Posts Tagged ‘Xabi Alonso’

Just like the previous ones, Mario Balotelli once again does not feature.

GK – Petr Cech (Czech Republic)

Played brilliantly against the Portuguese, making various saves to keep the Czech Republic in the game. It’s a shame he saved his best performance of the tournament for the game in which is team lost 1-0, but he has made the team nonetheless.

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Fixture List

Summary of Matches:

Portugal 1-0 Czech Republic

Captain Ronaldo shone once again, showing his dominance during the game and ended up scoring the only goal of the game.

Germany 4-2 Greece

Six goals. Greeks parked the bus, but Germany managed to not pay the fare and   netted 4 goals past them. The Greeks scored 2 goals, but they were only seen as consolation goals.

Spain 2-0 France

Some found it boring, others thought it was a passing masterclass. Either way, the European and World Champions beat the French by two goals from Xabi Alonso.

England 0-0 Italy (2-4 on penalties)

After a 120 minute stalemate, a handful of Italian chances and the England post rattling on numerous occasions, it came down to penalties, which Italy has won 4-2.

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