Italy 0 - 1 United States Highlights Match Feb 29, 2012

Italian national team failed to win full points at home when they host the United States. Clint Dempsey scored a single in the 56th minute forced the Azzurri bow at home by Uncle Sam.

The eighth minute, Italy immediately get a chance. Unfortunately feedback from Claudio Marchisio of the center can not be maximized by Sebastian Giovinco. Score was not changed are still 0-0.

Americans get the chance of kick turns Break Shea exactly when the game runs in the tenth minute. But his shot was wide of goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.

Giovinco returned opportunities available in the 19th minute, but can still be captured by the American goalkeeper, Tim Howard. After 30 minutes of the game running, Italy still controlled the game.

Italy again get the opportunity through its left wing. When Criscito in the 34th minute kick toward the goal of America. But it can still be ignored by the Howard perfectly.

America turns to get a chance from a free kick. But it can still be pushed by Buffon. While Italy have the opportunity through Thiago Motta feet at minute 43 that can still be captured well by Howard. Motta opportunity to close the first half ended goalless.

Into the second half, Italy immediately step on the gas. But the Azzurri only creates offside only twice in a row that both were created by Giovinco. So also obtained Matri. It seems that the offside trap well implemented by the defender, the defender of America.

As Italy is always exposed to the offside trap, America would get the first goal. Clint Dempsey after a successful kick off the landscape that can not be driven Buffon. United were 1-0 up early in the second half of this, precisely entering the 56th minute of this.

Italy continued to press for the state of residence, as a result Italy get peluan kick scored by Fabio Borini, but still appropriate to Howard. Besides the 80th minute, the opportunity for Italy to equalize the score was also thwarted by Howard.

Several attempts made by the children care Cesare Prandelli hit by defensive walls kokohnya and ingenuity in the visitors' offside trap thing was to make Italy had to give up to lose face at home. Score 1-0 to American advantage lasted until the game was over.

Teams:

ITALY: G. Buffon, A. Barzagli, A. Ogbonna, D. Criscito (Chielini 46 '), A. Pirlo, Thiago Motta (Pazzini 58 '), C. Maggio (De Rossi 71 '), A. Nocerino (Montolivo 46 '), C. Marchisio (Abate 71 '), S. Giovinco, A. Matri (Borini 58 ')

United States: T. Howard, C. Bocanegra, C. Goodson, F. Johnson (Spector 77 '), B. Shea (Kljestan 73 '), S. Cherundolo, C. Dempsey (Buddle 93 '), M. Bradley, M. Edu, J. Altidore (Boyd 79 '), D. Williams