Tuesday 12 June 2012

Italy 3-2 Belgium

Italy celebrate their dramatic winner

Francesco Chianelli struck late to break the hearts of Belgium moments after Vincent Vandamme appeared to have earned his side a point.

Once again played in front of Khimki's "invisible crowd," it was an end-to-end football match that had the neutral on its seat.

Italy: 1 Andrea Rossi; 19 Mario Barbaretta, 5 Giuseppe Guilacci, 13 Emiliano Tournetti, 3 Paolo Lupatelli; 21 Simone Culpi; 16 Francesco Chianelli, 8 Giampaolo Mondini, 10 Luca Germanotta; 9 Andrea Romano, 11 Nicola-Andrea Di Salvatore

Belgium: 1 Filip Van Rekeren; 19 Nico Van Daele, 13 Marc-Antoine Luyckx, 4 Luc Wambelen, 5 Christian Makalongo; 20 Marco Mieskens, 8 Daniel Cassissi, 10 Julien Martinère, 3 Jean Croussant; 9 Vincent Vandamme, 16 Frankie De Morgen

Referee: Işmail Carhan (Turkey)

Goals: Romano 13', Germanotta 22', Chianelli 90' (Italy), Vandamme 28', 90' (Belgium)

Man of the Match: Luca Germanotta (Italy)

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