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Italy -vs- Russia, ESPN, 1945

  • 01-06-2012 7:44pm
    #1
    IvySlayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,190 ✭✭✭✭


    :)

    Italy: Buffon; Maggio, Barzagli, Bonucci, Balzaretti; De Rossi, Pirlo, Marchisio; Montolivo; Cassano, Balotelli.

    Russia: Malafeev, Nababkin, Ignashevich, A. Berezutsky, Zhirkov, Denisov, Zyryanov, Shirokov, Dzagoev, Arshavin, Kerzhakov.


Comments

  • #2
    PhlegmyMoses
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,906 ✭✭✭✭PhlegmyMoses


    Gone are the days when I could say I knew what each of the Italian players looked and played like. Come back to our screens James Richardson :(


  • #3
    briany
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,250 ✭✭✭✭briany


    Italians are looking pacy early on. Russia just had a shot but it was easily taken by Buffon. Looks like a good open game and Italy look up for it.


  • #4
    Knex*
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    Surprised to see Cassano starting tbh. Hasn't he been out most of the season injured?


  • #5
    Bob the Seducer
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    Knex. wrote: »
    Surprised to see Cassano starting tbh. Hasn't he been out most of the season injured?

    Had heart surgery earlier this season I think


  • #6
    IvySlayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,190 ✭✭✭✭IvySlayer


    Russia better and Buffon made 2 great saves so far.


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  • #7
    IvySlayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,190 ✭✭✭✭IvySlayer


    lol keeper!


  • #8
    Nailz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,688 ✭✭✭Nailz


    Finished up 3-0 to Russia, Italy not looking too hot methinks.


  • #9
    darkman2
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8,632 ✭✭✭darkman2


    The Italians bet on a big Russian win.


  • #10
    dreamers75
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,558 ✭✭✭✭dreamers75


    Wouldnt use a freindly as any sort of anything.


  • #11
    briany
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,250 ✭✭✭✭briany


    dreamers75 wrote: »
    Wouldnt use a freindly as any sort of anything.

    People here have opined that the Italy game could be Ireland's easiest and point to, as part of their reasoning, the 2-0 victory that Ireland B gained over them last year. You just never know which team will show up. I didn't catch all the game though. Were the defensive mistakes things that could rear their head again or just weird blunders?


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  • #12
    Father Damo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,643 ✭✭✭Father Damo


    How come pre tournament friendlies with teams who have both qualified are so rare? Wouldnt it be worthwhile for us to have had a friendly test run against England or France, seeing a it is highly likely we would be facing them if we get out of our group.


  • #13
    Renn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,255 ✭✭✭Renn


    briany wrote: »
    People here have opined that the Italy game could be Ireland's easiest and point to, as part of their reasoning, the 2-0 victory that Ireland B gained over them last year. You just never know which team will show up. I didn't catch all the game though. Were the defensive mistakes things that could rear their head again or just weird blunders?

    Fwiw, 7 of the Italy team and 11 of the Irish team that night will be in Poland. Italy had 68% possession and 21 attempts on goal - but only 1 actually on target. If Di Natale plays vs Ireland then I'm guessing the outcome won't be the same.


  • #14
    tolosenc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,889 ✭✭✭tolosenc


    Father Damo wrote: »
    How come pre tournament friendlies with teams who have both qualified are so rare? Wouldnt it be worthwhile for us to have had a friendly test run against England or France, seeing a it is highly likely we would be facing them if we get out of our group.

    I was pretty sure we didn't play England because it wasn't allowed...


  • #15
    kitakyushu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,465 ✭✭✭kitakyushu


    Renn wrote: »
    Italy had 21 attempts on goal - but only 1 actually on target.

    Also known as a "Heskey".


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