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ITALY vs. NEW ZEALAND
A TALE OF TWO NATIONS

THE OCTOPUS'S SOCCER ALMANAC _

📍 Mbombela Stadium

⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME
ITALY
1 – 1
NEW ZEALAND
✦ REFEREE: Carlos Batres
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 7' ⚽ Shane Smeltz
  • 29' • Vincenzo Iaquinta
  • 45' •
  • 45' •
  • 61' •
  • 63' •
  • 81' •
  • 90' •
▶ MATCH STATS
ITA 57% POSSESSION 43% NZL
ITA 23 SHOTS 3 NZL
ITA 7 SHOTS ON TARGET 1 NZL
ITA 11 FOULS 25 NZL
ITA 0 SAVES 5 NZL
ITA 0 RED CARDS 0 NZL
▶ LINE-UPS
ITALY
STARTING XI
  1. GKFederico Marchetti
  2. DFGiorgio Chiellini
  3. DFFabio Cannavaro
  4. DFDomenico Criscito
  5. DFGianluca Zambrotta
  6. MFRiccardo Montolivo
  7. MFDaniele De Rossi
  8. MFClaudio Marchisio
  9. MFSimone Pepe
  10. FWAlberto Gilardino
  11. FWVincenzo Iaquinta
SUBSTITUTES
  • Giampaolo Pazzini▲ 61'
  • Mauro Camoranesi▲ 45'
  • Antonio Di Natale▲ 45'
NEW ZEALAND
STARTING XI
  1. GKMark Paston
  2. DFRyan Nelsen
  3. DFTommy Smith
  4. DFWinston Reid
  5. MFIvan Vicelich
  6. MFSimon Elliott
  7. MFTony Lochhead
  8. MFLeo Bertos
  9. FWRory Fallon
  10. FWShane Smeltz⚽
  11. FWChris Killen
SUBSTITUTES
  • Andy Barron▲ 90'
  • Chris Wood▲ 63'
  • Jeremy Christie▲ 81'

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

ITALY
Gli Azzurri
EST. 1898
VS
NEW ZEALAND
The All Whites
EST. 1891
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›

📊 PIXEL STAT CHARTS

▶ ITALY
▶ NEW ZEALAND
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