goalfrom bonucci. no more goals in normal and extra time, just an intruder on the pitch and some extremely intrusive italian tackles on display. penalties would provide both ecstasy and agony. following verratti and kane s goals, belotti denied for italy. england s rashford missed the post. england s rashford hit the post. donnarumma denied england s sancho before pickford saved jorginho s effort. it all came down to english teenager saka. one kick to keep the game alive for england, but not this time. a cruel ending for the 19 year old and his team, an unbelievable one for italy. translation: we are happy for our people, for italians i who deserve this after such a difficult period, and this is ourjoy, and the fact that we played really well. it s a sombre time for gareth southgate s young team now, but they can look to a bright future after this
the fastest goal in a european championship final. but italian pressure and possession was rewarded with a 67th minute goalfrom bonucci. no more goals in normal and extra time, just an intruder on the pitch and some extremely intrusive italian tackles on display. penalties would provide both ecstasy and agony. following verratti and kane s goals, belotti denied for italy. england s rashford hit the post. donnarumma denied england s sancho before pickford saved jorginho s effort. it all came down to english teenager saka. one kick to keep the game alive for england, but not this time. a cruel ending for the 19 year old and his team, an unbelievable one for italy. they re a team who have pulled together, have given the country some incredible evenings. but, of course, tonight, the devastation of getting so close and not being able to give our country the trophy
no more goals in normal and extra time, just an intruder on the pitch and some extremely intrusive italian tackles on display. penalties would provide both ecstasy and agony. following verratti and kane s goals, belotti missed for italy. england s rashford missed the post. donnarumma denied england s sancho before pickford saved jorginho s effort. it all came down to english teenager saka. one kick to win the game for england, but not this time. a cruel ending for the 19 year old and his team, an unbelievable one for italy. translation: we are happy for our people, for italians i who deserve this after such a difficult period, and this is ourjoy, and the fact that we played really well. it s a sombre time for gareth southgate s young team now, but they can look
a fully indebted to what he has done. bbc five live. i understand that you need to see the match back but i am sure it has been going around in your head over and over again. what is at the forefront of your mind about what you might have done differently last night? we picked a team because of a tactical problem that italy pose. areas of the pitch we needed to get pressure on them, and where we thought we could hurt them. for the first 45 minutes everybody would agree that that works. we did not keep the ball well enough for a 15, 20 minute period. we know that with midfield players of the quality of verratti, jorginho, that is going to be a strength with italy, they will
and in my lifetime, it s probably the closest that i ve seen they ve come to a championship like that. it was the perfect start for england. left back shaw hitting the back of the italian net afterjust two minutes the fastest goal in a european championship final. but italian pressure and possession was rewarded with a 67th minute goalfrom bonucci. no more goals in normal and extra time, just an intruder on the pitch and some extremely intrusive italian tackles on display. penalties would provide both ecstasy and agony. following verratti and kane s goals, belotti denied for italy. england s rashford hit the post. donnarumma denied england s sancho before pickford saved jorginho s effort. it all came down to english teenager saka. one kick to keep the game alive for england, but not this time. a cruel ending for the 19 year old and gareth