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Originally Posted by PeteLFan
Also Spain missed there own chances right off they bat, Spain came to play could have easily been 2-0 right off the hop, possibly 4-0 at half time. You have to look at it both ways.
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Could have been a 5 nil game had the referee called that obvious penalty. Regardless, Italy earned their place in the final by beating out the tournament favorites. Their game plan against Spain was a poor one from the opening whistle...loosing a player due to injury in the first half didn't help things for them either. by the time Italy went down to 10 men due to another injury the nail was already in the coffin. Italy played as well as they could given the circumstances of the game but the way Spain played, no team could have beaten them tonight.