Like It Is

Italy 3 Ukraine 0. I favoured Italy to win this encounter. I still thought Ukraine had a chance when Italy scored their first goal, but on the second, I thought it was pretty much over – Italy had won.. Italy played very well and deserved their win, with some great defensive football and some beautiful goals.

Ukraine had a couple of chances to score, but on two occasions hit the woodwork.Any chance of saving the day disappeared, when, at about halfway through the second half, they again missed a great opportunity to score at least a goal. They weren’t helped by the  strong Italian defence, theirs was less disciplined. Still, though they lost, lot’s of things for them to reflect on for their next attempt in four years.

Italy will face their big test when they meet Germany in the semi-finals.