Football Focus Highlight

Italian teams surrendered 2-3 to Slovakia in the last game of allowance for Group F, at the Ellis Park Stadium, Thursday (24/06/2010). They were eliminated from the World Cup as a key to record the series twice and losing once.

Italy deserved disappointed and embarrassed by the result. Although the chance to appear poorly in the first half, they tried to fix and fought so heroically, especially towards the end of the second half.

After closing the first round with a 0-1 result Abandonment Robert Vittek scored at minute 25, the Italian made a number of changes in the second round, by pulling back Domencio Criscito and midfielders Gennaro Gattuso and defender Christian Maggio and enter striker Fabio Quagliarella.

Changes that increase the dynamism and aggressiveness of the front lines of Italy. They often endanger the fort began Slovakia.

At minute 50, for example, from the middle of penalty box, Vincenzo Iaquinta cross Pepe managed to gore. However, the ball falls to the right side of the net.

Five minutes later, turn to Antonio Di Natale scored the opportunity to make use of fixed failed. At that time, from the middle of the penalty box, he managed to reach a breakthrough bait and Maggio struck. However, instead rolled the ball into the left side of the net.

Despite failure, Italians tried to maintain the intensity of the attacks. With the support of Andrea Pirlo, who entered substitute Ricardo Montolivo in the 56th minute, Italy tried to catch up.



Entering the 62nd minute, the Italian business also nearly led to goals from Antonio Di Natale feet. Controlling the ball outside the penalty box, he fired a shot accurately, which unfortunately clogged Mucha.

Italy the best chance finally came through Fabio Quagliarella in the 66th minute. At that time, Pepe releasing a blocked cross Mucha. The ball then fell at the feet of Quagliarella in the middle of the penalty box.

Having had time to control the ball, Quagliarella fired the ball into the middle of Slovakia goalkeeper. However, accurate shots that hit the leg side in Skrtel and mentally.

Given the standing position Skrtel which straddles the goal line, it was difficult to determine whether or not the goal. What is clear, the referee Howard Webb stated it was not a goal.

Italy has not created a new threat when they re-wicket broken by Vittek in the 73rd minute. In the Guard Chiellini in the center of the Italian penalty box, Vittek successfully kicked Hamsik cross into the goalkeeper Marchetti.

Left behind two goals, Italy is still trying to fight back. Although not easy, they managed to shorten the difference became 1-2 thanks to goals Antonio Di Natale in the 81st minute. Utilizing a ball threw up results that are blocked shots Mucha Quagliarella, Di Natale goal sent the ball into Slovakia.

This goal led to the incident scene between Mucha and Quagliarella. After firing the ball into the goal Di Natale, Quagliarella want to take the ball into the goal. However, Mucha had preceded him.

Quagliarella then attempt to steal the ball from Mucha and from a rerun from another angle, Quagliarella's face was beaten by Mucha. For it, both players got yellow cards.

The controversy did not end there. In the 85th minute, Quagliarella penetrate Slovakia goalkeeper, but annulled because the judge found this line are already in the off-side position.

Three minutes later, disaster struck the real Italy, the third goal scored Slovakia Kamil Kopunek. After received the throw in from his colleagues, he entered the Italian penalty box and without escort mean, he struck Marchetti ball into the goal.

In the midst of threats eliminated, Italy was still able to provide resistance form Quagliarella scored the second goal in minute 90 +2. Utilizing the bait De Rossi, he sent the ball into the top right corner of the goal of Slovakia.

After that, Italy continue to seek a third goal. Although not conceded again, their efforts failed to produce a third goal until the long whistle sounded.

During the game, Slovakia the ball as much as 51 percent and the right to release four shots on goal from 10 attempts. Meanwhile, the Italian six shots off accurately from the experiment 16 times.

The composition of players:
Slovakia: Jan Mucha, Peter Pekarik, Martin Skrtel, Jan Durica, Radoslav Zabavnik, Zdeno Strba (Kamil Kopunek 87th), Miroslav Stoch, Marek Hamsik, Robert Vittek, Juraj Kucka, Erik Jendrisek (Martin Petras 1990)

Italy: Federico Marchetti, Gianluca Zambrotta, Fabio Cannavaro, Giorgio Chiellini, Domenico Criscito (Christian Maggio 46), Riccardo Montolivo (Andrea Pirlo 56), Daniele De Rossi, Gennaro Gattuso (Fabio Quagliarella 46), Vincenzo Iaquinta, Simone Pepe, Antonio Di Natale