It was the next game of the ‘most interesting ones’ of the
FIFA World Cup 2014, and for me, the stakes were even higher as I had to stay
with my TV at that odd hour, i.e., 3:30 AM India time, and a dull show by both
the teams or even a one-sided match would have made me question myself to stay
awake till 5:30 AM when I had decided to go to bed around 3 AM.
Italy Vs England, the June 14 World Cup match (June 15,
3:30-5:30 AM India
Yes, there were slack moments but were very few and can be
ignored.
Four-time winner Italy
and one-time winner England
The ball was uniformly distributed on both sides. Defenses
and attacks were at par. Players tried and they kept on trying till it was the
time for the final whistle.
Marchisio scored first goal for Italy in 35th minute
and England had their equaliser in just 2 minutes when Sturridge used Rooney’s
pass to kick the ball in. ‘Super Mario’ Balotelli gave Italy lead again with
his 50th minute goal that untimely proved to be Italy’s match
winning goal.
Post it, England
tried hard to equal the score and had more chances than Italy but, probably, it was not the day for England
First half was as good as the second half with a challenging
fight between these two teams ranked 9th and 10th in the
latest FIFA ranking.
Observations during and before a game that didn’t let me
down for my decision to watch it at that odd hour of the morning:
#EnglandvsItaly
- #ITA win ovr #ENG 2-1. A game
worth my time at this odd hour (even for me) (3:30-5:30 AM India
#EnglandvsItaly
- 90 mins - #ENG - #ITA 1-2, extra time
begins, seems #ITA have it
#EnglandvsItaly
- #ENG-#ITA 1-2, did #Balotelli score winning
goal for #ITA? #ENG charging but not
able 2 convert
#EnglandvsItaly
- 75 mins into the match, worth my time so far (5 AM in India
#EnglandvsItaly
- #ENG get 5th
corner in 67th min but #ITA safe
#EnglandvsItaly
- #Rooney
misses the post in a tense moment in 62nd min, #ITA the next min, #ENG again the next
moment - what a game so far
#EnglandvsItaly
- #ENG mounting up to
equal the score
#EnglandvsItaly
- 2nd #goal
of #ITA by #MarioBalotelli
came in 50th min
#EnglandvsItaly
- #ENG couldn’t
convert the corner in 48th min - but #ITA score 2nd
#goal the next min
#EnglandvsItaly
- 2nd half after the 'worth your time' 1st half begins
#EnglandvsItaly
- some heart stopping moments in extra time of 1st half - #ENG efficiently
absorbed #ITA attack.
#EnglandvsItaly
- 1st half 1-1 - ball equally distributed - 2 good goals - thrilling
moments-#ENG and #ITA live up to
#EnglandvsItaly
- #ENG equaliser came
in 37th min by #Sturridge on #Rooney's pass #WorldCup,
#EnglandvsItaly
- WOW - #ENG equal the score
so soon!!
#EnglandvsItaly
- #ITA score 1st
#goal by #Marchisio with corner in
35th min #WorldCup2014,
#EnglandvsItaly
- 1st 25 mins - #ENG - #ITA 0-0 - defenses,
attacks: matching-#ENG missed close
chances in 24th min
#EnglandvsItaly
- 1st 10 mins: both #ENG and #ITA on par -
building up the game
#EnglandvsItaly
- another high stake #FIFA2014
game between #ENG and #ITA begins with #ENG having 1st
close chance in 2nd min.
#ISIS, #IraqWar n crisis, #Ukraine crisis, #Taliban spread, #AlQaeda resurgence and #WorldCup2014
celebrations: #Humanity's
paradoxes on swing
#EnglandvsItaly
- next big #FIFA2014
game. #ENG and #ITA meet in less
than 2 hrs from now.
Next game in my prioritized list is Germany Vs Portugal at
9:30 PM India
It’s time for some good moments, some quality TV viewing
time..
Enjoy the game. You don't need to be a soccer expert for
it. Football was never my first love, yes, but the FIFA World Cup is different.
The motion, the action, the crowds, all so volatile, all
so paced up, like the high-pitched notes of every type of foot-thumping music -
its so charming, so loving, so captivating.
©/IPR: Santosh Chaubey - http://severallyalone.blogspot.com
