L'Italia ha dato dei calci all'asino della Germania

wakaka....GO AZZURRI!!! yeap yeap...sono molto molto felice....hehe....that means i am very very happy in italian...i cant believe it....they are in the finals....and oh yeah...the title means italy kicked germany' s ass...hehe.....as what the commentator of the match said, italy always makes it to the finals of the world cup every 12 years once....and that a very true fact for they were featured in the finals in the years - 1970, 1982, 1994 and now 2006...their two late goals at the end of extra time crushed the host nation, Germany's hopes of lifting the cup this time around....this is also the first time germany has suffered defeat in Dortmund, the stadium they had always been victorious in....

italy played well i would say...not as good as they can be but just enough to cut germany out....well according to my dad, they had a good strategy as they did not let the germans play their game....the game was quite interesting in a matter of fact....so for all those out there who always say that a match with italy in it will be boring since they play a very defensive game, guess they would have a different opinion after yesterdays match....for italy not only defended well, but also played a fair share of attack....

the first half was a pretty interesting one...there we saw a different style of game that italy played....even my dad, who is not really an italy fan, agreed that they played well during the first half...the second half saw a different game....the defensive style was on again....hehe....then it was getting a bit boring for germany plays a defensive game as well...hehe....but anyhow, no goals was scored during this time....there were shots and tries...but none were converted....

then the extra time begin....italy knew they couldnt afford to take germany to penalty shootouts....for unlike england...hehe....germany has pretty good penalty takers....and going into penalty shootouts would be a risk for italy....the extar time was really entertaining....italy attacked alot especially through pirlo and del piero....sadly, most shots were either over the bar or was miss-aimed....but they sure did attack and tried more than the germans did....for that effort, i think they deserved to win....the germans were probabily already forgetting that they had a match to play and were preparing for penalty shootouts....for they did not attack much...all their attacks came from a few counter attacks that did not really show much effort put into....

guess the italians have gotten used to the idea of late goals for this world cup...hehe....for example, against australia, they scored their winning goal at the 94th minute....even though it was a penalty, but it was still last minute....same thing happened again here....the winning goal was scored at the 119th minute....just a minute before the extra time is over....and the man responsible for this is Fabio Grosso....the goal was a wonderful one....one of the good goal of the tournament....it was a real relief for all the italian fans...finally the suspense was over...and italy was 80% through to the finals....hehe...

of course the germans wouldnt have sat on it since they really wanted to carry the cup at their home grounds....there were still some time left to the game including injury time before the game is over....the germans started to attack, desperate for an equalizer and at least a chance with a penalty shootout....guess they were too into attacking that they forgot about their defence....hehe....not even two minutes after the first goal, italy scored another one at the 121th minute from a counter attack by Del Piero...hehe....and with that, the victory for the azzurri was sealed....l'Italia è nei finali....hehe....

sono molto molto felice....hehe....tonights match is against portugal and france....and the winner here would face the azzurri in the finals on sunday for the world cup....im rooting on portugal since i like them better than france....but we can never know what france will come up with....due to all the collective experience they have in the team, i would not count them out for playing in the finals....we all saw what happened with brazil rite....hehe....anyhow, just hope that no matter who wins.....italy will play better and fulfill the dreamz of the millions of the azzurri fans by carrying the cup for the fourth time....hehe....il nostro supporto è con voi....mostrici di che cosa siete fatti....va l'Italia

till the next time my fingers meet the keyboard....thanks for your time spent on reading my crap....hehe....arrivederci