Italy vs. Israel: Score and Recap for Euro U-21 Championship Match

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Published: June 8, 2013

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Italy already had a win in the 2013 European Under-21 Championships coming into Saturday's match with Israel, and that momentum carried over into an impressive 4-0 victory over the opposition again to vault the Azzurri into first place in the Group A standings. 

The team's official Twitter account had the post as the score became official after just over 90 minutes of action:



Italy dominated possession in the first half en route to a 2-0 lead. It added two more goals in the second half to push the lead to four and clinch a spot in the semifinals of the tournament once the group stage is over. 

The Azzurri first got on the board in the 18th minute, when Riccardo Saponara found the back of the net to give his U-21 squad the 1-0 lead and a firm grasp on the three points to be had in the Group A standings. 

Football Italia had the post as the Italians took a lead that they would never come close to relinquishing in Tel Aviv on Saturday:



101 Great Goals also had this video of the mark:



Things went downhill for the Israelis from there.

Eyal Golasa picked up a red card for a bad tackle in the 34th minute, and that was pretty much the match for the underdog side after being forced into playing with 10 the rest of the way. 



It took Italy just six minutes to put goal No. 2 on the board after that, as Manolo Gabbiadini took a nifty touch pass from Ciro Immobile before beating the keeper to give the Azzuri a 2-0 lead. The Azzurri, on Twitter, had the post as both sides entered their locker rooms at the half:



The injury referenced in the tweet was to Lorenzo Insigne, who was the hero from Italy's 1-0 win over England earlier in the week. He had to be removed from the pitch via stretcher, marking the only disappointing aspect for the Italians in an otherwise dominating victory. ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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