Showing posts with label Group A. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Group A. Show all posts

Saturday, 16 June 2012

Denmark 3-3 Belgium

Croussant had put Belgium in front but a shocking keeper own goal knocked them out

Denmark went through after Belgium keeper Filip Van Rekeren's incredible last-minute own goal

Denmark: 1 Kristian Jensen; 13 Robert Busk Jensen, 3 Thomas Carlsen, 19 Richard Jensen, 5 Jørgen Christensen; 21 Daniel Skanstrud, 2 Nicklas Neckegaard, 11 Nicolaj Last Nielsen, 10 Brian Stendahl; 8 Bjarne Sommegaard; 9 Christian Ikemoah

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: Francisco Rojas Villalta (Spain)

Goals: Sommegaard 9', Skanstrud 29', Van Rekeren O.G. 90' (Denmark), De Morgen 24', Croussant 42', 57' (Belgium)

Man of the Match: Jean Croussant (Belgium)

How the night unfolded:


Match highlights:

Russia 0-1 Italy

Di Salvatore's strike made it maximum points for Italy

Italy made it three wins from three beating Russia 1-0 at the Luzhniki.

Russia: 1 Konstantin Leskov; 22 Sergey Savannov, 2 Igor Tiranov, 5 Alexey Zoltin, 3 Ivan Volkovich; 7 Igor Vladimov, 9 Igor Semikov, 4 Sergey Belinin, 15 Ivan Semikov; 12 Andrey Pavlychkin, 10 Roman Bogomirov

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

Referee: Simon LeClair (France)

Man of the Match: Andrea Rossi (Italy) 

Goals: Di Salvatore 5' (Italy)

How the night unfolded:


Match highlights:

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

Russia 1-5 Denmark

Sommegaard showed why he's one of the sought-after players in Europe with a hat-trick

Denmark ruined Russia's national day as they thrashed the hosts 5-1, after they led 1-0 at half-time at the Luzhniki Stadium.

Bjarne Sommegaard scored a hat-trick and Chrisitan Ikemoah two, as the Danes displayed their own version of the Spanish tiki-taka style.

Russia: 1 Konstantin Leskov; 22 Sergey Savannov, 2 Igor Tiranov, 5 Alexey Zoltin, 3 Ivan Volkovich; 7 Igor Vladimov, 9 Igor Semikov, 4 Sergey Belinin, 15 Ivan Semikov; 12 Andrey Pavlychkin, 10 Roman Bogomirov

Denmark: 1 Kristian Jensen; 13 Robert Busk Jensen, 3 Thomas Carlsen, 19 Richard Jensen, 5 Jørgen Christensen; 21 Daniel Skanstrud, 2 Nicklas Neckegaard, 11 Nicolaj Last Nielsen, 10 Brian Stendahl; 8 Bjarne Sommegaard; 9 Christian Ikemoah

Referee: Stefan Schneer (Germany)

Goals: Pavlychkin 33' (Russia), Sommegaard 51', 64', 74', Ikemoah 84', 89' (Denmark)

Man of the Match: Bjarne Sommegaard (Denmark)

Highlights:

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)

Highlights:

Friday, 8 June 2012

Italy 1-0 Denmark

Chianelli strike puts Italy on top of Group A

Francesco Chianelli's late goal put Italy on top of Group A in a bizarre match with Denmark in front of an "invisible crowd" at Arena Khimki, where the fans were heard - but not seen.

Highlights:


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

Denmark: 1 Kristian Jensen; 13 Robert Busk Jensen, 22 Michael Henriksen, 19 Richard Jensen, 5 Jørgen Christensen; 21 Daniel Skanstrud, 2 Nicklas Neckegaard, 11 Nicolaj Last Nielsen, 10 Brian Stendahl; 8 Bjarne Sommegaard; 9 Christian Ikemoah

Referee: Rafal Matuszowski (Poland).

Russia 0-0 Belgium

Belinin and Volkovich sing the Russian National Anthem. Both failed to inspire the team as they drew 0-0 with Belgium

Russia and Belgium got the tournament under way in a dull fashion as they both clashed in a 0-0 draw at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium.

Highlights:

Russia: 1 Konstantin Leskov; 22 Sergey Savannov, 2 Igor Tiranov, 5 Alexey Zoltin, 3 Ivan Volkovich; 7 Igor Vladimov, 9 Igor Semikov, 4 Sergey Belinin, 15 Ivan Semikov; 12 Andrey Pavlychkin, 10 Roman Bogomirov

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: Andreas Bönn (Austria).