International Friendly

Greece vs Italy, International Friendly

· International Friendly
Greece
  • 50': Theofanis Gekas
FT
1 - 1
Italy
  • 54': Luca Toni

About

Greece are hosting Italy at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Offside, Greece. Nikos Spiropoulos tries a through ball, but Vangelis Mantzios is caught offside.
  • 7': Giorgios Karagounis (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Italy).
  • 8': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Dimitrios Salpingidis.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Ivan Gennaro Gattuso (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 9': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Alexandros Tzorvas.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Fabio Cannavaro (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgio Chiellini with a headed pass.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Giuseppe Rossi (Italy) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Vangelis Mantzios (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giorgios Karagounis.
  • 11': Foul by Loukas Vintra (Greece).
  • 11': Giuseppe Rossi (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Daniele De Rossi (Italy) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 14': Foul by Traianos Dellas (Greece).
  • 14': Luca Toni (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Giorgios Karagounis (Greece) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 15': Foul by Mauro German Camoranesi (Italy).
  • 16': Mauro German Camoranesi (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Giorgios Karagounis (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nikos Spiropoulos.
  • 18': Nikos Spiropoulos (Greece) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 18': Foul by Mauro German Camoranesi (Italy).
  • 22': Offside, Greece. Angelos Basinas tries a through ball, but Giorgios Karagounis is caught offside.
  • 25': Foul by Loukas Vintra (Greece).
  • 25': Fabio Grosso (Italy) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Kostas Katsouranis (Greece) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nikos Spiropoulos with a cross.
  • 26': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Fabio Grosso.
  • 28': Dimitrios Salpingidis (Greece) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 28': Foul by Fabio Grosso (Italy).
  • 30': Daniele Bonera (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Foul by Giorgios Karagounis (Greece).
  • 32': Attempt missed. Luca Toni (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 32': Hand ball by Vangelis Mantzios (Greece).
  • 36': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Giorgio Chiellini.
  • 39': Offside, Greece. Alexandros Tziolis tries a through ball, but Vangelis Mantzios is caught offside.
  • 40': Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Greece) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 40': Foul by Luca Toni (Italy).
  • 41': Foul by Dimitrios Salpingidis (Greece).
  • 41': Fabio Grosso (Italy) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 41': Foul by Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Greece).
  • 41': Giuseppe Rossi (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Giuseppe Rossi (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 43': Giorgios Karagounis (Greece) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 43': Foul by Riccardo Montolivo (Italy).
  • 44': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Traianos Dellas.
  • 45': Vangelis Mantzios (Greece) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 45': Foul by Ivan Gennaro Gattuso (Italy).
  • 45': Offside, Greece. Loukas Vintra tries a through ball, but Vangelis Mantzios is caught offside.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Giuseppe Rossi (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 45': First Half ends, Greece 0, Italy 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Italy. Nicola Legrottaglie defender replaces Giorgio Chiellini.
  • 45': Substitution, Italy. Simone Pepe forward replaces Riccardo Montolivo.
  • 45': Substitution, Greece. Nikos Liberopoulos forward replaces Giorgios Karagounis.
  • 45': Substitution, Greece. Theofanis Gekas forward replaces Vangelis Mantzios.
  • 0': Second Half begins Greece 0, Italy 0.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Luca Toni (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giuseppe Rossi with a through ball.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Simone Pepe (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giuseppe Rossi.
  • 48': Hand ball by (Italy).
  • 48': Attempt saved. Mauro German Camoranesi (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Daniele De Rossi.
  • 49': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Alexandros Tzorvas.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Ivan Gennaro Gattuso (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniele De Rossi.
  • 50': Goal! Greece 1, Italy 0. Theofanis Gekas (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexandros Tziolis with a through ball.
  • 51': Foul by Nikos Spiropoulos (Greece).
  • 51': Simone Pepe (Italy) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 52': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Angelos Basinas.
  • 52': Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Ivan Gennaro Gattuso (Italy).
  • 53': Attempt saved. Angelos Basinas (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 54': Foul by Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Greece).
  • 54': Luca Toni (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Goal! Greece 1, Italy 1. Luca Toni (Italy) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniele De Rossi with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 57': Ivan Gennaro Gattuso (Italy) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 57': Foul by Nikos Liberopoulos (Greece).
  • 59': Attempt saved. Mauro German Camoranesi (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Luca Toni.
  • 59': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Alexandros Tzorvas.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Simone Pepe (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 61': Substitution, Italy. Cristian Maggio midfielder replaces Mauro German Camoranesi.
  • 61': Substitution, Italy. Alessandro Gamberini defender replaces Fabio Cannavaro.
  • 61': Substitution, Italy. Alberto Gilardino forward replaces Luca Toni.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Daniele De Rossi (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ivan Gennaro Gattuso.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Dimitrios Salpingidis (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kostas Katsouranis with a cross.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Kostas Katsouranis (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandros Tziolis.
  • 64': Foul by Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Greece).
  • 64': Alberto Gilardino (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Fabio Grosso (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 67': Foul by Nikos Liberopoulos (Greece).
  • 67': Ivan Gennaro Gattuso (Italy) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 69': Foul by Ivan Gennaro Gattuso (Italy).
  • 69': Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Substitution, Italy. Vincenzo Iaquinta forward replaces Giuseppe Rossi.
  • 71': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Sokratis Papastathopoulos.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Kostas Katsouranis (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dimitrios Salpingidis following a set piece situation.
  • 74': Foul by Simone Pepe (Italy).
  • 74': Angelos Basinas (Greece) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 75': Fabio Grosso (Italy) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 75': Foul by Kostas Katsouranis (Greece).
  • 77': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Alessandro Gamberini.
  • 77': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Ivan Gennaro Gattuso.
  • 78': Vincenzo Iaquinta (Italy) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 78': Foul by Loukas Vintra (Greece).
  • 78': Loukas Vintra (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Nikos Spiropoulos.
  • 79': Offside, Greece. Kostas Katsouranis tries a through ball, but Theofanis Gekas is caught offside.
  • 80': Foul by Nicola Legrottaglie (Italy).
  • 80': Nikos Liberopoulos (Greece) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Alberto Gilardino (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vincenzo Iaquinta with a headed pass.
  • 86': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Simone Pepe.
  • 89': Substitution, Greece. Vasilias Pliatsikas midfielder replaces Angelos Basinas.
  • 89': Substitution, Greece. Sotirios Ninis midfielder replaces Dimitrios Salpingidis.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Vincenzo Iaquinta (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daniele De Rossi.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Alexandros Tziolis (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kostas Katsouranis.
  • 90': Vincenzo Iaquinta (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by Vasilias Pliatsikas (Greece).
  • 90': Second Half ends, Greece 1, Italy 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Greece 1, Italy 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 5
8 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 9
47.7 Possession 52.3
18 SHOTS 9
10 ON GOAL 2
0.6 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
315 Accurate Passes 349
389 Passes 427
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 3
22 Crosses 20
0.2 Cross % 0.2
37 Long Balls 60
24 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 1
12 Effective Tackles 14
14 Tackles 14
0.9 Tackle % 1.0
0 Interceptions 0
13 Effective Clearances 20
24 Clearances 33

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium
Location: Piraeus, Greece
Attendance: 7,000

Line-Ups

GRE Greece

No. Name
12 Alexandros Tzorvas (GK)
6 Avraam Papadopoulos
24 Loukas Vyntra Yellow Card
5 Traianos Dellas
4 Nikos Spyropoulos
19 Sokratis Papastathopoulos
6 Angelos Basinas
21 Kostas Katsouranis
14 Dimitris Salpingidis
22 Alexandros Tziolis
9 Theofanis Gekas
10 Georgios Karagounis
26 Vagelis Mantzios
Greece Substitutes:
Vagelis Mantzios, Nikos Liberopoulos, Vasilios Koutsianikoulis, Alexandros Tziolis, Vasilios Pliatsikas, Kostas Chalkias, Sotiris Ninis, Theofanis Gekas, Vasilis Torosidis, Christos Patsatzoglou, Avraam Papadopoulos.

ITA Italy

No. Name
1 Morgan De Sanctis (GK)
4 Giorgio Chiellini
5 Fabio Cannavaro
3 Fabio Grosso
2 Daniele Bonera
6 Daniele De Rossi
10 Riccardo Montolivo
8 Gennaro Gattuso
11 Giuseppe Rossi
9 Luca Toni
7 Mauro Camoranesi Yellow Card
Italy Substitutes:
Alessandro Gamberini, Gianluca Curci, Simone Pepe, Vincenzo Iaquinta, Christian Maggio, Gaetano D'Agostino, Alberto Gilardino, Nicola Legrottaglie, Simone Perrotta, Andrea Dossena.

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