:00:52. > :00:55.Good afternoon, the European Championship continues to sparkle.
:00:55. > :00:59.Judging by the way Italy and Croatia have started the tournament,
:00:59. > :01:09.these Adriatic neighbours could provide us with another cracking
:01:09. > :01:09.
:01:09. > :02:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds
:02:09. > :02:14.Group C is nicely poor East. A win for Croatia and they are definitely
:02:14. > :02:19.through. A winner for Italy and they will be in good shape with
:02:19. > :02:23.Ireland to come. Here alongside Alan and the Clarence is Alan
:02:23. > :02:25.Pardew. What have you made of this so far? It has been a super
:02:25. > :02:29.tournament in terms of the way the tournament in terms of the way the
:02:29. > :02:33.coaches have approached it. It has been open and the teams have a look
:02:33. > :02:37.to get the winner. In many of these tournaments you see teams have
:02:37. > :02:44.stale month that -- stalemates and it is boring but this has been
:02:44. > :02:47.great. Why have you seen this gear change from the World Cup? I know
:02:47. > :02:51.the be all played a big part but why do you think there has been
:02:51. > :02:57.such a positive change? I genuinely think it is difficult for defenders
:02:57. > :03:01.in today's game. You make any challenge and there is no
:03:01. > :03:04.physicality allowed so there are free kicks and fouls and it is
:03:04. > :03:10.difficult for defenders and I think coaches have noticed that and there
:03:10. > :03:13.is more of a gear shift to go at teams and try and get goals. Both
:03:13. > :03:16.Italy and Croatia impressed us in the first round and were better
:03:16. > :03:21.than we thought they would be prior to the tournament. Especially
:03:21. > :03:27.Croatia, I was very impressed with them. They have got a good chance
:03:27. > :03:32.today. They could beat Italy. changes for Croatia. That doesn't
:03:33. > :03:39.surprise me. I was very impressed with their performance. They have
:03:39. > :03:44.to win that game. That was the game that they were expected to get off
:03:44. > :03:49.to a good start. With the two guys up front you have always got the
:03:49. > :03:54.opportunity to win the game. Jelavic and Mandzukic, I was very
:03:54. > :03:58.impressed with the the both of them. They were a real handful. They did
:03:58. > :04:02.everything a centre-forward should do, going behind, going short,
:04:02. > :04:06.getting in the box and scoring getting in the box and scoring
:04:06. > :04:10.goals. Mandzukic get the ball there. This is a remarkable header. It is
:04:10. > :04:16.so far out and the accuracy he gets, if you watch it closely he goes
:04:16. > :04:23.down on one knee and Det sup and two headed back across the goal, to
:04:23. > :04:26.get that accuracy is quite remarkable. What we have seen that
:04:26. > :04:30.Jelavic and a short time he has been there is that he is shop and
:04:30. > :04:34.he wants to score goals. He is sharper than anyone else in this
:04:34. > :04:39.box and that is a very clever finish. Great work from the both of
:04:39. > :04:46.them in pairing. One short and one would long, as you would expect.
:04:46. > :04:51.His may knows where he is anti spins Jelavic, 1-2, all the way.
:04:51. > :04:55.You get into the area where centre- forwards Willcock -- score goals.
:04:55. > :04:58.Just look where they end up. They very rarely move out of there
:04:58. > :05:03.because they both know that that is where it is going to come into and
:05:03. > :05:06.that is where they will score goals. Mandzukic and that was a great
:05:06. > :05:15.header and if that gets taken of him that would be harsh to give
:05:15. > :05:23.that to wait own goal to Shay Given. Balotelli might be in the team for
:05:23. > :05:26.Italy today. Croatia are a powerful side and they have great technique.
:05:26. > :05:32.You are sunny surprise that he is, the same team for Italy that
:05:32. > :05:41.Balotelli has stayed in instead of di Natale. Yes, a bit surprised
:05:41. > :05:47.because at the end there was fireworks from Italy. That is that
:05:47. > :05:54.is Balotelli and there is always fireworks. This is warmer than he
:05:54. > :06:04.gets. He wants a penalty here. Just watch his reaction here. It is just
:06:04. > :06:05.
:06:05. > :06:10.incredible. Punching the ground, he is like a crazy mad man. That was a
:06:10. > :06:16.foul. What he is doing here, I'm not quite sure. He makes the ball
:06:16. > :06:22.and does very well to get back but I don't know what he was doing. He
:06:22. > :06:26.gets substituted. Di Natale comes on and that is a great, great run.
:06:26. > :06:35.Anybody watching their, youngsters, look at the way he Ben's is run. He
:06:35. > :06:38.does not run straight in there. No, he just fences so he is not offside
:06:38. > :06:42.and he times it to perfection and it is a great pass through and an
:06:42. > :06:50.even better finish. What do you make of the way the Italians are
:06:50. > :06:56.playing? Three at the back is quite a surprise. Absolutely, that is a
:06:56. > :07:00.big surprise already. They have a midfield that is different from
:07:00. > :07:03.what we are useful for -- used to. They have quality players in the
:07:03. > :07:08.midfield so I think they will try to have possession of the ball and
:07:08. > :07:12.put their strikers in action. Even though, at the end, with Spain and
:07:12. > :07:15.because of Spain they had to get back a bit more. Italy are the only
:07:16. > :07:19.team who had less possession and England in the first round but they
:07:19. > :07:26.were playing Spain. Are you surprised because they are usually
:07:26. > :07:29.quite good at getting the ball? Spanish are masters of it. Today
:07:29. > :07:32.the key is going to be the midfield battle. If Croatia stay with the
:07:32. > :07:37.two strikers at the top of the pitch then I think Italy might get
:07:37. > :07:40.a grip on position and they could get more possession than they did
:07:40. > :07:47.against Spain and they could dominate the game. It will be
:07:47. > :07:50.interesting to see if they can get round player one macro a little bit.
:07:50. > :07:54.Traditionally they have always been excellent at it. If you ever
:07:54. > :07:58.playing against Italy you knew you would be a up for a tough game. The
:07:58. > :08:02.anything I would say is that in this team they have just one guide
:08:02. > :08:07.who is in double figures as a goalscorer and he is playing
:08:07. > :08:13.centre-half. That is a question for me, there will score the goals?
:08:13. > :08:17.Clarets, what are the feelings in Italy? I think they can win it. It
:08:17. > :08:25.is the Clermont Auvergne grows into a tournament and they know how to
:08:25. > :08:31.be very general. I learned that in the World Cup! I foresee another
:08:31. > :08:35.draw. I am going to have Croatia. Italy. They have a, a split
:08:35. > :08:40.decision. Italy have only won the Euro is a once and that was in 1968
:08:40. > :08:50.and England were third that year. Could this be a year? It is
:08:50. > :08:50.
:08:50. > :09:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds
:09:32. > :09:38.The commentators in the Poznan are Mark Wright and Simon Brotherton.
:09:38. > :09:40.We go into the anthems first, with Croatia. MUSIC: "Lijepa Nasa
:09:40. > :09:42.Domovino" (Our Beautiful Homeland). # Lijepa nasa domovino.
:09:42. > :09:50.# Oj junacka zemljo mila. # Stare slave djedovino.
:09:50. > :09:53.# Da bi vazda sretna bila! # Mila, kano si nam slavna.
:09:53. > :10:01.# Mila si nam ti jedina. # Mila, kuda si nam ravna.
:10:01. > :10:11.# Mila, kuda si planina! # Teci Savo, Dravo teci.
:10:11. > :10:11.
:10:11. > :10:17.# Nit'ti Dunav silu gubi. # Sinje more svijetu reci.
:10:17. > :10:25.# Da svoj narod Hrvat ljubi. # Dok mu njive sunce grije.
:10:25. > :10:35.# Dok mu hrasce bura vije. # Dok mu mrtve grobak krije.
:10:35. > :10:37.
:10:37. > :10:40.# Dok mu zivo srce bije #. A winter day from Croatia and they are
:10:40. > :10:47.through to the quarter-finals with room to spare. That is an incentive
:10:47. > :10:57.with Spain in the final game. MUSIC: "Inno di Mameli" ("The
:10:57. > :11:15.
:11:16. > :11:23.# Fratelli d'Italia. # L'Italia s'e desta.
:11:24. > :11:31.# Dell'elmo di Scipio. # S'e cinta la testa.
:11:31. > :11:41.# Dov'e la vittoria? # Le porga la chioma.
:11:41. > :11:44.
:11:44. > :11:47.# Che schiava di Roma. # Iddio la creo.
:11:47. > :11:51.# Fratelli d'Italia. # L'Italia s'e desta.
:11:51. > :11:55.# Dell'elmo di Scipio. # S'e cinta la testa.
:11:55. > :12:00.# Dov'e la vittoria? # Le porga la chioma.
:12:00. > :12:04.# Che schiava di Roma. # Iddio la creo.
:12:04. > :12:09.# Stringiamoci a coorte. # Siam pronti alla morte.
:12:09. > :12:19.# Italia chiamo. # Stringiamoci a coorte.
:12:19. > :12:23.
:12:23. > :12:33.# Siam pronti alla morte. # Italia chiamo #. Si! Italy have
:12:33. > :12:39.
:12:39. > :12:48.not missed a single tournament for 20 years since you wrote 92. -- the
:12:48. > :12:53.euro Euro 92. Slaven Bilic was bowled in his attack mode and there
:12:53. > :12:59.seems little to change here in terms of their approach. Amidst a
:12:59. > :13:02.troubling allegation of corruption, Italy's team have performed better
:13:02. > :13:05.than some had expected in their than some had expected in their
:13:05. > :13:09.opening game against the Spanish. The talking point among the
:13:09. > :13:13.Italians ahead of this one would be whether Mario Balotelli would keep
:13:13. > :13:17.his place in the starting line-up and the answer is that he does with
:13:17. > :13:24.Antonio di Natale who came off the bench to score named among the
:13:25. > :13:31.substitutes once more. Daniele de Rossi continues in a makeshift
:13:31. > :13:41.central defensive role in an unchanged line-up. Player two macro
:13:41. > :13:57.
:13:57. > :14:02.wins only his second cap. Player . Buffon is on the left there,
:14:02. > :14:07.winning his 116 cap for Italy. Bilic will look for more of the
:14:07. > :14:11.same after his team's impressive showing against Ireland. Not
:14:11. > :14:16.surprisingly Croatia are unchanged with the captain on the right and a
:14:16. > :14:19.highly sought after Tottenham midfielder likely to be the key
:14:19. > :14:26.orchestrators. The two for would have started the tournament really
:14:26. > :14:36.well. Mandzukic with too cold and a Jelavic with a help to -- helping
:14:36. > :14:49.
:14:49. > :14:59.impact sub for Italy. Croatia can call on the likes of the former
:14:59. > :15:08.
:15:08. > :15:13.here at the jurors in terms of population but they are unbeaten
:15:13. > :15:17.against Italy and world champions as recently as 2006 and one of the
:15:17. > :15:21.true heavyweights of the European game. These two sides suffered the
:15:21. > :15:27.same fate for years ago, losers in the last game by penalty shoot-outs.
:15:27. > :15:32.Italy lost to the eventual winners Spain and Croatia lost to Turkey.
:15:32. > :15:38.Howard Webb get us under way here. He refereed the World Cup final in
:15:38. > :15:48.South Africa are just two years ago. Mark Bright is alongside me in the
:15:48. > :15:52.
:15:52. > :15:59.Italy got a credible draw against the world champions, Spain. I am
:15:59. > :16:06.looking forward to the game. Italy secured 26 points in qualifying,
:16:06. > :16:11.winning eight of their ten games. Their best ever return. They are
:16:11. > :16:19.not fancied to do well. journalist said it was the poorest
:16:19. > :16:28.Italian side he had seen for 25 years. They didn't look that poor
:16:28. > :16:38.against Spain. I wonder what Modric thinks of the going on so at White
:16:38. > :16:43.
:16:43. > :16:50.Hart Lane? -- going on us. defence of Croatia lacks a bit of
:16:51. > :17:00.pace. Ballotelli cannot turn them, and run at them. -- cannot turn
:17:01. > :17:08.
:17:08. > :17:18.them. I think -- there is a Slaven Bilic, his first match in charge of
:17:18. > :17:50.
:17:50. > :18:00.Croatia was against Italy. He is nice move for me to leave.
:18:00. > :18:01.
:18:01. > :18:07.Ballotelli on the turn! He looks sharp, early on. A super turn. That
:18:07. > :18:14.is a neat touch, he has a little shimmy. He uses both feet, very
:18:14. > :18:23.unlucky. What you make of Ballotelli? He is unpredictable,
:18:24. > :18:32.and has odd behaviour? It is a dilemma, whether he plays on not. I
:18:32. > :18:42.think at 34 years old, di Natale comes off the bench. He has the
:18:42. > :18:45.best strike ratio, but at 34, probably best not to start the game.
:18:45. > :18:55.He has only played once since scoring against Slovakia in the
:18:55. > :18:57.
:18:57. > :19:07.last World Cup. Looking at the statistics, Ballotelli and Cassano
:19:07. > :19:27.
:19:27. > :19:36.have ten goals in between them. That is a free kick for Italy. He
:19:36. > :19:46.goes down under the challenge. He didn't miss a single minute of the
:19:46. > :19:47.
:19:47. > :19:57.qualification process. One of seven players from Juventus, who had just
:19:57. > :20:06.
:20:06. > :20:16.won the Italian title. -- have just one. The throw was won by Darijo
:20:16. > :20:26.
:20:26. > :20:36.Srna, the captain. It is not just Modric he was influential. Held up
:20:36. > :20:58.
:20:58. > :21:06.of the Italian or three in midfield. Not his usual position. Croatia's
:21:06. > :21:16.team, one of the taller sides here, and Italy, certainly not so. It is
:21:16. > :21:29.
:21:29. > :21:39.not like they play a long ball game. That will be Italy's throw. Corluka
:21:39. > :21:58.
:21:58. > :22:08.had a bit of a hamstring scare a space in midfield. A rather
:22:08. > :22:22.
:22:22. > :22:32.awkward one for Paris edge. -- man first corner of the game. Pirlo is
:22:32. > :22:39.
:22:39. > :22:49.the man who takes it. I think he is looking for Chellini to get across
:22:49. > :22:49.
:22:49. > :23:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds
:23:41. > :23:51.back, he suits the Prandelli's style. Jelavic is having quite a
:23:51. > :23:56.
:23:56. > :24:06.tussle with Chellini. A great CERN, let's have a run across his body. -
:24:06. > :24:13.
:24:13. > :24:23.- turn. We may see a fee yellow- card said, it is going to be tight.
:24:23. > :24:36.
:24:36. > :24:46.Jelavic Jan and Mandzukic all have quite a tussle. Pletikosa, he is
:24:46. > :24:57.
:24:57. > :25:00.now in Russia after not getting a a match in these European
:25:00. > :25:05.Championships with empty seats in the stadium. Plenty of empty seats
:25:05. > :25:15.dotted around. The atmosphere is a bit muted compared it to the
:25:15. > :25:15.
:25:15. > :25:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds
:25:56. > :26:06.Republic of Ireland match. That was a fluidity about Italy's passing.
:26:06. > :26:09.
:26:09. > :26:14.Mario Ballotelli, it was pinpoint. What a shot! Claudio Marchisio.
:26:14. > :26:24.Excellent play for Italy. Counter- attacking football. This was the
:26:24. > :26:28.
:26:28. > :26:38.shot. I'm not sure. Excellent strike. He didn't shift the ball
:26:38. > :26:39.
:26:39. > :26:43.far enough for me. Claudio Marchisio is one of the Juventus
:26:43. > :26:53.contingent, sometimes called the New Marco Tardelli. That must be a
:26:53. > :27:10.
:27:10. > :27:18.hard willing to live up to. -- lifted the spirits backing Croatia.
:27:18. > :27:27.It is bizarre to me that Ballotelli is looking to getting beyond. He
:27:27. > :27:37.has made quite a few straight runs. Corluka is not going to catch him
:27:37. > :28:12.
:28:12. > :28:19.any time soon. I think he will be action after a minor stroke at the
:28:19. > :28:25.back end of last year. It is great to see him recovering so quickly.
:28:25. > :28:35.He only really came back in April. They are not likely to get a full
:28:35. > :28:55.
:28:55. > :29:05.at all, close down quickly by to Rossi. -- closed it down quickly by
:29:05. > :29:06.
:29:06. > :29:16.a de Rossi. Two Croatian players are on yellow cards, Luca Modric,
:29:16. > :29:33.
:29:33. > :29:43.ball. Looking to get in behind, and use the pace against the centre
:29:43. > :29:51.
:29:51. > :30:00.backs. Modric able to make the interception, Ivan Rakitic is away.
:30:00. > :30:10.Chellini was swiftly across. Croatia are keen to get on with the
:30:10. > :30:11.
:30:11. > :30:21.game, an urgency about them. Mandzukic was up well, Italy have
:30:21. > :30:36.
:30:36. > :30:46.rather rapidly. Cassano wanted a played rather more quickly. It did
:30:46. > :30:46.
:30:46. > :30:56.not quite fall for Marchisio there. It could easily have done so. Pirlo
:30:56. > :31:10.
:31:10. > :31:19.their. He has just been promoted to the top division with his team in
:31:19. > :31:22.Germany. He is being kept busy by the movement of Balotelli here.
:31:23. > :31:32.Italy have been able to get their strikers involved straightaway but
:31:33. > :31:55.
:31:56. > :32:04.a straight stop really, if he does not shifted. I could expect any
:32:04. > :32:14.keeper to deal with that. Allied to start to the game from Mario
:32:14. > :32:42.
:32:42. > :32:48.and he is waiting for blue shirt in reinforcements. I think he might
:32:48. > :32:52.have won a corner there. In the end. I don't know if he looked a bit
:32:52. > :32:55.nervous but he has excellent skill and it just falls over his own
:32:55. > :33:05.three really. It was a bit of a slip but he recovers to get Italy a
:33:05. > :33:06.
:33:06. > :33:16.corner out of it. He should be moving the ball and moving the
:33:16. > :33:20.
:33:20. > :33:29.defender to try creates a space for from Jelavic. Nor was it for
:33:29. > :33:33.Rakitic but that was a handball given against Thiago Motta. The
:33:33. > :33:38.matches come thick and fast on the BBC here during this championship.
:33:38. > :33:42.A reminder that coming up live tomorrow from 7pm his England's
:33:42. > :33:52.next match. They play Sweden and you can watch it here live on BBC
:33:52. > :34:16.
:34:16. > :34:26.here. Croatia for the last five years are not outside of FIFA's top
:34:26. > :34:31.10 in the world ranking. How would we have had a little look there and
:34:31. > :34:41.he gave it the other way. There was a coming together of their
:34:41. > :34:42.
:34:42. > :34:45.Chiellini was involved. There was a little bit of a tumble. He was
:34:45. > :34:51.dragged down to the ground and my first thought was that that was a
:34:51. > :35:01.penalty. He was spun a little bit back he was dragged back. Key a
:35:01. > :35:17.
:35:17. > :35:20.Fatima. It was an excellent ball to the near post and it was in.
:35:20. > :35:24.guess you won't be surprised to know that in qualifying Italy and
:35:24. > :35:30.the best defensive record in the whole tournament. They only
:35:30. > :35:33.conceded two goals in all the matches of the qualifying process.
:35:33. > :35:43.I wonder if de Rossi playing centre-back get caught out watching
:35:43. > :36:07.
:36:07. > :36:11.a rusty was able to clean up. De Juventas. Some people felt his best
:36:11. > :36:17.days were over but he has had a tremendous year. Yes, a decade with
:36:17. > :36:23.AC Milan and then he moved to Juventas and they win the title. He
:36:23. > :36:27.had a great season. He looked so laid back when he came into the
:36:27. > :36:33.press conference last night. It would not surprise me if he had
:36:33. > :36:43.nodded off he was so laid back. Perhaps he was just not excited by
:36:43. > :36:53.
:36:53. > :37:03.the questions that were coming in. making the noise here in Poznan. A
:37:03. > :37:08.
:37:08. > :37:13.free kick to Italy. A straight forward push. A necessary. Village
:37:13. > :37:17.was criticising Ireland saying they can only play a one-day. Italy
:37:17. > :37:21.played a different sort of game against Spain, they only had 34%
:37:21. > :37:31.possession of the ball but those figures will be different so far
:37:31. > :37:38.
:37:38. > :37:48.today. That was Maggio sliding in isn't it? Christian Maggio has had
:37:48. > :38:06.
:38:06. > :38:09.It is obvious to me, just looking at it that they are trying to get
:38:09. > :38:19.Balotelli in behind. Midway through the first half and there is nothing
:38:19. > :38:41.
:38:41. > :38:46.between these two so far. Not much they did in the last World Cup when
:38:46. > :38:48.they went out in the first round as the defending champions? I remember
:38:49. > :38:54.commentating against -- on the match against Slovakia when they
:38:54. > :38:57.went out. They were beaten 3-2 on the day. They recovered well and
:38:57. > :39:07.performed impressively in qualifying, certainly in terms of
:39:07. > :39:16.
:39:16. > :39:26.the results. The group was then play-offs, beating Turkey. They
:39:26. > :39:35.
:39:35. > :39:44.finished second in their qualifying again who is very far forward on
:39:44. > :39:49.this side. Excellent run on the far post. Maggio is moving the ball
:39:49. > :39:52.around. Croatia are gradually coming back into it but with
:39:52. > :40:01.Jelavic and Mandzukic up front they will always be in with an
:40:01. > :40:05.opportunity. This is a nice stadium. The Municipal Stadium holds 40,000.
:40:05. > :40:15.Is that the first round in polenta be redeveloped ahead of this
:40:15. > :40:23.
:40:24. > :40:29.he just gives an honest challenge their and he might have headed that
:40:29. > :40:39.bought out of play. That is what really frustrates the coaches and
:40:39. > :41:04.
:41:04. > :41:14.long-term coming back and the team after the failure to qualify it for
:41:14. > :41:20.
:41:20. > :41:28.the last World Cup finals. Croatia first time and that is why he has
:41:28. > :41:33.to run and make this challenge like this. Giaccherini's presence in
:41:33. > :41:38.this squad is quite a story. He lost -- he watched the last
:41:38. > :41:42.championship on television as a 4th division player in Italy and this
:41:42. > :41:52.is his second cap here. This is the highest stage of the European game
:41:52. > :42:10.
:42:10. > :42:20.be a corner. The scrap going on in the middle of the penalty area,
:42:20. > :42:31.
:42:31. > :42:41.Howard Webb had a good eye on it. Buffon. The delivery towards him
:42:41. > :43:11.
:43:11. > :43:21.was not the best. Prandelli, the that every challenge they make is
:43:21. > :43:30.
:43:30. > :43:40.replays, there was quite an annihilated at -- animated
:43:40. > :43:49.
:43:49. > :43:52.conversation. That fell kindly for on trying to play in. This was the
:43:52. > :43:59.holding a pulling that we were talking about. You see it going on
:43:59. > :44:03.all the time. How would wear... They're just laughing. They are
:44:03. > :44:13.both at it and they are both holding each other's arms and
:44:13. > :44:31.
:44:31. > :44:36.car -- Antonio Cassano but he could not quite set up Marchisio.
:44:36. > :44:43.Excellent play. The talk about the lack of pace but Cassano there was
:44:43. > :44:49.exposing of. A new lease of life in the Italian international side for
:44:49. > :44:55.Cassano. He was ignored by the previous coach. He has a reputation
:44:55. > :45:00.for not being the easiest player for -- the easiest player to deal
:45:00. > :45:10.with. There he has. He should have parted on a first touch. Balotelli
:45:10. > :45:24.
:45:24. > :45:30.was square. He took another one and Mandzukic. Buffon only lasted 45
:45:30. > :45:37.minutes at the last World Cup. He too has enjoyed a title-winning
:45:37. > :45:46.season in Italy. He stayed with Juventus when they went down. They
:45:46. > :45:56.are now back at the top of the pile. He has beaten Dino Zoff's record of
:45:56. > :46:18.
:46:18. > :46:28.cheer. They have plenty to play for in their final match. Mandzukic
:46:28. > :46:31.
:46:31. > :46:41.looked for Jelavic. We are still waiting our first goal of the match
:46:41. > :46:41.
:46:41. > :47:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds
:47:27. > :47:37.Balotelli let it run and has a free yellow-card. Mark is the air with
:47:37. > :47:37.
:47:37. > :48:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds
:48:27. > :48:37.Cassano's shot was wide. Cassano was taking the shooting opportunity,
:48:37. > :48:40.
:48:40. > :48:50.that was onside. Worth a go. Cassano played well in the first
:48:50. > :48:52.
:48:52. > :48:57.game, he has looked lively as well today. Italy will only ahead for
:48:57. > :49:07.three minutes against the world champions before fabric gas
:49:07. > :49:32.
:49:33. > :49:37.looks like it's blocked off. It has balance out a bit more, Croatia are
:49:37. > :49:42.pressing a bit more in midfield. They are not allowing Italy as much
:49:42. > :49:48.possession., Croatia have a very good record against Italy, they
:49:48. > :49:58.have one of three of the last five meetings since their independence.
:49:58. > :49:58.
:49:58. > :50:08.They have not played each other for six years now. A mixed up in the
:50:08. > :50:11.
:50:11. > :50:17.Croatian defence. -- next up. Howard Webb has blown there.
:50:17. > :50:27.thought that was Corluka involved there. I am not too sure the
:50:27. > :50:30.
:50:30. > :50:40.referee got that right. He is very quick to check the play is OK.
:50:40. > :50:50.
:50:50. > :51:00.is a poor decision. -- player. You can see highlights of this
:51:00. > :51:07.
:51:07. > :51:17.match and the island verses Spain match tonight at 10:35pm. --
:51:17. > :51:26.
:51:26. > :51:36.mouth. They looked like Mandzukic will know he has been in a game.
:51:36. > :51:56.
:51:56. > :52:05.have to settle for the throw-in. If Croatia are to do well, you sense
:52:05. > :52:13.that Modric will have to sparkle. They are not in the world's top 10
:52:13. > :52:23.for no reason. They play good football. This is good movement. A
:52:23. > :52:30.
:52:30. > :52:40.lovely play, a great save! You don't want to concede possession to
:52:40. > :52:41.
:52:41. > :52:49.Pirlo. Free kick to Italy. thought we were going to see the
:52:49. > :52:59.opening goal there. Excellent ball, a lovely touch. He gets himself in
:52:59. > :53:00.
:53:00. > :53:10.a good position. A great save. is an excellent save by Pletikosa.
:53:10. > :53:13.
:53:13. > :53:21.Lovely skills, and tight control in the 18-yard box. He just wanted to
:53:21. > :53:24.chip that one over the goalkeeper. So near, yet so far. Italy are
:53:24. > :53:34.still on the front third as we head into the latter stages of this
:53:34. > :54:04.
:54:04. > :54:14.metronomes cause. A superb, precise finish. -- metronome scores. That
:54:14. > :54:15.
:54:15. > :54:21.is how you take a free kick, Italy 1-0 Croatia. That is his tenth goal
:54:21. > :54:30.for his country, he won't score a better one. Sometimes you have to
:54:30. > :54:39.give credit to the taker. The goalkeeper has a good position,
:54:39. > :54:49.superb pace on it, it is dipping. That is one thing we did not see
:54:49. > :54:58.
:54:58. > :55:08.two years ago at the World Cup, we The statistic that matters is the
:55:08. > :55:13.
:55:13. > :55:23.scoreline. They are 1-0 in front in Poznan. There is some after is
:55:23. > :55:35.
:55:35. > :55:42.going on there. -- afters. It is a great strike, Pletikosa sees it,
:55:42. > :55:52.but can't deal with it. Prandelli is looking very sharp in his suit,
:55:52. > :56:01.
:56:01. > :56:05.on the touchline. Away by Giaccherini. That is the joy of
:56:05. > :56:15.having a midfielder in a defence, he does not panic, he just passes
:56:15. > :56:46.
:56:46. > :56:50.that for a pass? Not a bad cross by Giaccherini. There is a conference
:56:50. > :56:56.about Italy here, the way they are approaching this. They always seem
:56:56. > :57:02.to play well when they have a large amount of problems at home,
:57:02. > :57:09.corruption allegations, they are up against it, similar to the World
:57:09. > :57:17.Cup in Germany. Maybe they will surprise a few people here in this
:57:17. > :57:27.tournament? Croatia looked devoid of ideas. They are looking for
:57:27. > :57:27.
:57:27. > :57:37.Modric to get involved in the game. Three minutes to go in the first
:57:37. > :57:42.
:57:42. > :57:52.half. That was not far way from Cassano. Cassano was a riding, they
:57:52. > :57:56.
:57:56. > :58:06.need she was also arriving. -- Cassano was arriving. Panucci was
:58:06. > :58:06.
:58:06. > :59:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds
:59:10. > :59:19.here. This is the longest they have kept the ball four. If they get
:59:19. > :59:29.their full-backs forward, it pushes Italy into way back five. -- eight
:59:29. > :59:33.
:59:33. > :59:37.back five. Italy have been untroubled in this first half.
:59:37. > :59:43.Strinic has done well to get to the byline on a couple of occasions,
:59:43. > :59:49.other than that Italy have been fine. They are winning the midfield
:59:49. > :59:59.battle. Pirlo has far too much space, they need to get close to
:59:59. > :00:16.
:00:17. > :00:26.him. They need to stop him having far side. He is staying out of far-
:00:27. > :00:39.
:00:39. > :00:49.of added time at the end of this first half, will end with
:00:49. > :00:50.
:00:50. > :00:58.fireworks? No. Good counter- attacking football for creation
:00:58. > :01:01.there. -- Croatia there. They are chasing the ball, aren't they? They
:01:01. > :01:05.have not been in possession long enough. Italy are dominating
:01:05. > :01:09.territory. They just need to press more all over the picture. They are
:01:09. > :01:14.allowing it to a comfortable possession. A Yes, if this was a
:01:14. > :01:24.boxing match you would say that Italy are certainly holding the
:01:24. > :01:29.
:01:29. > :01:33.centre of the ring. Well ahead in until half-time. So often the
:01:33. > :01:38.history has told us that is all the Italians need in key matches.
:01:38. > :01:44.Howard Webb has blown up the half- time whistle and Italy are pretty
:01:44. > :01:54.impressive so far. A goal scored by a very classy player indeed. A free
:01:54. > :01:59.
:01:59. > :02:09.kick from Antonio -- Pirlo. At half-time Italy lead by one goal to
:02:09. > :02:11.
:02:11. > :02:15.kneel. Nil. Going into this game we had 12 matches with 32 goals. The
:02:15. > :02:25.highest ratio of goals for a long time but for a while I thought we
:02:25. > :02:28.
:02:28. > :02:37.would not get any today despite the fact it was very open. It was a
:02:37. > :02:43.very good start from Italy. Also Croatia have played a good game but
:02:43. > :02:52.-- Italy deserve this score. We have seen at Pirlo in good shape.
:02:52. > :02:57.The Italians are controlling the game. Croatia are still as
:02:57. > :03:01.dangerous. The two sides are still having a very good go. He it a very
:03:01. > :03:04.good game. The two styles are a nice contrast to the game. Without
:03:05. > :03:07.a doubt the Italians have shown a doubt the Italians have shown
:03:08. > :03:11.more threat. They look like they have got more chances in the hearth
:03:12. > :03:17.and they look like they are going to score a goal. They probably
:03:17. > :03:20.deserve to edge it. They edged it with a terrific free kick. Yes, a
:03:21. > :03:30.great free kick. I wondered where the goals were going to come from
:03:30. > :03:35.but that was a piece of magic from Pirlo. That is a harder skill to do.
:03:35. > :03:41.I don't have there was any blame with the goalkeeper. That was over
:03:41. > :03:46.the goal -- over the wall and you just have to hold your hands up and
:03:46. > :03:50.that is a great skill. He has done very well. It was a very good call.
:03:50. > :03:55.The Italians defensively have been solid because the main threat from
:03:55. > :03:58.Croatia was the front to but they have kept them quiet. We do not see
:03:58. > :04:03.many teams playing three at the back nowadays. Did it surprise you
:04:03. > :04:10.and how does it work so well for Italy? It surprises me because
:04:10. > :04:14.Prandelli normally plays 4-4-2. The winning team in Italy played with
:04:14. > :04:19.three defenders and Napoli also play with three defenders. Italy
:04:19. > :04:23.are using a more and more. I think with the players he has done what
:04:23. > :04:27.has happened in the last years in Italy, I think it is not a big
:04:28. > :04:32.surprise. We have seen a lot of Balotelli during proceedings.
:04:32. > :04:38.has been good to date. He has worked the flanks. He is making
:04:38. > :04:41.decent movement and runs in it -- in behind. He looks sharp. The any
:04:41. > :04:46.criticism you would have is that he has hazarded on a few times. On
:04:46. > :04:51.that occasion he didn't, he got his shot of but his movement has been
:04:51. > :04:54.great. A great first touch. That was the one that we thought they
:04:54. > :04:57.could have been more conviction out could have been more conviction out
:04:57. > :05:02.of. We thought he could have taken a shot a bit earlier. He has been
:05:02. > :05:06.excellent and worked very well with Cassano. He has looked for that
:05:06. > :05:13.Paul time and time again. That diagonal ball into him is on all
:05:13. > :05:21.the time. He works the goalkeeper here. His performance has been
:05:21. > :05:28.excellent. Also Cassano and Balotelli both like to come to the
:05:28. > :05:32.ball. Cassano is always very active in creating spaces and
:05:32. > :05:38.opportunities for the strikers. Hear this is a beautiful action
:05:38. > :05:42.from Marchisio. Absolutely brilliant. Of fantastic. That
:05:42. > :05:47.terrific stuff. At the same time Croatia have got a real threat
:05:47. > :05:56.about them. They are dangerous. It's not over yet. You can see
:05:56. > :05:59.exactly what their game plan is. It is to get the ball in at every
:05:59. > :06:06.opportunity. A set-up of there. They showed directly that they
:06:06. > :06:12.wanted to close on the Italians. They are not afraid to do that.
:06:12. > :06:17.This was saying we are here to play the game with you and the striker
:06:17. > :06:23.was helping the defence and he was not at all involved in the defence
:06:23. > :06:29.but moving on to the same side of the ball. This is their game plan.
:06:29. > :06:37.It is because of the two guys there and in every opportunity they get
:06:37. > :06:47.the ball in and they try for a penalty. He has got a great shout
:06:47. > :06:52.for a penalty in there. Srna, his first thought is to get the ball in.
:06:52. > :06:56.This one here, that is your position their way you used to play.
:06:56. > :07:00.No one in front of the goalkeeper. For me they are balls left. If he
:07:00. > :07:04.gets there then he has a little tap in the and there was no one in that
:07:05. > :07:09.area, if someone is standing there he has a free effort on goal.
:07:09. > :07:15.two strikers up front for Croatia, there is a chance of a goal there.
:07:15. > :07:19.It is like in your Newcastle side. Yes, they are working the midfield
:07:19. > :07:27.player well. He is a quality player. He keeps escaping the striker which
:07:27. > :07:31.she will suffer if you play two strikers. In this game and the
:07:31. > :07:36.second half, Croatia could nick a goal. A lot of teams have come back
:07:36. > :07:39.well in this tournament so far. We shall save. Thanks to this football
:07:39. > :07:43.programme the early evening news programme will be one hour later a
:07:43. > :07:48.soap George Allen Gaia will tell us more.
:07:48. > :07:51.I'll be here at 7pm. Country suppers, phone calls and texts,
:07:51. > :07:55.David Cameron it tells the Leveson Inquiry about his friendship with
:07:55. > :08:00.Rebekah Brooks and says she had no influence on policy. There was no
:08:00. > :08:07.deal for support, there was no covert Nield, there were no nods
:08:07. > :08:17.and winks. Welcome back. In just over 24 hours
:08:17. > :08:36.
:08:36. > :08:42.England play their second game That is sick. Let us get the latest
:08:42. > :08:45.from the England Roadshow. Hello, welcome to the fabulous a Olympic
:08:45. > :08:49.Stadium here in Kiev where England will play their second match
:08:49. > :08:53.against Sweden tomorrow evening. The players should find the
:08:53. > :08:56.temperature more to their liking. Earlier in the week it was up to
:08:56. > :09:02.the mid-thirties and here it is more like 24 degrees. The game will
:09:02. > :09:07.be a bit later as well. There will be 18,000 Swedish band at the game
:09:07. > :09:10.compared to England having about 5,000 fans. The numbers, along with
:09:10. > :09:15.that of the yellow and blue seats may make it feel like a swidden
:09:15. > :09:19.home game. We heard from Roy Hodgson and Steven Gerrard earlier.
:09:19. > :09:23.We haven't decided on the team yet of course. We have a training
:09:23. > :09:27.session tonight and that will be important in my decision-making. I
:09:27. > :09:31.was happy with the start and I thought we played well against the
:09:31. > :09:36.French. Certain aspects of our game were good and we must maintain that.
:09:36. > :09:39.If we are going to win matches we have got to continue to work hard
:09:39. > :09:44.on the attacking side of our game and we must make certain that when
:09:44. > :09:52.we get good counter-attacking opportunities that we maximise them
:09:52. > :09:57.and take advantage to the full. Sweden are a good and strong team.
:09:57. > :10:01.They are not France. I think we can be a little bit more bald and more
:10:01. > :10:05.ambitious and get at them a bit more. We are confident that if we
:10:05. > :10:09.reach the same level of performance them we could have a victory. That
:10:09. > :10:12.is not to say we will not learn from the mistakes we made in the
:10:12. > :10:17.first game. We have analysed what we did right and what we did wrong
:10:17. > :10:20.against France and we will try to improve on that performance. Scott
:10:20. > :10:24.Parker said after the match that England showed a lot of heart and
:10:24. > :10:30.commitment but questioned whether that sort of commitment and courage
:10:30. > :10:35.actually wins you tournaments, how far can it take you? I am surprised
:10:35. > :10:38.that's what Bach -- Scott Parker questioned how far it would take us.
:10:38. > :10:41.I can understand that he said we showed heart and commitment that I
:10:41. > :10:45.would have thought he would say that in a positive way and not in
:10:45. > :10:51.the way that you are flaunting it as being slightly negative. There
:10:51. > :10:58.is no doubt that all tournaments are won by teams that are very well
:10:58. > :11:02.organised, very much together, very committed to the cause and we have
:11:02. > :11:06.seen many times in the past where teams have not been at all fancied
:11:06. > :11:10.at the start of the tournament have used these qualities, not only to
:11:10. > :11:14.go far, but also to win the tournament. I would like to think
:11:14. > :11:19.out what he is saying is something very positive as far as we are
:11:19. > :11:24.concerned and I am delighted to hear that the players I am working
:11:24. > :11:28.with share my desire for the team to show those qualities. When you
:11:28. > :11:31.were appointed England manager, you said that you and Harry Redknapp
:11:31. > :11:37.had unwittingly become rivals but Easter remain friends, what is your
:11:37. > :11:40.reaction to the news that he has left Tottenham? I was very sad to
:11:40. > :11:45.hear the news and I texted him this afternoon but I do not expect a
:11:45. > :11:48.reply because I imagine he will be snowed under with sympathetic
:11:48. > :11:53.messages. It came as a major surprise to me and I am
:11:53. > :11:56.disappointed for him. I can only miss him all the best and hope the
:11:56. > :12:01.next job that he wants comes along very soon and he will be happy in
:12:01. > :12:05.that job. I am not in a position to comment on the decision that Spurs
:12:05. > :12:09.have made and I am at not able to speak to hurry to find out how he
:12:10. > :12:16.feels about it. Let us talk about England first. What did you make of
:12:16. > :12:21.the opening game? I think has been generally reported as a good solid
:12:21. > :12:25.performance. What did you think? think looking at the game, we did
:12:26. > :12:29.lack a bit of ambition. A thing that is understandable, it is the
:12:29. > :12:35.first competitive game and if you are a coach you want to get
:12:35. > :12:38.something out of the game, which you did. I think you'll be
:12:38. > :12:42.surprised, you can almost hear it in the interviews, that the message
:12:42. > :12:47.has got to them that we want a bit more flair and we want something to
:12:47. > :12:50.get us off the edge of our feet. They get through to the manager and
:12:50. > :12:54.the players and I hope to see that tomorrow against Sweden who were
:12:54. > :13:01.always difficult for us. Would you make any significant changes in the
:13:01. > :13:07.style or the individuals? I would certainly play two strikers
:13:07. > :13:11.tomorrow. I might put young on the side. In Roisin to view their he
:13:11. > :13:15.actually mentioned that when we get the chance to counter-attack, that
:13:15. > :13:19.suggests that he might go with exactly the same and try and hit
:13:19. > :13:25.them on the break. We need to be more positive because I think we
:13:25. > :13:30.only had one effort on target the other night. Sweden are so, so
:13:30. > :13:36.difficult to play against. They always are. For us we are going to
:13:36. > :13:40.need to control the game. The counter attacking statement was a
:13:40. > :13:45.little bit concerning their to me. Can I get a bit about Harry
:13:45. > :13:49.Redknapp? What were your thoughts? You have got to hats on. Way while
:13:49. > :13:53.the manager of the football club: He can't have done any more. He has
:13:53. > :13:56.done a magnificent job. If you are the owner and you want to take the
:13:56. > :14:01.club to a different direction and you want to change the manager, no
:14:01. > :14:06.one is party to that reason. that a job that could tempt you?
:14:07. > :14:10.Would you be tempted? No, Newcastle has gone terrifically well. We have
:14:10. > :14:15.got such a great young side and I hope we will keep it all together
:14:15. > :14:25.for next year and have another go at it. One other question, I've
:14:25. > :14:25.
:14:25. > :14:35.been overwhelmed with tweeds or asking may to ask you if it his
:14:35. > :14:35.
:14:35. > :14:38.play is going to Turkey. I have no idea. Speaking of England, the
:14:38. > :14:44.Olympic flame has crossed the border and is heading for St James'
:14:44. > :14:49.Park tomorrow. These were the scenes in Berwick-upon-Tweed as the
:14:49. > :14:53.Olympics moves ever closer. It is on its way to Newcastle. Were
:14:53. > :14:58.either of you were asked to carry the torch? I was asked to carry it
:14:58. > :15:06.but I will be working, watching England tomorrow. I was asked to
:15:06. > :15:10.make the tea but I came here. great to see it in the North-East
:15:10. > :15:16.because there was a real feeling for sport up there. They love it.
:15:16. > :15:26.Cloud, the second half, Italy look for a -- lead by one goal to 0 and
:15:26. > :15:27.
:15:27. > :15:33.it always opens up when there is a Woman we have Croatia, they won't
:15:34. > :15:41.change the things up, they will wait for their chance. Looks like
:15:41. > :15:46.they are ready to kick ass, let's rejoin our commentary team. -- kick
:15:46. > :15:51.rejoin our commentary team. -- kick off.
:15:51. > :15:54.The players have been out for a few minutes, but we are still 45
:15:54. > :16:04.seconds away to the second half according to the official count
:16:04. > :16:11.
:16:11. > :16:18.down. Croatia have not lost a group game since 2004 against England. I
:16:18. > :16:28.think Italy have looked very comfortable so far. They may go up
:16:28. > :16:29.
:16:29. > :16:39.another gear. They may look to putting some crosses for the
:16:39. > :16:46.
:16:46. > :16:54.strikers. We are now under way. I wonder what Slaven Bilic's message
:16:54. > :17:04.was at half-time? They looked so confident against the Republic of
:17:04. > :17:04.
:17:04. > :17:08.Ireland, they enjoyed possession Modric had the ball, Perisic was
:17:08. > :17:18.involved, they have a big influence on the game. You needed to get the
:17:18. > :17:19.
:17:19. > :17:27.ball into the strikers. They had such a great start to each half
:17:27. > :17:37.against the Republic of Ireland. A goals at the start of both parts. -
:17:37. > :17:59.
:17:59. > :18:08.spark to prise open the defence. Here is Luka Modric, who fun had
:18:08. > :18:15.about -- Buffon have about half-an- hour to wait for that ball.
:18:15. > :18:23.never really got hold of the ball. A looks to me as if they are
:18:23. > :18:30.pressing higher up the park. It is just 14 degrees here, it was
:18:31. > :18:40.pouring with rain all morning, clearing up by lunchtime. There is
:18:41. > :18:44.
:18:44. > :18:54.no roof on the stadium, unlike Warsaw. Oh, dear. There is minimal
:18:54. > :19:12.
:19:12. > :19:22.contact. Where is the contact? Dear, dear. He treads on his third. --
:19:22. > :19:30.
:19:30. > :19:40.foot. Here's Antonio Cassano. Italy are looking to spread the play.
:19:40. > :19:41.
:19:41. > :19:51.Balotelli is in the centre. Cassano was looking at Howard Webb. Here
:19:51. > :19:54.
:19:54. > :20:01.come Croatia. Good running by Modric. Modric goes for glory!
:20:01. > :20:06.good start to the second half for Croatia. Good counter-attacking
:20:06. > :20:16.football. A little bit of movement. That was a better shot than the
:20:16. > :20:24.
:20:24. > :20:29.first one he had a few minutes ago. Modric is just standing off the
:20:29. > :20:39.front two. He has moved forward. He is playing just behind the front
:20:39. > :20:40.
:20:40. > :20:50.two. Mandzukic has gone right, Jelavic is still in the middle.
:20:50. > :20:56.
:20:56. > :21:06.Perisic is on the left. Croatia is a conveyor belt of talent. There
:21:06. > :21:21.
:21:21. > :21:31.are so many talented players coming challenge coming in at. Balotelli
:21:31. > :21:34.
:21:34. > :21:43.does well there, he checked back in to get the ball. The deflection
:21:43. > :21:50.means that is a corner. Good closing down by Perisic. It is the
:21:50. > :22:00.5th corner of the game for Italy. Prandelli's team likes to get
:22:00. > :22:16.
:22:16. > :22:26.forward as much as possible, it is Giaccherini. He was not quite sure
:22:26. > :22:32.
:22:32. > :22:42.what to do. A little bit of holding going on, as always. The referee
:22:42. > :22:52.does not do anything about it, that is a source of frustration. Rakitic
:22:52. > :23:24.
:23:24. > :23:34.not get anything from the referee against Chiellini. Chiellini just
:23:34. > :23:37.
:23:37. > :23:46.waited, he does not jump. He is one of those players that offers real
:23:46. > :23:56.solidity, an old school defender. He has some defending to do here.
:23:56. > :24:03.
:24:03. > :24:13.good turn from Chilavert. -- Jelavic. Croatia's second corner in
:24:13. > :24:22.
:24:22. > :24:31.the match. Quite a tussle in the penalty area. The referee is
:24:31. > :24:41.dealing with it. It happens in the Premier League as well. If they
:24:41. > :24:57.
:24:57. > :25:07.blew for a penalty, that would stop a bad ball, a drop by the -- it
:25:07. > :25:08.
:25:08. > :25:12.goes past the far post, Mandzukic does not attack it. It is not just
:25:12. > :25:22.Howard Webb a referee in this game from England, he has a whole
:25:22. > :25:32.
:25:32. > :25:42.English team with him, in terms of officials. That is offside against
:25:42. > :26:00.
:26:00. > :26:10.the ball. He has been a vital component of the team this
:26:10. > :26:13.
:26:13. > :26:19.afternoon. A firecracker landed on the field on the far side. It was
:26:19. > :26:27.from the Croatian fans. We get surge coming into the stadium, that
:26:27. > :26:37.is poor. Two of the Croatian players have gone across, and said
:26:37. > :26:59.
:26:59. > :27:09.to the fans, what are you doing? with the match. The smoke is slowly
:27:09. > :27:16.
:27:16. > :27:23.clearing. That is Ivan Strinic, another corner. They closed that
:27:23. > :27:33.ball down quickly. Better from Croatia, they are pushing it to the
:27:33. > :27:37.
:27:37. > :27:47.back. Here we go again. Jelavic she is involved again, a yellow card. I
:27:47. > :27:52.
:27:52. > :28:02.am sure it is Thiago Motta who has been booked. That was all rather
:28:02. > :28:05.
:28:05. > :28:15.messy. It is like a wrestling match out there. It is a goal-kick.
:28:15. > :28:18.
:28:18. > :28:24.is all very untidy. Motta got sent off very early in a big Champions
:28:24. > :28:34.League match against Barcelona, three years ago. He now plays in
:28:34. > :28:34.
:28:34. > :29:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds
:29:43. > :29:53.lot more pressure, closing quicker. had in the first half. Slaven Bilic
:29:53. > :30:02.
:30:02. > :30:07.is not too happy with the time- back in the game in this second
:30:07. > :30:13.half. Italy have won the midfield battle in the first half, there was
:30:13. > :30:20.not enough pressure on the ball. Croatia have addressed it. This is
:30:20. > :30:30.more like it from Croatia. The two forwards are there, Chiellini was
:30:30. > :30:31.
:30:31. > :30:40.in the right place at the right time. De Rossi crumples to the
:30:40. > :30:45.floor, a collision off the ball, that has left one of the Italians
:30:45. > :30:54.looking less than comfortable. It is Thiago Motta. The whistle had
:30:54. > :31:04.gone from the first challenge. went for the ball, it looks like he
:31:04. > :31:15.
:31:15. > :31:21.in the middle of the back. And an elbow to the head. There is a bit
:31:21. > :31:28.of history between the Darius Turner and Italian football.
:31:29. > :31:37.Rossi punched him and got their three Munch band -- three-month ban.
:31:37. > :31:42.They left him out of the internationals. It is a delay to
:31:42. > :31:45.the game and it has broken up the rhythm. Croatia started better in
:31:45. > :31:51.the second half and they had been able to push Italy backwards. They
:31:51. > :32:00.did not at all in the first half. They had more procession. Darijo
:32:00. > :32:04.Srna was getting forward a bit more. Mandzukic has come out to right
:32:04. > :32:14.hand side and Modric is trying to make it three out there. They can
:32:14. > :32:25.
:32:25. > :32:30.put the Italian defence under Balotelli. It does not touch
:32:30. > :32:40.anybody. It is better from him. wasn't quite as close as I thought
:32:40. > :32:41.
:32:41. > :32:51.when we saw the replay but a decent England's next match live on the
:32:51. > :33:09.
:33:10. > :33:19.BBC from 7pm tomorrow. Sweden and promising for a moment. Cassano was
:33:20. > :33:21.
:33:21. > :33:27.to the left and Balotelli to the right. Handball by Modric, surely.
:33:27. > :33:35.We are going to see a substitution. Montolivo was going to come on and
:33:35. > :33:42.now, Thiago Motta comes off. Do you think that is a Wiese bit of
:33:42. > :33:47.management from Prandelli or with him having been a tussle in there
:33:47. > :33:52.last a few minutes. May be. Maybe he is feeling and not to the head
:33:52. > :33:56.as well. He was lucky to get away with that, wasn't he? He was lucky
:33:56. > :34:06.not to be spoken to about it. not sure what Iraq can do because
:34:06. > :34:25.
:34:25. > :34:32.he had already blown for the free dispatching the ball. We are inside
:34:32. > :34:38.the last half-hour here. Still just the one goal in the game. That look
:34:38. > :34:48.like a foul to me. Jelavic is looking very frustrated with Howard
:34:48. > :34:48.
:34:48. > :36:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds
:36:31. > :36:41.quickly, when it goes up for a throw-in they are not standing
:36:41. > :36:50.
:36:50. > :36:54.around waiting. 20 minutes into the their against Modric. That is the
:36:54. > :37:00.second time he has a given and handball in the last few minutes.
:37:00. > :37:10.Howard Webb gave him the benefit of the doubt. He is that sprawl
:37:10. > :37:13.
:37:14. > :37:18.stretching and it just caught him who got the biggest game of the
:37:18. > :37:25.Mall a couple of years ago. It turned into a tough job for him,
:37:25. > :37:28.that World Cup final. It did not help him with a those two teams
:37:28. > :37:32.there. Holland were very disappointed. They kept a few on
:37:32. > :37:42.the pitch that some -- that probably shouldn't have been on
:37:42. > :37:57.
:37:57. > :38:00.there. That was too long for change. You can see Danijel Pranjic
:38:00. > :38:10.are the corner of your screen just having a little stretch and waiting
:38:10. > :38:14.
:38:14. > :38:23.moment the game is fragmented and it is up to Croatia to get that
:38:23. > :38:31.goal. A have not had a dominant spell in the second half. They are
:38:31. > :38:41.still not making that change at the moment. Planet will have to wait. -
:38:41. > :38:52.
:38:52. > :38:58.change. Ivan Perisic is the man who is going off. Danijel Pranjic is
:38:58. > :39:03.the man who will win his cap. He plays for Bayern Munich. He is an
:39:03. > :39:07.attacking me to -- and attacking left-back. He has lost his team --
:39:07. > :39:16.he has lost his place at Bayern Munich and his place in the
:39:16. > :39:23.starting 11 as a result but he is experienced. He is into the fray.
:39:23. > :39:27.How come was that! As a coach you don't want to see that. You have to
:39:27. > :39:36.be attacking a second ball. You have to anticipate if the ball gets
:39:36. > :39:41.missed at the near post. That is a foul. A free kick to Italy. Just
:39:41. > :39:51.past the midway point of this second half. Still it is a tight
:39:51. > :40:06.
:40:06. > :40:16.game between these two. You can Andrea Pirlo. The game needs a bit
:40:16. > :40:23.of a lift, doesn't it? His free kick was the only goal we have seen
:40:23. > :40:29.today. There is going to be a change now as well. For the second
:40:29. > :40:35.match running at Mario Balotelli is being replaced, having started the
:40:35. > :40:40.match. It worked for Italy last time. He is being replaced with
:40:40. > :40:44.Antonio di Natale. He came on to score a goal against Spain.
:40:44. > :40:54.looks very disappointed. He has had a couple of decency shots and he
:40:54. > :40:59.has played quite well. He looked to get in behind. He makes way for the
:40:59. > :41:04.goalscorer. It was a familiar look from him as he left the field. Di
:41:04. > :41:09.Natale is the leading scorer in Serie A for the last two seasons.
:41:09. > :41:19.He has got better as he got older. He has got 20 goals in the last
:41:19. > :41:22.
:41:22. > :41:32.side of midfield. He has just come on. He is playing in front of
:41:32. > :41:51.
:41:51. > :42:01.substitutes. He thinks the players coming into the game more and more.
:42:01. > :42:31.
:42:31. > :42:41.They have a couple of opportunities. into the left-back position. --
:42:41. > :42:55.
:42:55. > :43:02.1-1. That is his third goal of the tournament already. You sensed a
:43:02. > :43:11.goal might have been coming. I just said that they were not out of
:43:11. > :43:21.their. It was a mistake from Chiellini and a far poorer post --
:43:21. > :43:23.
:43:23. > :43:29.-- at the far post. Italy need to be careful. Mario Mandzukic. Right
:43:29. > :43:35.in the middle of the screen here, this is on site this ball, they
:43:35. > :43:44.jumped by a Chiellini and he misses the ball and completely mistimed a
:43:44. > :43:50.pull for -- completely mistimed it. A good touch into his path. There
:43:50. > :43:56.you go. 1-1. The goalkeeper in the second half against Ireland and
:43:56. > :43:59.just the touch against the post this time. Third goal of the
:43:59. > :44:03.tournament for Mario Mandzukic. Another minor delay for the
:44:04. > :44:13.presence of firecrackers on the field. The Italians are ready to
:44:14. > :44:19.
:44:19. > :44:22.get searched a we have to go through machines. They have been at
:44:22. > :44:28.every game so far. A we were wondering about that Russian flag
:44:28. > :44:38.the other night as well, how did back getting? You would need big
:44:38. > :44:48.trousers to hide that fact in your pocket. Game on! Modric. Croatia
:44:48. > :44:53.
:44:54. > :44:59.more than we can. I think Buffon is saying to the referee that he
:44:59. > :45:07.cannot see. They will just have to wait for this smote two left. That
:45:07. > :45:11.is smoke from the flair. The flares are coming from the Croatian end.
:45:11. > :45:16.He has looked really useful. I had been impressed by the movement of
:45:16. > :45:26.the two strikers from Croatia. It was a lovely touch. He keeps his
:45:26. > :45:33.
:45:33. > :45:40.eye on the ball and it drops right second half. They have pressed
:45:40. > :45:49.Italy, got for a better, they have tinkered with the formation. -- got
:45:49. > :45:59.forward better. A debate amongst the players, but finally we can get
:45:59. > :45:59.
:45:59. > :46:09.going again. The smoke from that flair has jester pin doubt. -- has
:46:09. > :46:10.
:46:10. > :46:20.just up gone away. Italy are not looking as assured as in the first
:46:20. > :46:29.
:46:29. > :46:33.half. Modric is increasingly influential. Just offside. A the
:46:33. > :46:43.Italian players are talking and arguing which other, they have just
:46:43. > :47:06.
:47:06. > :47:11.lost their rhythm. -- with each goalscorer. Croatia are working
:47:11. > :47:18.harder now. They are all back behind the ball. There is all to
:47:18. > :47:28.play for between these two sides. Pletikosa took no chances with that
:47:28. > :47:30.
:47:30. > :47:40.shot. They dominated the first half, and a reduced to just a couple of
:47:40. > :47:49.
:47:49. > :47:59.efforts in this one. A decent effort from Ricardo Montolivo. The
:47:59. > :48:32.
:48:32. > :48:42.highlight was that a double save is good passing movement, the run
:48:42. > :48:46.was fractionally late. Just running off the shoulder of the defender.
:48:46. > :48:54.They looked at ease in the first half, it looks like they could go
:48:54. > :48:57.up another gear. We were saying it wasn't the same Croatia team as
:48:57. > :49:04.against the Republic of Ireland. They made a perfect start against
:49:04. > :49:10.the Republic of Ireland, it gave them confidence. They played with a
:49:10. > :49:20.real swagger, they were worthy winners. It comes with scoring
:49:20. > :49:22.
:49:22. > :49:27.goals. Don't forget, we have highlights at 11:35pm, featuring
:49:27. > :49:37.this game, and the Republic of Ireland's second match against
:49:37. > :49:48.
:49:48. > :49:58.Spain, being played in the Gdansk. I wonder what Slaven Bilic is
:49:58. > :50:01.
:50:01. > :50:11.discussing? I am not sure if that is a fan ball, or a real one.
:50:11. > :50:35.
:50:35. > :50:45.Someone has got a souvenir, they lovely touch from the keeper
:50:45. > :50:48.
:50:48. > :50:53.Dalavich -- Nikica Jelavic. All of a sudden, Croatia looked the better
:50:53. > :51:03.team. It is based on rhythm, Italy have lost theirs. They are not
:51:03. > :51:06.
:51:06. > :51:16.keeping the ball as well, they do not look a threat. A yellow card
:51:16. > :51:41.
:51:41. > :51:49.note that today. -- Italian it to go into the notebook. The Croatian
:51:49. > :51:53.fans are having a whale of a time behind Buffon. They sense they
:51:54. > :52:03.could be their day, they could book their place in the last eight. If
:52:04. > :52:19.
:52:19. > :52:27.Croatia can find a winner they will hurry, there is no urgency. -- the
:52:27. > :52:37.look in any hurry. We have not seen anything of Italy as the attacking
:52:37. > :52:57.
:52:57. > :53:05.force for a while now. Eduardo is preparing to come on for Croatia.
:53:05. > :53:12.Look at the space for Mandzukic. He has space, Jelavic could not quite
:53:12. > :53:16.find his strike partner with the return. They look the more likely
:53:16. > :53:26.team to score. They have up to their game, and Italy cannot match
:53:26. > :53:39.
:53:39. > :53:45.them at the moment. -- upped. Italy are going to make a change. Eduardo
:53:45. > :53:55.is going to come on for the second match running. Italy will shortly
:53:55. > :53:57.
:53:58. > :54:07.make another change as well. Pranjic thought he was away on the
:54:08. > :54:11.
:54:11. > :54:16.right hand side. Nikica Jelavic is coming off, replaced by Eduardo. He
:54:16. > :54:24.could not score today after finding the net in the opening game. The
:54:24. > :54:34.former Arsenal striker, Eduardo, Croatia's second highest score of
:54:34. > :54:36.
:54:36. > :54:41.all time, behind the Davor Suker, he comes on. -- scorer. Sebastian
:54:41. > :54:51.Giovinco is coming on for Italy, he struggled at Juventus, that has
:54:51. > :55:21.
:55:21. > :55:31.really blossomed that Parma. They the fact it is a cool day in Poland.
:55:31. > :55:58.
:55:58. > :56:08.14 degrees in Poznan, 37,096 in the exasperated. He want to be played
:56:08. > :56:36.
:56:36. > :56:46.Nearly a first touch for Eduardo. He only got one minute in the last
:56:46. > :56:52.
:56:52. > :57:02.game, a few more this time. Sebastian Giovinco was clearly
:57:02. > :57:02.
:57:03. > :57:12.edged out there, that is a key a yellow card. Got taken down the
:57:13. > :57:13.
:57:13. > :57:23.outside. I think he knew he was done for pace. He knows he can't
:57:23. > :57:47.
:57:47. > :57:57.match his pace. Inside the last was silly. Surprising to see him
:57:57. > :57:57.
:57:57. > :58:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds
:58:59. > :59:06.still time. They have been so many fouls this second half, the game
:59:06. > :59:12.has lacked rhythm. Croatia don't care, they are backing it. Croatia
:59:12. > :59:22.would love to get a win there here. That would take the pressure off in
:59:22. > :59:22.
:59:22. > :59:31.their game against Spain. I think that is a Croatia pro. It is off
:59:31. > :59:41.the Italian defender. He had the opportunity to clear the ball. He
:59:41. > :00:09.
:00:09. > :00:18.didn't. Maybe Gianluigi Buffon's Daniele de Rossi. Offside against
:00:19. > :00:28.Antonio di Natale. Italy would not be too unhappy with a., they have
:00:29. > :00:35.
:00:35. > :00:39.the Republic of Ireland in the next match. Strinic, not close. He has a
:00:39. > :00:49.good left third, a couple of good crosses in the first half, an
:00:49. > :01:02.
:01:02. > :01:07.on the Schildenfeld's shorts there. A finger centre-back has enjoyed
:01:07. > :01:17.him coming on. He has tested him a couple of times. He is lively,
:01:17. > :01:39.
:01:39. > :01:49.one. A real up and under old-style five minutes of added time. That is
:01:49. > :02:01.
:02:01. > :02:11.bit there. It was hurried from the full-back. Italy have not really
:02:11. > :02:14.
:02:14. > :02:19.carried much of a threat in this against Spain and you would have
:02:19. > :02:26.thought they would look to win this game here, Italy, going into that
:02:26. > :02:30.last game with the Republic. They were sailing along quite nicely at
:02:30. > :02:40.half-time. They struggled to impose themselves in the same manner in
:02:40. > :03:00.
:03:00. > :03:07.shooting opportunity missed. -- a everything he can handle that he
:03:07. > :03:17.has the last word. The players thought that was a foul of there.
:03:17. > :03:25.
:03:25. > :03:35.Mandzukic is down. It looked like a over Chiellini. I think it is on
:03:35. > :03:39.
:03:39. > :03:42.this challenge on the touch. It is challenge. Oh, not given! I thought
:03:43. > :03:52.Howard Webb had given that. Mandzukic is not looking terribly
:03:53. > :04:04.
:04:04. > :04:14.five at the end of this game. All square at 1-1 here. It is the
:04:14. > :04:21.
:04:21. > :04:28.Republic of Ireland and Spain are playing later on in Gdansk. Spain
:04:28. > :04:32.face Croatia in their final match on Monday. Italy are back here for
:04:32. > :04:34.the Ireland game. Mandzukic is still feeling the effects of that
:04:34. > :04:44.challenge from Chiellini at the other end of the field a few
:04:44. > :04:46.
:04:46. > :04:52.minutes ago. It was a robust challenge, wasn't it? The last
:04:52. > :05:02.thing Croatia want is him injured. He has been their star man up front
:05:02. > :05:15.
:05:15. > :05:20.a free kick. Kranjcar is preparing to come on. He came off the bench
:05:20. > :05:23.in the first game and got himself booked. He was nonetheless the top
:05:24. > :05:27.scorer for Croatia in the qualifiers. He scored four goals.
:05:27. > :05:36.Croatian fans will have their fingers crossed there is no serious
:05:36. > :05:43.damage for Mariya Mandzukic. He is leaving the field. It is the last
:05:43. > :05:53.few minutes of added time. Cringed a's father used to be the national
:05:53. > :06:25.
:06:25. > :06:31.typical efforts. That was poor, if the touchline off the pitch. He has
:06:31. > :06:41.got off the stretcher but he is limping quite heavily. I wonder
:06:41. > :06:42.
:06:42. > :06:47.whether he may be a doubt for the No free kick given for the
:06:47. > :06:54.challenge on the energy. They could be a chance for a late winner here
:06:54. > :07:04.but they cannot find the past. Kranjcar just slipped the ball and
:07:04. > :07:20.
:07:20. > :07:24.Howard Webb has blown the final whistle. The Honours are even. A
:07:24. > :07:30.stalemate. A promising start from Italy. They looked comfortable at
:07:30. > :07:34.half-time but they could not hold on at the second half. Mario
:07:34. > :07:39.Mandzukic got his third gold of the tournament and equalised for
:07:40. > :07:49.Croatia who improved in the second period. A point apiece and a goal
:07:50. > :07:58.
:07:58. > :08:03.Croatia stay top of Group C, two points clear of Italy who remain
:08:03. > :08:08.without a win this calendar year. Spain will leapfrog them if they
:08:08. > :08:11.beat Ireland tonight. Italy will have to defeat the Irish to have a
:08:11. > :08:16.chance of reaching the quarter- finals. Both for the final games
:08:16. > :08:19.from this group will be light on the BBC. It is remarkable how many
:08:19. > :08:22.games we have seen one side lead and the other side come back to the
:08:22. > :08:27.second half. You must give tremendous credit to the Croatian
:08:27. > :08:31.coach because I think he got his tactics absolutely spot on. Or he
:08:31. > :08:36.did in the second half was to push the two forwards further wide and
:08:36. > :08:40.put Modric further forward and changed it to 4-3-3 and it worked
:08:40. > :08:45.for them and they looked a lot more dangerous in the second half. They
:08:45. > :08:50.could have won the game but they were too good sides. A yes, some
:08:50. > :08:53.decent goals. The first one came to Italy. Pirlo just before half-time.
:08:53. > :08:58.There were doubts whether it should be a free kick. Not much going on
:08:58. > :09:04.there, what do we think? I think it was a free kick. He put his arms
:09:04. > :09:09.around him. It doesn't take much these days to get a free kick.
:09:09. > :09:14.the margins are so small. That ball when between two Croatian head and
:09:14. > :09:20.went right in that. That is the first direct free kick scored in
:09:20. > :09:25.these Championship finals since 2004. The last one was the Czech
:09:25. > :09:28.Republic. He it was worth waiting for. They have definitely got more
:09:28. > :09:36.control over the ball this tournament. The free kicks have
:09:36. > :09:41.been closer. It was farcical at times in the World Cup. Crosses are
:09:41. > :09:45.always a threat. He said at half- time... They scored against Ireland
:09:45. > :09:49.Esso's Strinic, a great ball in. You can see their ideas. When there
:09:49. > :09:55.are two big guys in, their first thought has to be can we get the
:09:55. > :10:00.ball in the box at the first opportunity? Try and get on the end
:10:00. > :10:08.of it and they did exactly the same in the second half. This was a
:10:08. > :10:12.great run from Vukojevic. I was screaming at him to hit it first
:10:12. > :10:16.time and I was surprised he didn't that he took a touch and it was an
:10:16. > :10:21.excellent village. It was no more than Croatia deserve because they
:10:21. > :10:27.pushed and probed. They always looked threatening. That was a goal
:10:27. > :10:31.that they deserved. Clarence? Absolutely. At the end of the first
:10:31. > :10:38.half I said not to forget Croatia are a good team. The changes made a
:10:38. > :10:42.difference for them. Very impressed with them. Disappointing for Italy
:10:42. > :10:49.because during the game you saw that they were just lying back and
:10:49. > :10:53.waiting. It is what they do, they get one high they used to hang on.
:10:53. > :11:00.That has changed. A very good side is going to go missing from this
:11:00. > :11:05.group. A for sure. Those two sides there would be comfortable
:11:05. > :11:09.finalists in another group of one is going to go home because one of
:11:09. > :11:13.-- because Spain is going to go through. That was a good game today.
:11:13. > :11:18.A good tactical game and the players. A tough day for Howard
:11:18. > :11:22.Webb. He had a tough World Cup final and a tough day to -- a tough
:11:22. > :11:31.game today. I think that is a very good shout for a penalty there
:11:31. > :11:38.which she gave the other way. You can see this goes on all the time,
:11:38. > :11:42.John Bercow was pulling Balotelli and not allowing him to jump. The
:11:42. > :11:52.ball was not in play but how would chose to give the. And eight Thiago
:11:52. > :11:54.
:11:55. > :12:02.Motta a yellow card. Daria Srna got his own back there. Jagger Motta is
:12:02. > :12:06.the man of the match, a Guy to play against. Around about this time
:12:06. > :12:13.tomorrow I hope you will be joining us for England versus Sweden. We
:12:13. > :12:23.will need plenty of heart. You are the last line of defence. You want
:12:23. > :12:26.
:12:26. > :12:32.the war. Through you are none shall pass. You will take crosses, you
:12:32. > :12:42.will stop shots, you will command your area. You are the wall or that
:12:42. > :12:45.
:12:45. > :12:53.Our coverage begins at 7pm on BBC One. You can catch the highlights
:12:53. > :12:57.of both games tonight on BBC One at 11:35pm. Spain will play Ireland
:12:57. > :13:05.and there is Trapattoni preparing. A very big night for him. It will
:13:05. > :13:11.be a tough task for his team, playing against Spain. Diary starts
:13:11. > :13:20.instead of Fabregas. Spain looked a better team when he came on. Allen,
:13:20. > :13:25.did you enjoy the game? It has been a terrific game. You have got to
:13:25. > :13:29.earn your crust as a manager and Bilic did that tonight. They have a
:13:29. > :13:33.real chance of qualifying. Absolutely. Even the Spanish have