Spain 0 – 0 Italy Highlights
Penalty Shoot-out
Spain is the 4th and last team that obtains tickets for the EURO 2008 semi-finals after a 4-2 penalty shoot-out win against Italy. It was a deserved penalty shoot-out win if you can accept this expression. Spain was the positive side during the game. Aragones’ side attacked from start to finish and Italy preferred to defend and counter-attack.
There where few major scoring chances during the game. Camoranesi missed a big one for Italy while Sena hit the post for Spain and Buffon denied a few other long range shots.
De Rossi and Di Natale missed for Italy during the penalty shoot-out while Buffon parried only Guiza’s shot.
Spain 0 – 0 (4-2) Italy
Yellow Cards:
11′ A. Iniesta
31′ M. Ambrosini
72′ D. Villa
113′ S. Cazorla
Penalty Shoot-out:
D. Villa [1 - 1] F. Grosso
S. Cazorla [2 - 1] D.D. Rossi
M. Senna [3 - 2] M. Camoranesi
D. Guiza [3 - 2] A.D. Natale
C. Fabregas [4 - 2]
Match Statistics:
shots on target : 8 – 6
shots off target : 16 – 6
possession (%) : 57 – 43
corner kicks : 8 – 3
offsides : 3 – 4
fouls : 25 – 24
yellow cards : 3 – 1
red cards : 0 – 0
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
Attendance: 51,428.
25′ David Villa has a dangerous set piece shot.
37′ Marcos Senna misses the target for Spain.
49′ David Silva has a nice run.
61′ Camoranesi has a huge chance for Italy.
80′ Senna’s long range shot hits the post after a Buffon error.
93′ David Silva shoots wide from long range.
