DeclinetoState
07-05-2006, 09:43 AM
Blue streak
Italy sinks Germany with two OT goals, reaches final
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) -- For nearly two hours, Germany probed, Italy held firm and penalty kicks seemed inevitable.
Then with two stunningly swift strikes in the last two minutes, Italy unraveled it all -- the tension, the match, the Germans' dream of lifting the World Cup trophy in Berlin.
First came the left-footed shot that Fabio Grosso twisted into the far side of the net in the 119th minute. Then Alessandro Del Piero clinched the 2-0 win a minute later with a counterattacking goal as the Germans pressed frantically to equalize.
More at SI.com (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/soccer/specials/world_cup/2006/07/04/italy.germany.semis.ap/index.html)
So much for Germany. I guess the Germans do get to play in the third-place game.
The only team to "score" on Italy was the U.S., and that was an own-goal.
Italy sinks Germany with two OT goals, reaches final
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) -- For nearly two hours, Germany probed, Italy held firm and penalty kicks seemed inevitable.
Then with two stunningly swift strikes in the last two minutes, Italy unraveled it all -- the tension, the match, the Germans' dream of lifting the World Cup trophy in Berlin.
First came the left-footed shot that Fabio Grosso twisted into the far side of the net in the 119th minute. Then Alessandro Del Piero clinched the 2-0 win a minute later with a counterattacking goal as the Germans pressed frantically to equalize.
More at SI.com (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/soccer/specials/world_cup/2006/07/04/italy.germany.semis.ap/index.html)
So much for Germany. I guess the Germans do get to play in the third-place game.
The only team to "score" on Italy was the U.S., and that was an own-goal.