Italy vs Norway, 2016 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage 2016

Italy rally to win, keep Norway from securing spot at Euro 2016

Italy came from behind with two goals in the second half to beat Norway 2-1 in Rome on Tuesday and clinch first place in Group H of Euro qualifying.

• 0': Game on!
• 1': Graziano Pellé hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
• 2': Orjan Nyland takes a long goal kick
• 2': Haitam Aleesami commits a foul on Andrea Barzagli resulting on a free kick for Italy
• 2': Andrea Barzagli takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 4': Offside called on Graziano Pellé
• 4': Vegard Forren takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 5': Roberto Soriano drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
• 6': Orjan Nyland takes a long goal kick
• 6': Roberto Soriano commits a foul on Stefan Johansen resulting on a free kick for Norway
• 6': Omar Elabdellaoui takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 7': Haitam Aleesami crosses the ball. Outcome: save
• 7': Gianluigi Buffon makes a good save (Catch)
• 9': Citadin Eder hits(volley) a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
• 9': Alessandro Florenzi takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
• 10': Citadin Eder hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
• 10': Orjan Nyland takes a long goal kick
• 11': Throw-in: Haitam Aleesami takes it (Attacking)
• 12': Alessandro Florenzi crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
• 12': Roberto Soriano drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
• 13': Throw-in: Matteo Darmian takes it (Defending)
• 15': Graziano Pellé commits a foul on Vegard Forren resulting on a free kick for Norway
• 15': Orjan Nyland takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 15': Throw-in: Omar Elabdellaoui takes it (Defending)
• 17': Orjan Nyland takes a long goal kick
• 18': Gianluigi Buffon takes a short goal kick
• 19': Graziano Pellé commits a foul on Stefan Johansen resulting on a free kick for Norway
• 19': Stefan Johansen takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 19': Mattia De Sciglio commits a foul on Per Ciljan Skjelbred resulting on a free kick for Norway
• 20': Per Ciljan Skjelbred takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: pass
• 20': Gianluigi Buffon takes a long goal kick
• 21': Alexander Soderlund commits a foul on Giorgio Chiellini resulting on a free kick for Italy
• 21': Giorgio Chiellini takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 21': Matteo Darmian crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
• 22': Orjan Nyland takes a long goal kick
• 23': Matteo Darmian commits a foul on Jo Inge Berget resulting on a free kick for Norway
• 23': Stefan Johansen takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
• 23': Stefan Johansen crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
• 23': Alexander Tettey hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: goal
• 23': Goal!! Alexander Tettey hits a very good left footed shot to the lower right corner from the right channel (aprox. 20 yards) and scores!! Norway now leads 1 - 0
• 25': Throw-in: Mattia De Sciglio takes it (Defending)
• 26': Matteo Darmian commits a foul on Alexander Soderlund resulting on a free kick for Norway
• 26': Haitam Aleesami takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 28': Throw-in: Matteo Darmian takes it (Defending)
• 28': Graziano Pellé drills a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
• 29': Alessandro Florenzi takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
• 29': Throw-in: Mattia De Sciglio takes it (Attacking)
• 29': Throw-in: Matteo Darmian takes it (Attacking)
• 32': Jo Inge Berget crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
• 32': Leonardo Bonucci clears the ball from danger.
• 32': Graziano Pellé commits a foul on Haitam Aleesami resulting on a free kick for Norway
• 33': Stefan Johansen takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
• 33': Throw-in: Haitam Aleesami takes it (Attacking)
• 35': Riccardo Montolivo crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
• 35': Graziano Pellé hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
• 35': Orjan Nyland takes a long goal kick
• 36': Throw-in: Mattia De Sciglio takes it (Attacking)
• 36': Alessandro Florenzi takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
• 36': Even Hovland clears the ball from danger.
• 36': Roberto Soriano hits(volley) a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
• 36': Alexander Tettey blocks the shot
• 37': Alessandro Florenzi takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
• 37': Alessandro Florenzi takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
• 37': Even Hovland clears the ball from danger.
• 38': Graziano Pellé crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
• 38': Vegard Forren clears the ball from danger.
• 38': Graziano Pellé commits a foul on Haitam Aleesami resulting on a free kick for Norway
• 39': Orjan Nyland takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 41': Throw-in: Matteo Darmian takes it (Attacking)
• 41': Alessandro Florenzi crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
• 41': Even Hovland clears the ball from danger.
• 42': Throw-in: Matteo Darmian takes it (Attacking)
• 42': Alessandro Florenzi crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
• 43': Alessandro Florenzi crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
• 44': Riccardo Montolivo commits a foul on Alexander Soderlund resulting on a free kick for Norway
• 44': Orjan Nyland takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 45': Andrea Barzagli crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
• 45': Graziano Pellé hits a good header. Outcome: save
• 45': Orjan Nyland makes a very good save (Tip Over)
• 45': Alessandro Florenzi takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
• 45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
• 45'+1': Alessandro Florenzi drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
• 45'+1': Orjan Nyland makes an outstanding save (Parry)
• 45'+1': Throw-in: Omar Elabdellaoui takes it (Defending)
• 45': The second half is under way
• 47': Matteo Darmian crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
• 47': Even Hovland clears the ball from danger.
• 48': Throw-in: Mattia De Sciglio takes it (Attacking)
• 48': Throw-in: Omar Elabdellaoui takes it (Defending)
• 49': Throw-in: Matteo Darmian takes it (Attacking)
• 50': Roberto Soriano drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: save
• 50': Orjan Nyland makes a very good save (Catch)
• 50': Andrea Barzagli commits a foul on Alexander Soderlund resulting on a free kick for Norway
• 51': Norway makes a sub: Jone Samuelsen enters for Per Ciljan Skjelbred. Reason: Injury
• 51': Even Hovland takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 53': Markus Henriksen commits a foul on Giorgio Chiellini resulting on a free kick for Italy
• 54': Giorgio Chiellini takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
• 54': Throw-in: Matteo Darmian takes it (Attacking)
• 55': Alessandro Florenzi takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
• 55': Even Hovland clears the ball from danger.
• 56': Alessandro Florenzi crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
• 56': Vegard Forren clears the ball from danger.
• 56': Throw-in: Matteo Darmian takes it (Attacking)
• 56': Throw-in: Omar Elabdellaoui takes it (Defending)
• 58': Stefan Johansen drills a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
• 58': Gianluigi Buffon takes a long goal kick
• 59': Alessandro Florenzi drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
• 59': Vegard Forren blocks the shot
• 60': Norway makes a sub: Joshua King enters for Alexander Soderlund. Reason: Tactical
• 60': Throw-in: Haitam Aleesami takes it (Defending)
• 61': Alessandro Florenzi crosses the ball. Outcome: save
• 61': Orjan Nyland makes a very good save (Feet)
• 61': Citadin Eder hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
• 61': Orjan Nyland makes a very good save (Catch)
• 62': Italy makes a sub: Sebastian Giovinco enters for Citadin Eder. Reason: Injury
• 63': Throw-in: Giorgio Chiellini takes it (Attacking)
• 66': Throw-in: Omar Elabdellaoui takes it (Attacking)
• 67': Throw-in: Giorgio Chiellini takes it (Defending)
• 67': Alessandro Florenzi crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
• 67': Stefan Johansen clears the ball from danger.
• 68': Mattia De Sciglio crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
• 68': Italy makes a sub: Andrea Bertolacci enters for Riccardo Montolivo. Reason: Tactical
• 68': Throw-in: Haitam Aleesami takes it (Attacking)
• 69': Throw-in: Matteo Darmian takes it (Defending)
• 69': Orjan Nyland takes a long goal kick
• 72': Italy makes a sub: Antonio Candreva enters for Andrea Barzagli. Reason: Tactical
• 73': Sebastian Giovinco crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
• 74': Alessandro Florenzi hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
• 74': Goal!! Alessandro Florenzi hits a very good right footed shot to the lower right corner from the right 6 yard (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! The game is now tied at 1
• 75': Offside called on Antonio Candreva
• 75': Orjan Nyland takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 76': Markus Henriksen commits a foul on Sebastian Giovinco resulting on a free kick for Italy
• 76': Sebastian Giovinco takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 76': Alessandro Florenzi crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
• 76': Sebastian Giovinco hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
• 76': Orjan Nyland makes an outstanding save (Round Post)
• 77': Alessandro Florenzi takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
• 77': Even Hovland clears the ball from danger.
• 78': Norway makes a sub: Valon Berisha enters for Jo Inge Berget. Reason: Tactical
• 78': Orjan Nyland takes a long goal kick
• 79': Markus Henriksen commits a foul on Roberto Soriano resulting on a free kick for Italy
• 79': Leonardo Bonucci takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 79': Mattia De Sciglio drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
• 79': Omar Elabdellaoui blocks the shot
• 80': Offside called on Alessandro Florenzi
• 80': Orjan Nyland takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 81': Orjan Nyland takes a short goal kick
• 82': Joshua King commits a foul on Leonardo Bonucci resulting on a free kick for Italy
• 82': Leonardo Bonucci takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 82': That last goal was assisted by Alessandro Florenzi (Cross from Right Wing)
• 82': Graziano Pellé hits(volley) a good left footed shot. Outcome: goal
• 82': Goal!! Graziano Pellé hits a very good left footed shot to the lower right corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! Italy now leads 2 - 1
• 83': Throw-in: Omar Elabdellaoui takes it (Attacking)
• 84': Throw-in: Omar Elabdellaoui takes it (Defending)
• 85': Stefan Johansen takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
• 85': Graziano Pellé clears the ball from danger.
• 86': Stefan Johansen takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: foul
• 86': Vegard Forren commits a foul on Leonardo Bonucci resulting on a free kick for Italy
• 86': Gianluigi Buffon takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 88': Throw-in: Haitam Aleesami takes it (Attacking)
• 89': Sebastian Giovinco drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
• 89': Orjan Nyland makes a good save (Catch)
• 90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
• 90': End of the game
• 90'+1': Antonio Candreva drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
• 90'+1': Orjan Nyland takes a long goal kick
• 90'+2': Joshua King commits a foul on Giorgio Chiellini resulting on a free kick for Italy
• 90'+2': Andrea Bertolacci takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass