Thank you for being with us, friends. We wrote that it will be one of the best matches of the Euro. And Italy and Germany did not let us down. You can be proud of the Italians, you can believe in the Germans - now they are definitely the main favorites of the Euro.
I'll write the news and come back.
Hector. GOOOOOOL! Germany in the semi-finals!
17th penalty. Sturraro. Neuer beats back!
Boateng scores very calmly. 5:5!
Boateng!
From the crossbar to the goal! 5:4!
De Sciglio at the ball.
Gooool! And Buffon reaches out again. 4:4!
Kimmich at the ball.
The password is goool! 4:3.
Buffon reaches out, but Hummels stabs him. 3:3.
Hummels at the ball.
Jackerini gooooool!
2:2 in a series of five hits.
Incredible! Now they will play until the first miss.
ABOVE THE GATE!!!!
Schweinsteiger!
Now decisive.
Neuer pulls out of the corner!!!!!!!
Fifth in Italy Bonucci.
Draxler is strong and in the other direction from Buffon. 2:2.
Draxler.
Pellet past the gate! General penalty shootout!
Pellet at the ball.
The score remained 2:1 after six strikes.
Barbell!
Ozil at the ball.
Center goal! 2:1
Barzdaly vs Neuer.
Mueller vs Buffon. And Buffon drags!
But they released it on penalties.
And Zaza by !!!!! ABOVE the gate!
Zaza at the ball.
Toni Kroos vs Buffon. Buffon guesses, but the ball is slightly higher! 1:1.
Insigne vs Neuer. Gooool! 1:0.
So, the first will beat Italy. Goalkeepers wish each other success, and then listen to something boring from the referee.
And this is probably all you need to know about national characters.
Conte approaches Buffon and kisses him. And Neuer checks with the coach's cheat sheets.
Teams traditionally converge in a circle. And they discuss the most important thing in their lives.
And now there will be a penalty shootout.
ALL!
Phew, almost missed it!
Italy is trying to urgently carry out a replacement. And she succeeds. Zaza comes on for Chiellini. This is for a penalty shootout.
Buffon shows with all his appearance and actions that I am not afraid of penalties. I'm not afraid of a duel with Neuer.
Boateng went ahead, beat the midfielder, gave an aggravating pass, wow! Buffon didn't even have to jump.
However, on the replay it is obvious that there really was no penalty.
The stadium explodes, believing that the Italians played a hand in the penalty area - no whistle! Surprisingly, even the Germans seem to agree with the judge.
Okay, we have three minutes until the penalty shootout.
In general, everything is predictable with canopies - the Germans are the first on the ball.
Naveeeeees! The judge asks to interrupt.
Chiellini fouls on the flank and gets closer and closer to the yellow card.
Dzhakcherini zamelchil-shuffled in the penalty area. And yet he managed to hit! Neuer if he missed one, it would be a disaster.
Yellow Schweinsteiger for shrugging it off while running! The German captain smiles.
Chiellini is playing for time, taking the ball out of bounds, the stands are whistling. There is no yellow card. Otherwise, Chiellini would have missed potentially the next match.
Ten minutes more to play, and already it seems that nothing can change.
The fact that the Italians are waiting for a penalty shoot-out is not surprising even in terms of numbers. Because before the match, their chances of winning were clearly less than 50%. And in the penalty shootout - 50%, and not a percentage less.
Ah, what a moment it could be.
The Germans run three by three, Draxler holds the ball, then shifts to the center, and then gives a pass that is good in thought, but unsuccessful in execution.
So, we can state that Italy is more than satisfied with the penalty shootout. Not by substitution, but by how the match goes.
Italy have a substitution: Eder out, Insigne out.
Germany is again good at building up to the moment of impact, but the impact fails.
Let's go the second extra!
Statistical fact: eight different players scored for Germany at this Euro.
Formally, the teams should not have a break, but even physiotherapists are on the field. The judge here is unable to forbid.
And that's it. There are 15 minutes left.
The first half of extra time has come to. Now the sides will change goals, and then the penalty spot is just around the corner.
The Germans start off nice attacks - it seems that they can develop into something big. But no. Not yet.
It seems to be the only one among the Italians.
Giaccherini - yellow card for falling and grabbing the ball with his hand. By the way, he does not miss a potential next match.
Remembering the second half: it's amazing how easily Italy bounced back. There was nothing in their game that made it possible to say that they would do so. But they did - not without luck, of course, but still.
Marco Parolo took out for a corner, although he could not have touched the ball. Buffon hugged him and explained that he did everything right.
A small and infrequent mistake by the Italian team in defense, the Germans intercepted, but could not use it.
Antonio Conte and Joachim Leo is, of course, a very special confrontation. I think most of the match they shout over each other.
This match clearly needs some kind of bomb!
Another fun fact from the Latvian language. The ball is bumba.
The canopy turned out to be good, but the struggle in the penalty area was not very good - the referee now whistled in favor of Italy.
Parolo escaped from the collision, but either he did not leave, or the German fell very cunningly. In general, there will be a canopy from a penalty kick.
You know, like biathletes before shooting.
Compared to the first and second halves, the ball is more in Italy. But this, however, does not mean that the Germans gave up the initiative - they just decided to take a break.
Muller and Chiellini quarreled, but there were no cards. And no handshaking. We just talked.
A combination of Germans in the Italian penalty area, but there are so many Italians that even according to the theory of probability, the ball should have hit one of them. And hit.
And Pelle will also miss the next match. I wonder who will remain in the national team if they knock out Germany?
And immediately another yellow card. Pelle brought down Boateng.
Overtime has begun!
Now we have at least another 30 minutes of great football.
All! The main time of the match is over!
Three crosses in a row - three different Italian heads in the game.
But the Italians defend with inspiration.
The Germans are attacking, but somehow out of inertia.
Added three minutes.
Added time turned on.
Hummels gets a yellow card and will also miss the next match. If he will.
Do you remember Schweinsteiger was the most active in the first half? In the second it is not visible at all.
So, and we went to the 90th minute.
De Sciglio charges sooooo hard from the corner of the penalty area, the ball sways the net, but from the outside. Not the fact that Neuer would have coped.
Buffon is running out of time.
It would probably be fair if Boateng did something heroic today. He must be terribly offended by the hand.
Replacement in Italy: the hero Florenzi leaves, Darmian revives.
So, well, things naturally began to move towards extra time. And the Italians obviously do not mind.
Florenzi, who is now in charge of acrobatics, minted three times, each time turning 180 degrees, trying to beat the defender. Nothing happened.
The penalty, by the way, was clean. Boateng really played a hand.
The Germans' game has deteriorated so much that they fall into Italian traps. For example, they remain one against five, and the Italians simply pinch.
It has always fascinated me.
The game has changed amazingly.
Now Pelle hit, but hit the German, a corner.
Oh, the Germans did not expect such a turn so much that they even have free zones in defense.
What a twist, huh? And 10 minutes before the end of regular time.
GOOOOOOOOL! Neuer guessed right, but couldn't pull it out.
Bonucci on the ball.
AAAAA! Incredible.
For handballing Boateng.
Penalty against Germany!
Insigne, who is a substitute, is so passionate about the game that he puts the ball in for a corner.
Italy has the ball. Perhaps this is the beginning of something big in this match.
I forgot to write that past the nearest nine.
Pelle's shot on goal after a cross. The first pace, as they say in volleyball.
Italy's first positional attack in a match. Is that how psychology affects the Germans? If they played the way they played, the match would have ended like that.
Enters the game Draxler.
Mario Gomez leaves. He has nothing to do with such a game, besides, a microtrauma.
Now the bookmaker has a good bet - a red card from Italy.
Until the end of the match (well, or normal time) 20 minutes and a small ponytail.
Is it time for Conte to make substitutions?
After the goal was scored, nothing seemed to have changed. The Germans attack with the force of a mechanical press.
Just a day of the coolest saves.
Boouuuphon! Here is the safe! Gomez just shoots from two meters, but Buffon stretches his arms up and pulls out. Incredible.
Gomez took part in the goal attack - and you say why he was released in the starting lineup.
Half-overhead, half-cross from the left flank, where the ball darted around, and then Ozil was the first on the ball. It had to happen sometime.
OOOOOOZIL!
GOOOOOOOOL! GOOOOL! Germany!
The Italians decided to press together. And this is even some minimal result.
- Schweinsteiger scored, but before that he fouled, so the goal was canceled.
- Muller hit the empty corner, but Florenzi with an incredible jump knocked the ball off the ribbon;
- Germany attacked more
- Italy received three yellow cards.
Meanwhile, Parolo is given a yellow card for this episode and he will miss the next match. If Italy has the next match.
The Germans throw the ball out - because Mario Gomez is in the center of the field. Tom was hit on the back with a boot. But it looks like it should go.
But Germany's canopy is almost hopeless. Filmed by all Italians.
De Sciglio receives a yellow card and misses the next match. On the flank, for some reason, he rudely cut down one of the Germans.
I'm sorry, but I still can't get over Florenzi's save. I want to watch it again and again.
First yellow card. Sturraro in midfield. Well, this is more for statistics than for some kind of gross foul.
Super save, impossible to calm down.
This is what we will see in advertising for another decade.
Florenzi knocks out the ball in the fall with his foot, and then does almost a somersault! Incredible moment.
CAN YOU DO IT AGAIN???
Gomez and Muller pulled off a brilliant attack, and the defender takes the ball off the ribbon with his heel! Incredible moment!
Five people put pressure almost in the penalty area.
At such moments, to be honest, I'm worried about Germany - that's how Italy loves to carry out its only attack in the match.
If earlier the game was played in the half of the Italian field, now it is close to the penalty area.
The Germans are pushing harder and harder.
Buffon passes with his hand to the center, where three Germans cover at once. They do not even let them leave their half of the field, not to mention anything else.
Everything starts just like the first one. Germany in a positional attack.
Let's go second half!
Teams in the sub-tribune room. Now the fun begins (if we assume that there will be no penalty shoot-out)
For the last time today, let me remind you that there is a chat under this material.
Let's look further. After 15 minutes.
First half is over! And he's good!
One minute added. Germany is on the attack, but this attack is pumped, like dozens of the previous ones, against the Italian wall.
Wow, how cool that teams play attack on attack. Usually at this Euro some attack, others defend, but here everything is smooth.
The Italians are responsible! Giaccherini could not catch on an artificial offside, he goes along the flank, pass-backache, no one. Then daaaar Sturraro. Ricochet and past.
An attack consisting of three ricochets, but it is the most dangerous in this match! The Germans pulled off what was supposed to be a goal, but it all ended with a sloppy shot and an easy save by Buffon.
The Italians carried out an excellent attack in terms of geometry, but the Germans responded even more dangerously. Gomez won the upper hand against the iron Italian defense, but missed the target.
Just done with colleagues watching the match betting against each other. 1. That both teams will hit the posts 2. Overhead goal 3. Collision, during which two will be carried away on a stretcher.
If any bet plays, the winner gets a bottle.
Schweinsteiger crosses well, but... the Italians are there!
And then Neuer went far out of the gate and played with his chest. He loves it, knows how and respects it, but still every time his heart skips a beat.
Now Buffon took the ball, but released it. It worked out.
Germany has more than 60% possession of the ball.
- Replacing Khedira with Schweinsteiger;
- Schweinsteiger's goal, which was not counted due to a foul;
- Quality football on both sides.
The Latvian commentator calls "de Shilo" - "de Silo". Yes, it sounds good, too.
The Italians succeeded in a good flank attack, but in the center was the Boateng monster. Everything closes.
The game opened up a bit. I hope it continues in the same vein.
A true Italian masterpiece.
The Germans launched a 5 to 4 attack, but what a brilliant tackle! I did not have time to see who it was, but we will probably see a repeat of the moment at half-time.
On repeat, everything is really as the judge said. There was a push.
Schweinsteiger scores! But before that, a whistle sounds - Bastian pushed the Italian defender away.
For some reason, the stadium is reacting very calmly to everything. Are there more Germans in the stands than Italians?
And here, by the way, a question for online - do you like that many football players have different boots? For some reason it really annoys me.
Giaccherini drove into the coach of the German national team Lev, but nothing happened.
The Germans pressed, but the sheds in the penalty area are a little bit for photojournalists who have to take good shots with Chiellini and Bonucci.
The first dangerous attack with a vertical attack on Gomez, he could only stop, but not hit.
Germany national team Twitter reacts to the change.
Fuf, thanks.
Judging by internal statistics, 666 people are now sitting on this online! AAAA! Invisible reader, add yourself urgently.
So far, even such events have to be considered important for this match.
Schweinsteiger is immediately given the captain's armband.
And here it is, the replacement! There is clearly something wrong with Khedira.
Wow, Schweinsteiger is getting ready to take the field. Khedira seems to be injured.
Found that the names of the presenters disappeared from the online. Now they will appear. (the fact is that there is only one presenter today)
Yes, I remind you: we have a chat! You can and should discuss football there, but if you want, discuss non-football too.
Games that are in one penalty area, which in the other are still minimum minimorum (am I using this word combination correctly?).
How tight the Italians play in attack! Each belayer has his own belayer, and he has another belayer.
German pressure paid off. Angular
Well, at least some result.
In this sense, 1:0 in favor of Joachim Loew.
An interesting moment: Buffon is about to kick the ball to the defender, but they are guarded by four German players! Buffon has to knock out far, and with obvious displeasure.
Colleagues remind 1/8 Champions League this season. Remember Juventus vs Bayern? In a sense, today is a remake of that confrontation - there are a lot of Juve and Bayern players on the field today.
That confrontation was, by the way, one of the best this season in Europe in general. Remember, 2-2, second leg 2-2 and two goals in extra time...
According to the International Federation of Statistics and History, Neuer has been the best goalkeeper in the world for the past three years. Buffon topped three different years in the mid-2000s.
And even hit! He does not turn to say at the gate, rather to the side. Sturraro noted.
First corner! Italians on the attack!
The goalkeeper Neuer has the ball - and this is not a consequence of the Italian attack. This is how the German attack goes...
Another personal note: I watch football on such a big screen that the players on it seem small, small.
It all started as it should have started: the Germans have been in possession of the ball for a minute, but the Italians are calmly defending.
Colleagues noticed a typo: "Before the match, I must say that in big tournaments Germany has never won against Germany." I won't fix it. Of course she didn't win!
(actually the second Germany should be Italy, of course)
Go!
But Germany missed the last time in major tournaments in the semi-finals of the 2014 World Cup. From Brazil. With the score 4:0 or 5:0? And all that match ended with the score 7:1.
Before the match, I must say that in big tournaments Germany has never won against Germany - neither the FRG nor the GDR. The bookies buzzed about this.
Anthem of Germany. The Germans, as they should be, are very calm. No despair!
Chiellini also sings desperately. He is one of the most favorite players of the host of this online (by the way, my name is Sasha Polivanov)
The Italian anthem is played first. Buffon sings very desperately. As, however, and plays!
The teams are on the field! Everything will start soon.
For some reason, before this match is very exciting. It’s exciting not even for Italy, which Meduza supports, but for the fact that it will be a boring match. This will be a blow to the entire Euro 2016.
Here's a fanfact about the Latvian language and this match. Germany will Vacija.
Today will not be the most common online. The point is that we will watch football in Latvian. We are tired of the fact that Russian channels on the Internet are late, so, even if in Latvian, we will report on time.
The Italians show this warm-up
What's going on in Bordeaux right now?
Distribution of goals by minutes for the Euro. Let's hope that today there will be at least something that can supplement these statistics.
By the way, tomorrow we will lead Iceland and France, of course. And it is unlikely that at least one edition in the world will be able to miss this.
Today, on a score like 3:1 or 3:2, of course, to bet complete madness. The most popular bet among bookmakers is 1:1 and 0:0, but for some reason there is a strong belief that the match will end in regular time.
Here in the online comments they write that in vain we did not comment yesterday. Indeed, in vain! Yesterday there was a fire, everyone in the editorial office was absolutely convinced that Belgium would win, but they were rooting for Wales. And how nice it was!
And most importantly - we have chats! Under this online, you can write everything that you think about Italy, about Germany, about Euro 2016, about comments and about Meduza in general.
Good evening friends. I don't know about you, but I'm planning to watch a very good match today. And even see the goals scored.