Football
Netherlands vs Italy. European Championships Group C.
7:45pm, Monday 9th June 2008.
Stade de Suisse WankdorfAttendance: Attendance31,500.
Match ends, Netherlands 3, Italy 0.
Second Half ends, Netherlands 3, Italy 0.
Corner, Italy. Conceded by Joris Mathijsen.
Attempt blocked. Massimo Ambrosini (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Toni.
Alessandro Del Piero (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by André Ooijer (Netherlands).
Attempt missed. Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Netherlands) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rafael van der Vaart.
Attempt missed. Robin van Persie (Netherlands) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wesley Sneijder.
Attempt blocked. Rafael van der Vaart (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin van Persie.
Hand ball by Massimo Ambrosini (Italy).
Offside, Netherlands. Robin van Persie is caught offside.
Offside, Italy. Alessandro Del Piero is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Christian Panucci (Italy) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrea Pirlo with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Italy. Conceded by Wesley Sneijder.
Ibrahim Afellay (Netherlands) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Edwin van der Sar following a fast break.
Attempt missed. Fabio Grosso (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gennaro Gattuso following a set piece situation.
Foul by Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Netherlands).
Antonio Cassano (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Netherlands. Ibrahim Afellay replaces Dirk Kuijt.
Goal! Netherlands 3, Italy 0. Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Netherlands) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dirk Kuijt with a cross following a fast break.
Attempt saved. Dirk Kuijt (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni van Bronckhorst.
Attempt saved. Alessandro Del Piero (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Alessandro Del Piero (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Fabio Grosso (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Pirlo.
Attempt saved. Orlando Engelaar (Netherlands) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution, Netherlands. John Heitinga replaces Khalid Boulahrouz.
Attempt missed. Luca Toni (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Antonio Cassano.
Substitution, Italy. Antonio Cassano replaces Mauro Camoranesi.
Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy).
Foul by Dirk Kuijt (Netherlands).
Fabio Grosso (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Netherlands. Robin van Persie replaces Ruud van Nistelrooij.
Attempt missed. Alessandro Del Piero (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andrea Pirlo.
Attempt missed. Rafael van der Vaart (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
Rafael van der Vaart (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Massimo Ambrosini (Italy).
Corner, Italy. Conceded by Khalid Boulahrouz.
Attempt saved. Alessandro Del Piero (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Massimo Ambrosini.
Substitution, Italy. Alessandro Del Piero replaces Antonio Di Natale.
Foul by Rafael van der Vaart (Netherlands).
Andrea Pirlo (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gennaro Gattuso (Italy).
Attempt missed. Luca Toni (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Panucci.
Massimo Ambrosini (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Nigel de Jong (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Nigel de Jong (Netherlands).
Massimo Ambrosini (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Italy. Fabio Grosso replaces Marco Materazzi.
Attempt missed. Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andrea Pirlo.
Attempt missed. André Ooijer (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael van der Vaart with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Marco Materazzi.
Gennaro Gattuso (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Orlando Engelaar (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Christian Panucci (Italy) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrea Pirlo with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Italy. Conceded by André Ooijer.
Foul by Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands).
Gennaro Gattuso (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half begins Netherlands 2, Italy 0.
First Half ends, Netherlands 2, Italy 0.
Attempt missed. Antonio Di Natale (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gennaro Gattuso.
Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Gianluigi Buffon.
Attempt saved. Ruud van Nistelrooij (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafael van der Vaart with a through ball.
Marco Materazzi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Offside, Netherlands. Ruud van Nistelrooij is caught offside.
Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Dirk Kuijt (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Offside, Italy. Antonio Di Natale is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Antonio Di Natale (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mauro Camoranesi with a cross.
Goal! Netherlands 2, Italy 0. Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dirk Kuijt with a headed pass following a fast break.
Foul by Orlando Engelaar (Netherlands).
Mauro Camoranesi (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Andrea Pirlo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Luca Toni (Italy) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Netherlands 1, Italy 0. Ruud van Nistelrooij (Netherlands) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wesley Sneijder following a set piece situation.
Attempt missed. Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joris Mathijsen following a set piece situation.
Rafael van der Vaart (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Ruud van Nistelrooij (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Christian Panucci (Italy).
André Ooijer (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Luca Toni (Italy).
Attempt missed. Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt missed. Ruud van Nistelrooij (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Orlando Engelaar.
Christian Panucci (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Luca Toni (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gennaro Gattuso with a cross.
Attempt saved. Rafael van der Vaart (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by André Ooijer.
Foul by Joris Mathijsen (Netherlands).
Luca Toni (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Ruud van Nistelrooij (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wesley Sneijder.
Mauro Camoranesi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Mauro Camoranesi (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gennaro Gattuso following a set piece situation.
Andrea Pirlo (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
