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Germany beat Italy to reach Euro 2016 semi-finals after epic penalty shootout
theguardian.com ^
| July 3, 2016
| Daniel Taylor
Posted on 07/03/2016 7:22:22 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Briefly, Germany toyed with our minds. For a few moments, they seemed to forget it was not supposed to be in their football DNA to miss from a penalty shootout even when the heat of the battle was dangerously close to intolerable. Yet how typical that, ultimately, it was their players in the victory scrum, chasing one another in euphoria and celebrating another victory from 12 yards. No other side does it better even if, on this occasion, they gave themselves an almighty scare.
They certainly tempted us to think they might have suffered a temporary loss of identity when Thomas Müller, Mesut Özil and Bastian Schweinsteiger failed to score with three of their opening five attempts in the high drama that eventually finished with Germany extending their remarkable run of reaching the semi-finals, at least, in every major tournament since Euro 2004.
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Preamble
Hello. The European Championship is a tournament that makes an ass out of u and me. Czechoslovakia, Denmark and Greece have won it, and the list of finalists and semi-finalists includes Yugoslavia, Belgium, Turkey, Russia, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Hungary and – no Robbie, it’s not a dream - Wales. All logic suggests Iceland won’t join the list, and that France will beat them comfortably tonight. In this crazy football year, however, logic doesn’t draw much water. In fact, after the events of the last week, logic doesn’t draw s- [that’ll do - ed].
France are not playing especially well and were given a scare by Ireland in the previous round. They also know better than most that the European Championship can confound expectations. As well as their memorable performances, the celebrated outsiders of Denmark (1992), the Czech Republic (1996) and Greece (2004) had another thing in common: they all put France out of the competition.
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GOAL! France 1-0 Iceland (Giroud 12)
What a simple goal. Matuidi, on the halfway line, curves a fine pass over the top of the defence to Giroud, who galumphs down the inside-left channel and rattles an excellent first-time shot through Halldorsson’s legs with his left foot.
⚽ Giroud makes it 1-0 for France against Iceland
To: BeadCounter
Allez Les Bleus! 1-0 So, the US might not even be a country without France! Tell me, where are Germany and Italy in that??
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GOAL! France 2-0 Iceland (Pogba 19)
France have doubled their lead through Paul Pogba. Griezmann drilled a flat corner to the far post, and Pogba roared about Bodvarsson to thump a fine header into the net from six yards. That was a Ronaldo-like leap, aided by the fact that he had the run on the static Bodvarsson. This game is surely over.
⚽ Pogba scores vs Iceland (2-0)
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07/03/2016 12:45:49 PM PDT
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dfwgator
To: Berlin_Freeper
Imagine how England feels now.
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07/03/2016 12:46:24 PM PDT
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dfwgator
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Something like this...
To: Berlin_Freeper
You’re right it was Griezmann
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07/03/2016 12:49:39 PM PDT
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dfwgator
To: dfwgator
I just copy and paste from The Guardian.
To: Berlin_Freeper
If it wasn’t very easy for me to do I wouldn’t be doing it - LoL!
True.
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GOAL! France 4-1 Iceland (Sigthorsson 56)
See, even Dame Fortune has fallen for Iceland’s charms. This is a really nice consolation goal. Gylfi Sigurdsson on the right whips a brilliant curling cross into the corridor of uncertainty at the near post, where Sigthorsson stabs it first-time past Lloris.
⚽ Sigthorsson scores vs France (4-1)
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GOAL! France 5-1 Iceland (Giroud 59)
Well that didn’t take long. Giroud restores the four-goal lead with a towering header from an excellent Payet free-kick. Halldorsson came for it and got nowhere. That’s Giroud’s last touch of the match.
⚽ Giroud scores vs Iceland (5-1)
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GOAL! France 5-2 Iceland (Bjarnason 84)
Iceland have turned a thrashing into a minor triumph. Their spirit is so impressive. Skulason swings over an excellent deep cross from the left, and Bjarnason steers a precise header away from Lloris’s dive and into the net.
⚽ Bjarnason scores vs France (5-2)
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