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Final Score: Italy 2, England 1
Italy beat England by one goal in the first round of the FIFA World Cup. The game started with a goal by Italy’s Claudio Marchisio, followed within the next two minutes by England’s Daniel Sturridge. Mario Balotelli scored the third and final goal of the game for Italy to win the game.
Tonight's attendance at the Arena Amazonia is 39,800 #ENG #ITA #3Lions
— England (@england) June 14, 2014
Arena Amazonia was built in the middle of the Amazon Rain Forest and is only reachable by boat. The players played in 70 percent humidity while the fans sat in seats that were constructed to in order to withstand the extreme heat. The weather could possibly have effects on the players.
Gerrard: "We fell a bit short tonight but we're still not out of this group." #ENG #ITA #3Lions
— England (@england) June 15, 2014
England’s Starters: Hart, Johnson, Cahill, Jaglielka, Baines, Gerrard, Henderson, Sterling, Rooney, Welbeck and Sturridge
Italy’s Starters: Sirigu, Chiellini, Paletta, Barzagli, Darmian, De Rossi, Pirlo, Veratti, Candreva, Marchisio and Balotelli
Here are all the updates of the game.
2nd Half
Pirlo Hit the Post On His Penalty Kick
Raheem Sterling Got a Yellow Card
Sterling was the only player to get a yellow card during the game. He was also considered to have the best performance of any player on England after the game.
Sterling was initially brilliant but then was trying too hard towards the end
— The Arsenal (@Artekkers) June 15, 2014
First booking of the game come 92mins… Yellow card Raheem Sterling,,, Frustration setting in.. Time running out for ENG
— wanatimi (@wanatimi1) June 14, 2014
England Was Horrible With Corner Kicks
Not sure Wayne Rooney knew where the goal was.
77 mins – A good free kick from Baines tests Sirigu but the Italian keeper pushes the ball wide. #ENG #ITA #3Lions
— England (@england) June 14, 2014
ITALY'S GOALKEEPER IS UNSTOPPABLE
— kimquisha☠ (@zarrysenpai) June 14, 2014
The Ref Told Cahill to Act His Age
68th Minute. Brilliant interaction! The Ref to @GaryJCahill who is complaining: “Stop it, act your age okay, stop it!” #LipReaders #ENG ITA
— 121 Captions (@121captions) June 14, 2014
Mario Balotelli Scores For Italy: 2-1
What ever the final score is today. Mario Balotelli is a winner pic.twitter.com/NgIRAVGjVH
— Transfer Sources (@TransferSources) June 14, 2014
1st Half
Gary Lewin Hurt Himself Celebrating Sturridge’s Goal
Gary Lewin suffers a suspected broken ankle after celebrating Sturridge's England goal #ENG http://t.co/DEAG1RK9bL
— MailOnline Sport (@MailSport) June 14, 2014
Sturridge Answers with a Goal For England
PHOTO: @D_Sturridge celebrates his goal in style #DoTheStudge #ENG #ITA #3Lions pic.twitter.com/TG19Djyw2s
— England (@england) June 14, 2014
Claudio Marchisio Scores the First Goal For Italy
The Game Started Slowly
England defending well so far, restricting Italy to speculative shots from distance. #ENGvsITA
— Adnan Noorani (@AdNoorani) June 14, 2014
Pace of the game has slowed down considerably. Seems like both teams are waiting for the other to make a mistake. #ENGvsITA #ComplexWC
— Complex Sports (@Complex_Sports) June 14, 2014
