"ITALY vs. Spain"

Disappointment...
"Before tonight Spain had lost three quarter-final penalty shoot-outs on 22 June "
Neither teams played to their abilities, they were both missing the fire power... esp ITALY... this was the team I was rooting for... but no Pirlo and no Gatusso (I just love this guy when he's on the field)... Materrazi was also on the bench... :( ... Wasn't exactly expecting something brilliant...though... but wanted them to WIN...

The game did extend to the penalty shoot outs... but... unlike Spain, the Italians could not continue with the game... Casillas was the man to beat... Buffon was brilliant again ...

Luca Toni missed it... he had the chances and he missed them...
Chiellini... stood there like a wall... nothing passed through him...
Spain was no better... never did I feel that this was the team which started the series with a Bang!!! 4-1... David Villas had scored a hat trick... you don't see that too often... Sergio Ramos continued to show why he's amongst the respected few at such a young age... Torres ... again didn't click... Fabregas... did score the winning goal... but... during the game... you couldn't feel he was there...
In the end... penalty shoot outs... and Antonio De Natale couldn't handle the pressure... and Casillas had one of his most important saves ever...
SCORE: ITALY LOST TO SPAIN; 4-2 on penalties.

My Euro dream comes to an end...

However it would be interesting to see... who walks away with the crown...
Germany: Adept, very skilful and brilliant play makers, absolutely brilliant in terms of execution
Turkey: Luck, are no doubt good, but with luck on their side... they are winning
Spain: Young guns on the roll
Russia: Dominance, brute force, and Brains of Mr. Hiddink

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