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"It’s a great result for us, one that I think we deserved. We put in a lot of effort on what was a hot night, so the important thing for us now is to rest and get our energy back in time for the Brazil match,"  Cesare Prandelli, Italy coach.

哇....這場賽事 日本的進球其實比義大利還多呢 哈哈哈

今早在巴西繼續進行2013聯合會杯的A組賽事

巴西vs墨西哥 第一場

義大利vs日本 第二場

milanhime起床時  義日之戰的下半場剛開始

睡眼惺忪下 懷疑比分有沒有看錯  2-1

因為 義大利比分是落後的  領先的竟是日本

要出門時 義日雙方 你追我趕  比分成為 3-3

綠茵球場 這時正下著滂沱大雨 

第一場面對巴西 日本踢得有點灰頭土臉 能力沒有得到好好的發揮

第二場面對義大利 輸了就沒半點晉級機會 

無退路的日本 攻擊令下  將士用命

場上的球員拼鬥的精神比藍衫軍還來得強

只可惜下半場開場沒多久 內田篤人的烏龍球讓比分追成 2-2

接下來 Balotelli的PK罰球  讓Azzurri的比分得以超前 成為  2-3

不過日本軍也沒放棄  就在得到一個定位球的機會時  把比分再度拉回 3-3 的平手局面

之後的結果  是在網路上看到的  3-4  日本最後是飲恨輸給了義大利

日本這場發揮的其實很不錯

整場賽事讓Buffon隊長很緊張很忙

阿葵先發上場 不過卻在上半場30分左右就被普蘭德利教練給換了下來

Montolivo 在Ambro隊長離開米蘭之後 聽說要接下隊長的位置

阿比不當隊長的話 Abate雖然年資較長 不過 Montolivo比較沉穩

反正米蘭現在舊人都走得差不多了 

憑著Montolivo在Azzurri的資歷 當米蘭的隊長其實也是可以的啦 

ITA  4  vs  3  JPN

義大利進球:

    Daniele DE ROSSI (41')

    Atsuto UCHIDA (50' OG)

    Mario BALOTELLI (52' PEN)

    Sebastian GIOVINCO (86')

日本進球 

    Keisuke HONDA (21' PEN)

    Shinji KAGAWA (33')

    Shinji OKAZAKI (69')

 Man of the Match:   Shinji KAGAWA (Japan)

He may have missed a late chance but the Manchester United playmaker was otherwise impeccable, impressing with his movement, his goal and his near-perfect use of the ball.

日本國家教練說:

ZACCHERONI REACTION

 "The game was a real rollercoaster of emotions – it had a bit of everything! We had several chances to win it. Both teams played with great courage and skill. My players really gave their all and deserved a lot more than what they got. They did what was asked of them, especially given that they were playing against the runners-up from EURO 2012 and one of the favourites for this tournament. We’re heading back home disappointed, but with our heads held high."

義大利國家教練說:

PRANDELLI REACTION

"We went 2-0 down and we did not understand what to do for the first 25 minutes. Then we reacted well but we stopped again - only because we didn’t have any more energy. We lost focus but we were simply struggling and we needed to recover.

Clearly we need to be more organised and pay more attention. I really liked this Italy who could suffer and who wanted to win at any cost."

PLAYER RATINGS

ITALY: Buffon 5, Maggio 6, Chiellini 5, Barzagli 6, De Sciglio 5, Aquilani 5, De Rossi 8, Montolivo 6, Pirlo 6, Giaccherini 6, Balotelli 8. Subs: Giovinco 8, Abate 7, Marchisio 7.

JAPAN: Kawashima 6, Nagatomo 6, Uchida 5, Konno 6, Yoshida 5, Honda 8, Endo 6, Kagawa 8, Hasebe 7, Maeda 6, Okazaki 8. Subs: Sakai 6, Havenaar 6, Nakamura N/A.

Confederations Cup - Italy through to semis after seven-goal thriller

Confederations Cup, Group A, Arena Pernambucano, Recife – Italy 4 (De Rossi 41, Uchida 50 og, Balotelli 52 pen, Giovinco 86) Japan 3 (Honda 21 pen, Kagawa 33, Okazaki 69)

 Italy secured a place in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup following a thrilling 4-3 win over Japan in Recife, Sebastian Giovinco scoring the winner with only four minutes remaining.

Japan took the lead following a rather fortunate penalty award after 20 minutes as Keisuke Honda struck from the spot, with the impressive Shinji Kagawa adding a second on 33 minutes with a smart shot on the turn.

Italy responded through a firm header from Daniele De Rossi and then completed the turnaround in the first seven minutes of the second half when Atsuto Uchida put the ball into his own net and Mario Balotelli converted a penalty of his own following an even more farcical award.

A compelling, if slightly unhinged contest took another turn when Japan drew level on 69 minutes, Shinji Okazaki heading home from a free-kick, and the drama continued late on when Japan struck the woodwork twice in the space of three seconds.

But Giovinco tapped the ball home late on to take Italy through to the last four with Brazil, while Japan’s Italian coach Alberto Zaccheroni saw what would have been a late equaliser from Maya Yoshida ruled out after Japan had hit the woodwork once again.

Japan were irresistible at the start of the match, taking the game to Italy with impressive vigour. After six minutes they should have been in front when Kagawa delivered a superb cross from the left, dropping the ball over Giorgio Chiellini and onto the head of Ryoichi Maeda – but the forward nodded it straight at Gianluigi Buffon.

Kagawa came into the tournament off the back of a mixed season when he was rather underused by Manchester United but the playmaker is essential for his country and on 17 minutes forced Buffon to tip over a vicious attempt that swerved nastily in the air from 30 yards out.

Japan were swamping an inhibited Italy side and pounced on a mistake in the Azzurri backline to take the lead after 21 minutes. Mattia De Sciglio was the guilty party and when Okazaki snuck in he was brought to ground by Buffon. The keeper got a touch to the ball and was unlucky to see a penalty awarded, even if he avoided a red card; Honda stepped up to stroke the penalty home.

Cesare Prandelli sought to address his side’s underwhelming performance when removing Alberto Aquilani for Giovinco after only 30 minutes but Italy promptly conceded a second when they failed to deal with a high ball into the box and Kagawa spun to strike a brilliant effort past Buffon and into the corner of the net.

Japan were good value for their lead, but almost collapsed before half-time. De Rossi pulled one back with a firm header from a perfect Andrea Pirlo corner before Emanuele Giaccherini struck the base of the post with an opportunistic shot in added time.

Still, Italy needed only seven minutes to turn a deficit into a lead when the match resumed, with an own goal from Uchida initially drawing the two sides level. Yoshida was at fault when allowing Giovinco to wriggle away from him by the byline and the tiny forward’s cross was turned in by the sliding Uchida.

It was then Japan’s turn to suffer a harsh penalty decision as Makoto Hasebe was bizarrely penalised for handball when a shot bounced off his leg and against his arm, which was tucked behind his body. Balotelli was ruthless as ever from 12 yards as Italy took the lead for the first time.

Giovinco almost extended their advantage with a rasping effort from 20 yards that Kawashima tipped round the post but on 69 minutes, and just seconds after Prandelli replaced Giaccherini with Claudio Marchisio when Italy were ready to defend a set-piece, Okazaki got ahead of Riccardo Montolivo to meet Yasuhito Endo’s free-kick and direct a header past Buffon.

In a frantic conclusion, Japan hit the woodwork twice in three seconds when Okazaki struck the post with a firm effort from 12 yards and Kagawa inexplicably headed the rebound against the turf and then the crossbar.

Japan were punished for the miss when De Rossi prised open the defence with a glorious pass and Marchisio squared for Giovinco, who tapped home with four minutes remaining. Even then there was time for Yoshida to have a late goal disallowed as a wonderful match reached a dramatic conclusion.