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YEEEEHAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Italy went through to the quarter final after a dramatic struggle on their last match in group stage. Been meaning to write this entry since yesterday, but hadn't really got the time.
Watching this game at Jef's (as usual) and we were both tense because even if Italy had won the match, their fate was still decided by the other match which was started simultaneously. There were several times when we had to hold our breath due to the high tension of the match. France and Italy, runner up and the world champion were 'killing' each other just to qualify to the quarter final.
The tempo was high, Italy was looking cautious in the first minutes. It seemed that they didn't want to repeat the same mistake like they did against the Dutch. Henry, Benzema and Ribery were instrumental in France's attack. Luckily, at 10th minute, Ribery had to come off from the injury he got when he tried to tackle Zambrotta. We were quite relieved at that time (yeah I know it's a bad thought but we're thankful for the absence of Ribery, he's such a good player). Then at 25th minute, our prayer was answered. Toni was brought down by Abidal in the box and Italy got a penalty kick. Abidal received a red card and France was down to 10 men. Pirlo took the kick cooly, drove the ball to the right far corner of the goal. 1-0 for Italy. Me and Jef were excited, but still worry because one goal was not enough, especially against France. Not only that, we're still waiting for the result of Netherland VS Romania. Italy's victory would be useless if Romania also won. We listened to the commentator very carefully, didn't wanna miss a sentence. Nasri, who came into the field to replace Ribery, had to come off after only 15 minutes due to tactical reason. Boumsong was on to replace the red carded Abidal.
After the first goal, Italy created several good chances, but the second goal was hard to get. Half time seemed came too fast. The second half started and France were beginning to push forward. They had several chances also. The best one was when Benzema tested Buffon with a curling shot. But there's a solid reason why Buffon was the best goalkeeper in the world. He made a fantastic save, palmed away Benzema's shot. This time, the time seemed to pass very slowly. Then on 62th minute, Italy had a free kick which was taken by De Rossi (since Pirlo was brought off). The shot was deflected by Henry and Coupet was already went to his right, leaving the ball to go into the net smoothly. 2-0 for Italy. Henry seemed very disappointed in himself. France was fighting back after that second goal. They went all out. Me and Jef were a little bit content, plus we heard that the Dutch was leading 1-0 at the moment (though they rested some of the key players). YIPPPPIIEEE!!!
Twenty eight minutes couldn't feel any longer than that nite (or should I say, morning). But the final whistle were finally blown. We were quite sure that Romania also lost against Netherland. So Italy went to the quarter final and France had to leave early. YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's amazing....they almost packed early when Romania had a penalty on th1 81st minute. But Buffon saved Mutu's penalty and kept Italy on the tournament. I think that was the turning point for Italy...
Went back home. I remembered that I had a bet and I won! YEAHHHHHHH!!!!! What a bonus. I didn't really expect to win, I only wanted Italy to advance to the quarter final, but fate had other plans. I won and would collect my prize....lolzzz.... Managed to get some sleep, two hours to be exact. Woke up again, went to the office yesterday, feeling so..freshhhh!!!! Though the traffic was very very awful yesterday morning, but I couldn't erase a smile from my face. Hahahahahahahahaha
Later that evening, I had a project celebration dinner at Satoo, Shangri-La Hotel. It's a very nice dining place. Almost as good as Airlangga at Ritz-Carlton. The food were delicious, but Airlangga was better. It's nice to meet some of colleagues I hadn't met in quite some time. We talked about our current project and other unimportant things. We had a good time, lots of laughs and of course took pictures before we went back home.
And that dinner wrapped up a very beautiful day. Ribery's came off, Italy got a penalty (which was converted to a goal) + Abidal was sent off, Henry helped in Italy's second goal. These three resulted in Italy's victory. Italy's victory, winning a bet, and project celebration dinner were the highlight of yesterday, one fine day....so finee.... YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
Pirlo celebrated after he scored from the spot
YEEEEHAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Italy went through to the quarter final after a dramatic struggle on their last match in group stage. Been meaning to write this entry since yesterday, but hadn't really got the time.
Watching this game at Jef's (as usual) and we were both tense because even if Italy had won the match, their fate was still decided by the other match which was started simultaneously. There were several times when we had to hold our breath due to the high tension of the match. France and Italy, runner up and the world champion were 'killing' each other just to qualify to the quarter final.
The tempo was high, Italy was looking cautious in the first minutes. It seemed that they didn't want to repeat the same mistake like they did against the Dutch. Henry, Benzema and Ribery were instrumental in France's attack. Luckily, at 10th minute, Ribery had to come off from the injury he got when he tried to tackle Zambrotta. We were quite relieved at that time (yeah I know it's a bad thought but we're thankful for the absence of Ribery, he's such a good player). Then at 25th minute, our prayer was answered. Toni was brought down by Abidal in the box and Italy got a penalty kick. Abidal received a red card and France was down to 10 men. Pirlo took the kick cooly, drove the ball to the right far corner of the goal. 1-0 for Italy. Me and Jef were excited, but still worry because one goal was not enough, especially against France. Not only that, we're still waiting for the result of Netherland VS Romania. Italy's victory would be useless if Romania also won. We listened to the commentator very carefully, didn't wanna miss a sentence. Nasri, who came into the field to replace Ribery, had to come off after only 15 minutes due to tactical reason. Boumsong was on to replace the red carded Abidal.
After the first goal, Italy created several good chances, but the second goal was hard to get. Half time seemed came too fast. The second half started and France were beginning to push forward. They had several chances also. The best one was when Benzema tested Buffon with a curling shot. But there's a solid reason why Buffon was the best goalkeeper in the world. He made a fantastic save, palmed away Benzema's shot. This time, the time seemed to pass very slowly. Then on 62th minute, Italy had a free kick which was taken by De Rossi (since Pirlo was brought off). The shot was deflected by Henry and Coupet was already went to his right, leaving the ball to go into the net smoothly. 2-0 for Italy. Henry seemed very disappointed in himself. France was fighting back after that second goal. They went all out. Me and Jef were a little bit content, plus we heard that the Dutch was leading 1-0 at the moment (though they rested some of the key players). YIPPPPIIEEE!!!
Twenty eight minutes couldn't feel any longer than that nite (or should I say, morning). But the final whistle were finally blown. We were quite sure that Romania also lost against Netherland. So Italy went to the quarter final and France had to leave early. YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's amazing....they almost packed early when Romania had a penalty on th1 81st minute. But Buffon saved Mutu's penalty and kept Italy on the tournament. I think that was the turning point for Italy...
Went back home. I remembered that I had a bet and I won! YEAHHHHHHH!!!!! What a bonus. I didn't really expect to win, I only wanted Italy to advance to the quarter final, but fate had other plans. I won and would collect my prize....lolzzz.... Managed to get some sleep, two hours to be exact. Woke up again, went to the office yesterday, feeling so..freshhhh!!!! Though the traffic was very very awful yesterday morning, but I couldn't erase a smile from my face. Hahahahahahahahaha
Later that evening, I had a project celebration dinner at Satoo, Shangri-La Hotel. It's a very nice dining place. Almost as good as Airlangga at Ritz-Carlton. The food were delicious, but Airlangga was better. It's nice to meet some of colleagues I hadn't met in quite some time. We talked about our current project and other unimportant things. We had a good time, lots of laughs and of course took pictures before we went back home.
And that dinner wrapped up a very beautiful day. Ribery's came off, Italy got a penalty (which was converted to a goal) + Abidal was sent off, Henry helped in Italy's second goal. These three resulted in Italy's victory. Italy's victory, winning a bet, and project celebration dinner were the highlight of yesterday, one fine day....so finee.... YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
Pirlo celebrated after he scored from the spot
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