First half Analysis

It was an Italy dominated half with Balotelli scoring two goals. A cross by Cassano and a through ball by Montolivo. That is all Mario Balotelli required.
There was a chance for Germany to score with a volley from Sami Khedira, slowed by Buffon and eventually stopped from crossing into the nets by Andrea Pirlo.

Second Half will be an intense one with Germany desperate to make changes.

Events of Germany VS Italy.

38’ Podolski loses a chance to cross.
35’ Balotelli is one on ne… Goes in AND SHOOOOOOOOOOOTS!!!!!!! GOAL BY MARIO  BALOTELLI!!!!! 2-0 ITALY
34’ Khedira takes a volley. Saved by Buffon.
33’ Crossed by Boateng and blocked by Balzarreti. Corner Germany. Ball with Italy.
30’ Italy have a free kick in a promising position. Taken short.
29’ Now Lahm. Kroos takes an early shot which is wide.
28’ Kroos tries to pick out Gomez. Ball now with Buffon.
27’ Foul by Kroos on Pirlo.
26. Great ball from Boateng to Gomez who leaves it for Ozil who smashes it into the hands of Buffon.
25’ Podolski has the ball. Now Lahm. Boateng. Goal kick for Italy. Fans try to get the momentum going for Germany.
23’Germany on the offensive. Boateng has thee ball. Now Khedira. Boateng crosses it. Goalkick for Italy.
22’ Italy on the offensive. Foul by Italy. Free kick to Germany in their own half.
21’Jerome Boateng crosses the ball to Podolski. Shot by Podolski  from a tight angle
20’ Centre for Germany. Germany  the ball.
19’ Italy with the ball. Cassano crosses the ball and Mario Balotelli scores WITH . A TERRIFIC HEADER PAST NEUER!!!!
17’Italy on the counter again. Badruber deals with it. Shot by Cassano, save by Neuer.
16’ Throw in for Germany.Chance for Italy to break. Montolivo forces a save out of Neuer.
15’ Khedira goes wide to skipper Lahm who returns the ball to Khedira. Ball now with Ozil. Cleared away by Balzarettu.
14’ Taken short. Great passing by Italy. Ball now with Germany.
13’ Gomez loses out to the Italian defence.  Foul on Balotelli by Hummels. Free kick Italy.
12’ Boateng’s ball in wins a corner which leads to a shot by Kroos. Ozil has the ball. Podolski goes back to Lahm
11’ Long ball to Balotelli who can’t control it properly.
10’ Khedira tries a shot.. staright into the hands of Buffon.
8’ Pirlo tries for a shot but blocked by the German defence. Throw in Germany.
7’ Italy passing nicely. Foul on De Rossi by Podolski.
6’ Balotelli to chase a loose ball…. Cleared away by Neuer..

5’ Germany passing acuurately. Chance for Khadira! Corner to Germany. Ozil to take. Cleared by Italy. Throw to Germany.

4’ Quick passes by Germany and a rash tackle on Podolski. Corner to the Germans. Sami Khadira almost scored but gobbled up by Buffon.

3’ Germany trying to get their passing momentum going.

2’ Ozil loses out and there is a chance for Balotelli, but the ball is too close to Neuer.

1’ Offensive play by Germany. Schwienstieger with a loose cross. Foul on Badstuber by Balotelli

0’ Kick Off. Centre for Italy.  Quick passing by the defenders of Italy. Cassano gets a chance to run down the flank but loses out to Boateng.

Germany VS Italy

As the 2^nd semi final approaches, I am giving my opinion for who will win the match and by how much.

The German giants will be the favourites with a fairly stronger side than the Italians.
Germany will look to dominate the mid-field with players with great vision and passing skills and accuracy like Mesut Ozil and Schwienstieger. Left back and skipper, Phillip Lahm will look to move forward down the left flank every opportunity. Right full-back Jerome Boateng, with his uncanny ability to cross and pass the ball with both feet, will be the one to feed dangerous crosses into Italy’s penalty area. Passing maestro Sami Khedira will be looking to create goal scoring opportunities for sole strike Mario Gomez, who has his own ability to convert them into goals.

Italy have a number of strikers, that are equally able to convert goal scoring opportunities, like Antonio di Natalie, Andrea Cassano and occasionally brilliant Mario Balotelli.
Italian passing veteran and Juventus player Andrea Pirlo will be the heart beat of all major attacks for the Italians. Cool headed, calm and creative Pirlo is Italy’s only hope for dominating possession.
De Rossi will support Pirlo in the Italian mid-field.

My prediction:
Germany 3- Italy 0

Spain will face the winners of this match in the finals of the EURO CUP 2012 on July 1st.

Beckham left out for series of matches.

London - Former England captain David Beckham has been left out of the Great Britain Olympic football squad by head coach Stuart Pearce.

Beckham said: “Naturally I am very disappointed, but there will be no bigger supporter of the team than me.”

“I would have been honoured to have been part of this unique Team GB squad. Like everyone, I will be hoping they can win the gold.”

According to the Times, Pearce, who watched Beckham play for LA Galaxy in the United States last week, has selected Manchester City defender Micah Richards ahead of him.

Beckham made coach Stuart Pearce’s shortlist of 35 players but was overlooked for the final 18-man squad as one of three players over the age of 23 allowed to compete in the Olympics, reported Xinhua.

Pearce rang Beckham Wednesday night to tell him he wanted more defensive cover in the squad. Richards has been included alongside Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs and Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy as the three over-age players.

Team GB have been drawn in Group A at London 2012 alongside Senegal, Uruguay and United Arab Emirates.

They play Senegal at Old Trafford July 26, the United Arab Emirates at Wembley July 29 and Uruguay at the Millennium Stadium August 1

LATEST TRANSFER MADE: SPANISH LEFT BACK JORDI ALBA HAS BEEN SIGNED BY BARCALONA!!

FC Barcelona have announced, on their official website www.fcbarcelona.com,  that they have reached an agreement with Valencia CF for the transfer of Spanish full-back Jordi Alba. The fee is stated to be €14 million, and a five year contract will be signed by the player, subject to the completion of a medical examination next week. He is currently on national team duty with Spain, at the European Championships.

Alba, now a part of the world's best team

Jordi Alba is a product of Barcelona’s famed La Masia, but failed to gain a first team spot and departed for Cornella in 2005, from where he moved to Valencia in 2007.

Alba had long been linked with Barcelona as a replacement for Eric Abidal, and other clubs including Manchester United were said to be monitoring his availability.

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