FORZA AZZURRI-BERLIN ! HERE WE COME

WHAT A NIGHT IN DORTMUND


DORTMUND-NIRVANA DRIVE(Lenasia) :What a night. Indeed a night I will cherish for a long time to come. Where are all the negative Italian Pundits now. The Azzuri have gone all the way to Berlin. To be honest I was nervous and expecting a penalty shoot out and a possible heartbreaking exit on penalties. I would have been gutted if that had to happen and when Grosso and Del Piero sent Italy through to the next round I was f%$ken ecstatic. Unbelievable. What a night. Finally the Azzurri have proved their worth and We are in the World Cup Finals. We watched the game in Dortmund (Nirvana Drive) wih my closest friends. It was good to have the okes over for such a big game although we were all Italian Fans (Myself, Sol Asvat, Ebie Ahmed, Totti & Cam) against one German fan (Husein Mayet). Their was plenty of banter during the game and I got it from all sides especially when Del Piero came on and missed the first few chances. My okes tore me to shreds. So it was F*&ken SWELL when Del chipped in the winner. Because I kept saying to them ,"The Return of the progidical Son".

The guys went as far as dissing Italy on ever occassion
Quote"There are only three types of Italian Fans in the World. 1. Italians 2. Women .3 Fags"
Husein Mayet (Germany on the Night)

But whatever, we are fu&*en through to the final and in Berlin and we beat the Germans in their back yard. But what a defensive display again. Buffon,Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Grosso-in a different league. Fabio Cannavaro is definately my player of the World Cup thus far. The man is a solid rock. Rumour has it he is going to Man Utd if Juve goes down. I was especially glad for Del Piero as he and Totti have recieved alot of citisism from the media of late. But they have proved that they are in a different class altogether. But once again ,What a night. I have watched a few games with Paolo & Danniella Maldini and it was good to celebrate the last 2 minutes on the fone with the Canary Avenue Man. The two of us have been Azzurro through and through. I enjoyed the comments and sms's I recieved on my cell phone from all my allies throughout the game and I would like to share them just to express the emotions from the Italian fans on the night.

"70-lost 82-winners 94 lost 06-u guest it..Final every 12 years"
"My man of the match-Pirlo"
Rashid Bismilla

"You should, It was a heluva performance!Sublime Del!!!!
Yusuf Bhamjee

"R u even gnna aleep tonyt"
"What a save!Whats wrong naseem-why didnt you score?"
"The Italian boys are playing well. They must hammer these germans.good game"
TK(babe)

"U njoy it babe!Flip, Im so happy, u must be in your element!CIAO*"
"Bellisomo del! Thanks for taking your top off"

SV(babe)

"Viva Azurri Viva Italy"
EB Seedat

"and the legend lives on. viva alexD!
Two Sugars(babe)

"haha. I wish I was there. how was that!momo said del was lucky. now lets win the final"
iaquinta is on=disaster.momo said what happ to del n Inzaghi"
Yumna sister

"Cheers Mate"
WK

"Next stop Berlin!CONGRATS"
Pops

"Lets go celebrate puttner"
"Del Piero magic needed"
"Send the mafia in"
"Hows the crowd in dortmund in Nirvana"
"Viva germans"
"Hows the spirits"
Shazo

"Whoa Italy!!!!"
"Yay..Del Piero"
FS(babe)

"Let the biting of the nails begin....."
AZ(babe)

"Our owes were class putner! We were world class.
Pirlo deserves man of the match
What a goal DEL!"
Farid Saloojee

I was pleased with Lippi's tactics. I though Camoronesi had to come off and Iaquinta did a superb job and injected pace into midfield. Germany had their chances and Podolski was the cuplrit on many occassions. This is what Lippi had to say.

Marcello LIPPI (ITA) It would have been unfair if we hadn't won or if it had gone to penalties. Our game was on a higher level to Germany's tonight – we hit the post and the bar, and we had the better of the play. The hosts can have no complaints. We are incredibly happy to have played here in Germany and won despite the fact that there were 60,000 supporters against us. That shows the true character of my team. They played with a lot of confidence and kept possession very well. I’m extremely satisfied and am sure that all Italian fans will be just as pleased today.
It was clear that the end of the extra time would be decisive, which is why I brought on another attacker. As the game wore on, our quality began to shine through more and more, but nevertheless, we would still have been ready for penalties. We had a lot more of the possession overall and that gave us a certain confidence, even if we didn't manage to create that many chances. I’m pleased that Alessandro Del Piero was one of the players who helped to turn the match in our favour. That's not the end of it, though. Now we have to see who we will play in the Final, but we'll take whoever comes – we don't have any preferences.

Gianluigi BUFFON (ITA)We wanted to reach the Final and we’ve done it. (Marcello) Lippi made sure we were really up for it. I thank my team-mates for having scored two wonderful goals. I started to think about penalties from the beginning of the second half. All our wins are down to team spirit. They say Italy reach the Final every 12 years, and we’ve done it this time as well. Now we hope to go on and win.

Alessandro DEL PIERO (ITA) You could all see how happy I was when I scored. We were desperate to win. The quality of this team lies in the strength of the squad. I’m not thinking about Sunday yet, I’m going to enjoy this moment and reflect on what we’ve done up to now. The job isn’t finished yet though.

Fabio GROSSO (ITA) What a feeling and it’s because of our team spirit and the work we’ve done. The match was very hard. We were already thinking about penalties when luckily I scored. I shed tears of joy, I just couldn’t believe it. The Final will be just as difficult and memorable. I dedicate the goal to my wife, son and everyone else who wants the best for me.

Gianluca ZAMBROTTA (ITA) We’re happy, it’s what we wanted and it’s a great feeling knowing we’re in the Final. They put us under pressure but we also created lots of chances. At the end of the day, we’re a great team and deserved to win.
Luca TONI (ITA) We played a great game even though they did put us under lots of pressure. Our team spirit brought us victory. To win in front of such a partisan crowd is something to tell your grandchildren about. We’ll concentrate on the Final now. We want to win it!

Philippe LAHM (GER)I don't think that we played worse than Italy today. It's a bitter pill for us to swallow. We concentrated on one thing and kept our focus right until the end, except for that one attack of theirs. We definitely want to win the Third Place match though.

Per MERTESACKER (GER) We could have won today. Of course we knew that Italy would be even tougher than the teams we'd played before, but I still think that we did what we set out to do. We weren't looking beyond this match.

I can write this post forever. But to conclude. It was a fantastic night. Just the mere fact that we avoided the penalty shoot out and snatched it so dramatically. It has never happened to me where we snatched it at the death.

This link was sent by Paulo :

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Watch it.

As for me I am off to Paari Hair Salon in Fordsburg tonight to shave my head a number 1

FORZA AZZURRI, FORZA ITALIA
BERLIN HERE WE COME

That phrase will ring on forever.

"DEEEEL PIEEERO BERLIN HERE WE COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"