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 | | Unique Spain defend their title, remains king of Europe and the world7.07.2012 |
Spain beat Italy with 4:0 and protect the European Title, writing a new page in the football history. So far, no team in history has won two consecutive European Championships.
Moreover, "La Fourier" is a world champion, also a record of achievement and the victory with clear 4:0 is the largest result achieved in the final. Spaniards are now with 12 games without a loss of European finals, again a record.
Spain and Italy have met each other in their first match of Euro 2012 in the group stage of the tournament. The match ended 1:1, and the goals realized Di Natale and Cesc Fabregas. That was the last match in which Iker Casillas conceded a goal in the European and the captain saved his net clean more than 500 minutes.
The success of the final was the first victory for Spain over Italy in an official match in regular time. Four years ago, the Euro 2008, the two teams met in the quarterfinals and after scoreless draw Spain beat after penalty shootout.
Spanish national team did not leave no doubts who is the better team on the pitch. Clinically accurate from start to finish, Spain provided the initiative of Italy, at times, but at the door was again brilliant Casillas, who saved everything. Without straining too much, the composition of Vicente del Bosque show their accurate passes, and finished most of their positions perfectly. Squadra Azzurri also had their chances to score, especially after the first goal of the opponent, but break down in the 60th minute when left with someone less because of injury Thiago Motta.
After a few excellent attacks, even in the 14th minute the Spaniards discovered the result. Iniesta brought Fabregas right into the box, he almost from the out line managed to centered, right on the head of David Silva, who from six-seven meters shoot and stuck it in the door of Buffon.
"Azzurri" started to return immediately the goal, and were very close to a few times, but Casillas save the hits of the Italians. But things continued to happen bad for them as it was required changing of Kielini because of injury.
Italy held the ball, controlled what is happening on the pitch, but suddenly again Spain enjoyed. In 41 th minute Jordi Alba was taken by thread from Xavi, the protection of Italy does not respond well, Alba entered the penalty area and shot Buffon from the point of the penalty for 2:0.
At the start of the second half Cesare Prandelli strengthen the attack with Di Natale, who immediately had two good positions to score and close the gap. Both, however, not entered into the network of Casillas , and luck continued to work against Italy. In the 56th minute of the terrain appears Thiago Motta, but five minutes later he had to leave the injured , and Squadra Azzurri were no longer allowed to change. It is in this 61st minute, leaving the Motta and staying in Italy with 10 people, something seemed to break, and the match is largely complete.
In the last five minutes Spain has made two goals, and thus record the history with the biggest victory of the European final. In the 85th minute Fernando Torres scored after a mistake by the Italian midfielders, who lost the ball, and it was extended to the attacker. Torres easily overcame Buffon and implements, which equals the top goalscorers in the ranking with Mario Balotelli, Cristiano Ronaldo, Alan Dzagoev, Mario Gomez and Mario Mandzhukich.
Juan Mata came in the 86th minute on the terrain, and only two later receive a perfect pass from Torres and without problems and shape the final 4:0.
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