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it's OVER!

ITALY GOAL

playing keep away with USA

Italy holding

roughly two mins to go

Toni shoots but brilliant save by Timmy!

stolen by Itally, now counterattacking

USA throwin

stoppage time = 4 mins

USA holding

De Rossi shoots on goal but timmy saves

an opportunity squandered

gorgeous corner Davies heads but overshoots

big opportunity to equalize

USA Corner Kick

Beasely down the left flank deflected

USA holding

stolen by the USA

Italy holding

Kljestan takes a curling shot that Buffon sturggles to save but overshoots

Luca Toni takes a shot but Timmy saves

but out of bounds, throwin USA

still pressuring

Italy pressuring

Italy throwin

in the first half, USA won the majority of the midfield balls giving them the advantage

USA is no longer with midfield balls

unfortunately it doesn't get any easier for the USA, they play Brazil on Thursday

Energy level for USA has definitely dropped

FOUL Italy

Pirlo takes corner headed but overshoots

CORNER KICK Italy

USA tiring due to playing 1 man down

Italians starting attack again

Lippi resting a bit easier as the Azurri is in control

doesn't look like h*** get it

Donovan tries to draw foul

in the box

USA attacking

USA shot on goal by Dempsey but easily captured by Buffon

USA struggling

USA attacking, donovan in the box but easily cleared

but Timmy saves

SHOT ON GOAL!

taken by Italy now counterattacking

but US clears successfully

passing the ball with ease

holding in the midfield

again Italy building attack

USA kicks out of bounds

Italy holding

Italy attack well strung, but ends with Tim Howard save

USA definitely playing on heels

USA struggling to clear

Italy but goes wide left

CORNER KICK

Italy again on the attack

Beasley IN, Feilhaber OUT

ITALY GOAL

USA can't seem to string together a decent passing series

Italian attack is now RELENTLESS

Italy again on the attack

Gilardino OUT, Toni IN

Italians have definitely stepped up their game

USA attacking, but taken away by Italy

line drive shot and Tim Howard SAVES!

USA needs to step it up for 25 more mins

USA appears to be playing on its heels

Italy continue to attack

Italy holding

Jozy OUT, Davies IN

USA starting attack

yes justin.tv feed is issue

pass to Zambrotta too ambitious

Marcello Lippi looking concerned

Italy attacking

howdy ramseyk, great match so far...USA is playing well for playing a man down

Rossi again takes a shot but misses

LaQuinta and Demerit getting into it

CORNER KICK ITALY

USA can't afford to be complacent

into the box but cleared, Italy playing with confidence now

Italy attacking

for playing 1 man down, USA is play excellently

USA needs to keep the confidence up

US continuing to attack but shots being swallowed up

the US Soccer Federation didn't do enough to keep him

k now I'm pissed

ITALY GOAL

Jozy also getting hit all-match long

headed away by USA

Italy pressuring

yup, an American playing for the Azzuri, don't get me started

IN for Italy, New Jersey native Giuseppe Rossi

Camoranesi and Gattuso out

Tim Howard Goal Kick

corner kick taken down and wide

cross deflected out CORNER KICK Italy

Italy pressuring

denied by Spector

De Rossi on the attack

USA needs to be careful, one mental error and the Azurri will capitalize

USA continuing to look solid

curled inside but cleared, Spector shoots but blocked

Donovan taking...

USA Free kick

FOUL: Zambrotta

Jozy down

Borenstein has been getting beatup the entire match

Camoranesi FOUL: on Borenstein

Camoranesi take a shot from a distance but blocked by USA D

Dempsey on the attack but in the meelee, Italy steals

we're back!

HALFTIME

back to Donovan

Tim Howard goal kick

Zambrotta with WILD strike

headed away

corner kick Italy

Spector breaks up Gross run

USA is winning alot of midfield balls giving the a clear advantage

2:00 stoppage time

goal kick ITaly

throwin USA

USA in the box, but cleared out of bounds

FOUL: Pirlo

Tim Howard saves yet another weak Italian shot

Zambrotta takes line drive but overshoots the goal

free kick indirect ITALY

Bornstein clears Italian attack impressively

despite being down 1 man

USA playing with confidence

Bradley shoots and Buffon has a difficult time saving

nevertheless, the Yanks are up 1-0 over the Azurri

sorry folks, but even the feed made the ref's call confusing

this is great opp for USA to gain more confidence that looked it was losing

USA GOAL!!!!!!!

correction: PENALTY KICK

Jozy picks up, but doesn't draw a foul but was cleary taken down in the box

Bornstein VERY LUCKY

Italy offsides saves USA

Bornstein with nearly an own goal!

Italy retains possession

Italy continues to pressure, into the box but cleared

zambrotta with impressive run down the right flank

Italy pressuring but thwarted by USA

De Rossi has been absent in this match

Italy on the attack, holding

Donovan free kick is high and wide

USA Free Kick

Gross with a clear elbow to Landon Donovan, YELLOW CARD

reckless challenge but should've been a yellow

not good for the USA

RED CARD (Ricardo Clark)

very late challenge by Ricard Clark on Gattuso

apparently a card has been issued

FOUL: Ricardo Clark

gotta love that

Gilardino and Onyewu mixing it up

Pirlo another free kick punched away by timmy

Italy Free kick, Howard Saves

Italian attack thwarted , USA dodges close penalty call

USA maintains ball, but loses

just friggin stuff that ball

stop playing nice boys

Jozy should've stuffed that

2nd great attack by USA by Jozy and Landon are playing too selfless

USA counters

Tim the epitome of compusure

short and quick headed by Tim is there

Camoranesi to take corner

but USA CLEARS

in the box

quick start to Italy

for the exception of one Italian attack, all have gone NOWHERE

give and go for Italy unfortunately went

LOL Donovan giving Pirlo a hard time ...love ut

Italy holding

impressive, can't say that yet but Italy is off their game

USA is looking very good

USA pressuring but pass too ambitious

quick counter by Italy but OFFSIDE

Michael Bradley in the box but can't put in int!

USA clearing Italy pressure well again

Crowds horns are loud as h*** even on TV LOL!

Italy continues to play the long ball and it's just not working for them

Italy starts their attack

USA pressuring again but can't ge a shot on goal, Dempsey down for the 2nd time

Italy takes back possession

Borenstein

but USA clears

Italy holding

Pirlo starting Italian attack

Gross all over the field for Italy but kicks out of bounds, USA throwin

first defending gaffe for USA, he was alone

USA dodges a bullet

Italy free kick goes just wide

undeserved IMO

YELLOW CARD - Borenstein

FOUL Borenstein

pass intended Jozy but too ambitious

USA playing their version of Catenaccio

Pirlo trying thread the needle but well defended

Italy #4 on FIFA rankings, USA #14

pass to Borenstein out of bounnds

Yanks puttin' it to the Italians! Gotta love this...

but Italy clears

Jozy in the box

(holding)

USA takes back possession and hodling

Italy's long ball is not helping them

Italy pressures yet again but USA defends well

USA defense playing very well unlike vs. Costa Rica

Italy pressuring but Tim Howard see the danger and covers

USA offsides

USA holding

Dempsey maintains control

Spector throwin

Italy take ball out of bounds

Grosso on the throwin

Italy kicks ball out of bounds

great defense by the USA

again Italy goes to the long ball but Spector clears

loses ball Itally countering

USA looking very composed in their attack

Italy playing the long ball at the moment

SHOT ON GOAL ITALY, Howard saves

advantage USA

Italy can't seem to piece together a good attack

USA clears

Italy pressuring

Jozy is HUGE for a 19 yr old

USA sends ball into the box but over Jozy's head

Italy pressures, but Pirlo overshoots

good heads up play by Demerit clearing an Italian attack

Tonight's match an excellent test of where the USA is

still no clear advantage for both teams

overshoots the goal, missed opportunity

Donovan taking FREE KICK

Buffon barking instructions

Gattuso fouls Altidore drawing a FRE KICK

Hard collision between Camoranesi and Demerit

FOUL: gilardino

Italy pass nearly threads needle but good heads up defense by USA

Italy holding