Euro 2008 – Italy vs Spain
A match between two strong teams. The winner of this game has the opportunity to try and beat Russia in the second semi-final.
Spain seemed to be the more adventurous of the two teams, constantly providing their central strikeforce with a reasonable supply of the ball. When Italy had a chance at the opposing goal, they always looked dangerous but didn’t get too close to cause a problem for the Spaniards. At the half-time break, the 0:0 scoreline underlined how evenly matched the two teams were.
The 0:0 scoreline remaind for the rest of the second half. It was hardly an electrifying match, with little excitement. On or two near misses provided a bit of interest. Other than that, the teams moved between the goals without every looking as though they were obligated to score a goal. As is usual by now, the match went into extra time. After an extra 30 minutes, there was still no score. A penalty shoot-out to determine the winner – not the best way, but given the time constraints the only one.
Italy 2(0) : 
Spain 4(0)
Spain meets Russia in the semi-final.
