France. Patrice Evra is caught offside.
Luca Toni (Italy) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Antonio Cassano.
Foul by Jérémy Toulalan (France).
Massimo Ambrosini (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mauro Camoranesi.
Luca Toni (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Karim Benzema (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Mauro Camoranesi (Italy).
Thierry Henry (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Fabio Grosso (Italy).
Jean-Alain Boumsong (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Alberto Aquilani (Italy).
Attempt blocked. Antonio Cassano (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniele De Rossi.
Corner, Italy. Conceded by Patrice Evra.
Attempt blocked. Mauro Camoranesi (Italy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Cassano.
Thierry Henry (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Thierry Henry (France).
Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Karim Benzema (France).
Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Italy. Luca Toni is caught offside.
Claude Makelele (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Antonio Cassano (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Italy. Alberto Aquilani replaces Gennaro Gattuso.
Dangerous play by Claude Makelele (France).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury William Gallas (France).
Corner, France. Conceded by Gianluigi Buffon.
Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Italy. Conceded by William Gallas.
Attempt blocked. Luca Toni (Italy) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mauro Camoranesi with a cross.
Jean-Alain Boumsong (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jean-Alain Boumsong (France).
Delay in match because of an injury Antonio Cassano (Italy).
Foul by Francois Clerc (France).
Delay in match because of an injury Gennaro Gattuso (Italy).
Substitution, France. Nicolas Anelka replaces Sidney Govou.
Patrice Evra (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Luca Toni (Italy).
Attempt missed. Jérémy Toulalan (France) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrice Evra.
Sidney Govou (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Italy. Mauro Camoranesi replaces Simone Perrotta.
Foul by Sidney Govou (France).
Giorgio Chiellini (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! France 0, Italy 2. Daniele De Rossi (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gennaro Gattuso following a set piece situation.
Antonio Cassano (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Italy. Massimo Ambrosini replaces Andrea Pirlo.
Attempt blocked. Jérémy Toulalan (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
Gennaro Gattuso (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Claude Makelele (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Gennaro Gattuso (Italy).
Attempt missed. Luca Toni (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gianluca Zambrotta with a cross.
Attempt saved. Thierry Henry (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrice Evra.
Karim Benzema (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy).
Attempt saved. Thierry Henry (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Toulalan with a through ball.
Andrea Pirlo (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Thierry Henry (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Antonio Cassano (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabio Grosso.
Sidney Govou (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Antonio Cassano (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half begins France 0, Italy 1.
First Half ends, France 0, Italy 1.
Giorgio Chiellini (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Thierry Henry (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Italy).
Delay in match because of an injury Patrice Evra (France).
Jean-Alain Boumsong (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay in match because of an injury Simone Perrotta (Italy).
Andrea Pirlo (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Andrea Pirlo (Italy).
Attempt saved. Fabio Grosso (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Daniele De Rossi (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Jérémy Toulalan (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Daniele De Rossi (Italy).
Foul by Antonio Cassano (Italy).
Offside, Italy. Antonio Cassano is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (France) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Francois Clerc (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thierry Henry.
Attempt missed. Thierry Henry (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémy Toulalan with a through ball.
Sidney Govou (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Luca Toni (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Simone Perrotta.
Attempt missed. Luca Toni (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrea Pirlo.
Attempt missed. Luca Toni (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Antonio Cassano with a cross.
Attempt missed. Daniele De Rossi (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Simone Perrotta.
Luca Toni (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, France. Jean-Alain Boumsong replaces Samir Nasri.
Goal! France 0, Italy 1. Andrea Pirlo (Italy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
Eric Abidal (France) is shown the red card.
Penalty conceded by Eric Abidal (France) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Italy. Luca Toni draws a foul in the penalty area.
Foul by Samir Nasri (France).
Simone Perrotta (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Luca Toni (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Sidney Govou (France) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
Patrice Evra (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Patrice Evra (France).
Antonio Cassano (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (France) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Francois Clerc.
Eric Abidal (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Simone Perrotta (Italy).
Christian Panucci (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Christian Panucci (Italy) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Pirlo with a cross.
Corner, Italy. Conceded by Jérémy Toulalan.
Substitution, France. Samir Nasri replaces Franck Ribéry because of an injury.
Delay in match because of an injury Franck Ribéry (France).
Foul by Franck Ribéry (France).
Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Offside, France. Thierry Henry is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Luca Toni (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Corner, France. Conceded by Giorgio Chiellini.
Corner, France. Conceded by Gianluca Zambrotta.
Attempt blocked. Franck Ribéry (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
