That was the revenge for all PIIGS! Italy beat Germany and
kicked it out from EURO2012. ”Super Mario” scored twice. Italy showed
Germany the way to euro-failure.
Mario Balotelli finally showed some quality finishing,
scoring twice Thursday to give Italy a 2-1 win over Germany and an
unexpected spot in the European Championship final.
Extending its winless streak against Italy in major tournaments to
eight matches, Germany had no answer for Balotelli nor Antonio Cassano’s
creativity.
In the 20th minute, Balotelli had no trouble getting past Holger
Badstuber to head in a pinpoint cross from Cassano. Then in the 36th,
the 21-year-old striker received the ball behind the defense and blasted
a long shot into the top right corner.
While he did score against Ireland, Balotelli was criticized for wasting numerous chances against Spain, Croatia and England.
Germany failed to trouble Italy for much of the match, but Mesut
Oezil scored on a penalty kick in injury time after Federico Balzaretti
was whistled for a handball.
Italy will face defending champion Spain in Sunday’s final in Kiev, Ukraine—a rematch of their 1-1 draw that opened Group.(Mercurynews)
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