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Oct 6, 2015 · Italy legend Andrea Pirlo looks back at his memorable Panenka penalty against England at UEFA EURO 2012 - part of UEFA.tv's My Magic Moment series.
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Jun 29, 2024 · Former England international goalkeeper Joe Hart has revealed what was going through his mind when Italy legend Andrea Pirlo chipped him from the penalty spot.
- ‘There Was Absolutely No Showboating About It – That’S Not My Style’
- England Crumbled After Pirlo’s Moment of Composure
- Pirlo on Why He Chipped His Penalty Against Hart
- Pirlo’s Penalty Was One of The Moments of Euro 2012
When Andrea Pirlo stepped up to take his penalty against Joe Hart in Euro 2012, Italy were up against it. The quarter-final in Kyiv had ended goalless, but England held a slender advantage early in the shootout. Mario Balotelli had converted the Azzurri’s first penalty of the night with little fuss, but Riccardo Montolivo had drilled his wide of th...
The pendulum swung: Ashley Young crashed England’s next penalty against the crossbar, and when Ashley Cole saw his penalty saved by Gianluigi Buffon, Italy suddenly had match point. Alessandro Diamanti made no mistake, securing the Azzurri’s passage to the semi-finals, but the manner of Pirlo’s penalty was the highlight of the night. A Panenkain su...
“I made my decision right at the last second, when I saw Joe Hart, the England goalie, doing all sorts on his line,” Pirlo writes in I Think Therefore I Play. “As I began my run-up, I still hadn’t decided what I was going to do. And then he moved and my mind was made up. It was all impromptu, not premeditated. The only way I could see of pushing my...
Pirlo had been instrumental in Italy’s World Cup victory in Germany in 2006, and again played a key role in his country reaching the final of Euro 2012. They were beaten convincingly in the final by Spain, but Pirlo’s penalty was undoubtedly one of the moments of the tournament. Related links: 1. Kalvin Phillips reveals Andrea Pirlo sent him ‘good ...
Jun 29, 2024 · The Panenka penalty that Alessandro Pirlo scored against me for Italy in our quarter-final at Euro 2012 showed that.
- Eric Cantona: Bordeaux v Beauvais, 1989. Cantona may have been penalty king at Manchester United, scoring 14 out of 16 taken, sending the goalkeeper the wrong way for all but one of those successful attempts.
- Gary Lineker: England v Brazil, 1992. Lineker stood on 48 goals – one shy of Sir Bobby Charlton’s England goalscoring record – as he prepared to take a spot-kick that he had won during a pre-Euro 92 friendly against Brazil at Wembley.
- Mickael Landraeu: Coupe de la Ligue final, 2004. Some goalkeepers can take a penalty. Kevin Pressman was one; Joe Hart is another. Mickael Landreau had also scored a few, but the former France stopper blew his big moment spectacularly.
- Luis Manuel Seijas: Argentina 4 Venezuela 1. June 18, 2016. Venezuela were bundled out of the Copa America at the quarter-final stage on Saturday after a 4-1 defeat to Argentina in Massachusetts, but you wouldn’t blame La Vinotinto for reflecting on what might have been had Luis Manuel Seijas not temporarily taken leave of his senses.
Apr 17, 2014 · He was also the man with the nerve to chip Joe Hart in the Euro 2012 penalty shoot-out. Now 34, he will face England again in their first World Cup game in Italy in Manaus on 14 June.
Jun 25, 2012 · At nearly 1 a.m. Monday morning at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, after 120 minutes of play, the referee's familiar three-blast whistle blew, signaling the end of play of the Euro 2012 quarterfinal...
