Match commentary: Italy 1 France 1 (Italy win on penalties)

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Italy v France, World Cup Final, Olympiastadion, Berlin
6am NZT, Monday, July 10

ITALY WIN THE WORLD CUP ON PENALTIES

PENALTIES

: Italy 5 France 3

Italy

1 SCORED

2 SCORED

3 SCORED

4 SCORED

5 SCORED

France

1 SCORED

2 MISSED

3 SCORED

4 SCORED

5

FULLTIME, EXTRA-TIME

: Penalties to be taken.

119: Wiltord just reaches a good through ball from Malouda but is unable to get in a cross or shot and sends the ball over the bar.

118: One additional minute to be played.

116: With players tiring, both sides appear to have settled for penalties.

114: Diarra catches Toni in the face, no foul given.

108:

SENDING OFF

. In an off-the-ball incident, Zidane heabutts Materazzi in the chest and is shown the red card.

106: Henry, who has arguably looked the most likely to provide a winner for France, is replaced by Sylvain Wiltord.

HALF-TIME, EXTRA-TIME

: The deadlock still can't be broken. Players beginning to suffer from cramp.

103: Zidane is left unmarked near the penalty spot and his strong header is knocked away with one hand by Buffon.

102: France continue to look the more likely to score and Italy are struggling to put anything together.

99: Ribery collects a one-two and just fires wide of the far post from the edge of the box. He is then substituted and replaced by David Trezeguet.

94: Malouda goes down on the edge of the box. No foul given.

92: Cannavaro slides in for a perfectly-timed tackle, conceding a corner. Zidane's cross is poor.

FULL-TIME

: Extra-time to be played.

89: Two additional minutes to be added.

87: With extra-time beckoning, the game has become more scrappy. Italy have not put the French goal under attack for much of the second period, while France have failed to convert a period of pressure in the middle of the half.

86: Del Piero on for Italy, replacing Camoranesi. France's Makelele skies a shot.

84: Henry once more waltzes his way through the box but his cut-back doesn't reach Zidane.

82: Zambrotta needlessly gives away a corner. The cross is headed away to Ribery who fails to get a decent shot away.

80: Zidane leaves the pitch injured with an arm or shoulder injury, but comes back on shortly afterwards.

76: Pirlo tries a strike on goal from a freekick 25m out which just misses Barthez's out-stretched hand and the post.

75: Another Zidane freekick, again from a dangerous position, is this time too high for Malouda. Diarra booked for arguing with the referee.

72: Toni swivels and shoots on the half-volley after a flick on. The shot is saved and a freekick awarded against the Italian, possibly for handball.

69: Freekick to France for a stamp on Ribery by Cannavaro. Buffon punches away the Zidane cross.

65: Malouda shot from the corner of the box is hit hard but wide.

63: Toni shot blocked on the edge of the box as the game continues to be end to end.

62: Buffon beats away an Henry shot.

61: GOAL DISALLOWED. Toni header from a long range freekick ruled out for offisde. Linesman's decision looks correct.

60: Double-switch for Italy - De Rossi on for Totti, Iaquinta on for Zambrotta.

57: Zidane volley blocked by Pirlo on the edge of the box.

54: Malouda beats three defenders close to the dead ball line, but his low cross is behind the French striker. Vieira pulls up with an injury, possibly a hamstring, and is replaced by Diarra.

52: Malouda goes down in the box on a challenge by Zambrotta. France appeal for a penalty but none given.

51: More passing in and around the box by the French who are looking fired up in the second half. Only Cannavaro stops a shot on goal.

49: Henry again works his way into the box and fires in a low cross which is sliced away. From the resulting corner, Ribery fires a shot way over the bar.

48: A scramble in the French box ends in an offisde decision.

46: Henry blasts into the penalty area, through several tackles, and stays on his feet to get a shot away, which is easily saved by Buffon.

HALF-TIME

: A thrilling half, with patches of quality, comes to a close with the sides level.

44: Totti freekick is easily headed away.

43: Zidane is involved in some neat passing in midfield, but again there is no way through for France. Two minutes to be added at the end of the half.

41. Off-side against Henry. First Mexican wave of the day - inexplicable given the quality of the game.

36: Play is swinging from end to end now. Corner for France headed wide.

35: Italy again look strong from the set piece, a Toni header crashing onto the bar after a corner, which was won following some quick passes in the French box.

34: Some nice inter-play by the French on the edge of the Italian box, but they don't look like making the killer pass and a foul is given against them.

32: Perrotta goes down injured after an innocuous looking challenge from Ribery holding up play for two minutes.

30: Shot on goal from Malouda is an easy take for Italy's goalkeeper Buffon.

26: The game remains evenly balanced, though Italy have had 63 per cent of the possession.

24: Henry shows his strength and pace to put a dangerous ball through to Ribery. Ball cleared.

20: Henry bursts into the penalty area but gives a freekick away for a push on the defender.

18:

GOAL

Italy 1 France 1. Materazzi powerfully heads home a corner to bring Italy level.

15: Grosso makes a good run down the left wing but balloons the cross.

13: Italian freekick just outside the French box to the left of the goal. Headed away for a corner.

11: France's Sagnol booked for a clumsy challenge. The pace is frenetic with constant incidents but no particular pattern to play.

9: A French cross is headed close to an own goal by Materazzi. Corner.

6:

GOAL

Italy 0 France 1. Zidane chps the penalty onto the bar, the ball bounces over the goal-line and back out. The linesman gives the goal.

5:

PENALTY

. Awarded to France for a foul by Materazzi on Malouda. Replays suggest contact was minimal.

4: Henry returns to the pitch. Zambrotta booked for a heavy challenge on Vieira on the edge of the French box.

1: Thierry Henry goes down on a challenge from Cannavarro and has to be treated on the pitch for a head injury before going off.

PRE-MATCH: Both teams unchanged for the final.

Italy

: 01 G Buffon, 19 G Zambrotta, 05 F Cannavaro, 23 M Materazzi, 03 F Grosso, 16 M Camoranesi, 21 A Pirlo, 08 G Gattuso, 20 S Perrotta, 10 F Totti, 09 L Toni

France

: 16 F Barthez, 19 W Sagnol, 15 L Thuram, , 05 W Gallas, 03 E Abidal, 22 F Ribery, 04 P Vieira, 06 C Makelele, 10 Z Zidane, 07 F Malouda, 12 T Henry

Referee: Horacio Marcelo