Nigeria v Italy | 1994 FIFA World Cup | Full Match

[Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] had a very good evening everyone yes it's a piping hot day bit windy in boston a full house and i think it really is indicative of just how much the nigerians have emerged on the world stage that so few people are prepared to predict with any degree of confidence just who is going to win this game let's look at the nigerian side here well they're fielding more or less their strongest lineup is back at right back he's returning after injury replacing keshie in midfield or kosha comes in for siasia otherwise it's the usual lineup with the taste of power of abukashi augmented by the propping of elysee and the two flatman fedi george on the right abu diki on the left [Music] well it's not been a smooth passage by any means for the italians the setting off of palyuka followed by various injuries the most serious of course frank over races paulo maldini then switches to a sexual defensive role with torino's roberto bussi slotting in at left back in midfield donna dodie starts with dino badger not a 100 percent fit and upfront daniele vasaro goal scoring entrance of course from him as a substitute against the mexicans and that turned him promotion to the starting lineup well ron atkinson you've spent a couple of hours trying to pronounce the haines now how do you think the nigerians are going to shape up here i think we've got an intriguing contest the sophisticated italians and the raw aggression of the nigerians and i'm looking looking at their their front players their midfield lineup they look as if they've got a lot of players nigeria who are prepared to carry the fight and i'm not too sure particularly in midfield however the italians can cope with that i mean obviously what they mustn't do is let italians dominate the style of play well rigosaki the coach on the italian side says his team are the dr jekyll and mr hyde of the world cup i think impressed he might even agree we've seen more so far of hyde than jekyll and it suck his words nigeria with their strength and their unpredictability are not the side he would have chosen to meet at this stage a game he says in which we have little to gain and so much to lose the italians in their all white strip about to kick off attacking the girl to our right the referee tonight is from mexico attorney okata is linesman also from south america of argentina of paraguay [Applause] [Music] fabulous atmosphere inside the stadium looking around not too many empty seats than i can see and certainly the nigerians have felt at home here in boston they regarded this as their second home they say and i'm sure they're going to turn up for minimal opposition to the italians i really haven't gone into top gear so far [Applause] this is on the left side now for nigeria to spend hiroha we thought was going to come back into the side after improvement he's not fully fit and they may well miss nigeria the attacking sorties that he makes down the left side lucy in the italian lineup then it's only the second game that he started with the italians on by security [Music] [Applause] [Music] senior will be playing in a deeper role here than he does for his club lazio for whom of course he's been the top scorer in syria for the past two seasons now good kick to italy for the foul on seniority a part of the game we're going to be have to be very careful of they have been a bit reckless the nigerians in previous games with their challenges giving away a lot of free kicks and that's the one thing they don't want to be doing against the italians this is ammonici who scored a superb goal in the first game against bulgaria when the nigerians really looked to class above bulgaria now here's basaro the new hero the italian fans [Music] [Applause] yes when we talk about naivety that's sheer stupidity really this early stage in the game masara really got plenty to do and he's eminently going to get himself unnecessarily booked one of the nigerians and rightly so are worried about the foraging up with masaru who had such a marvelous season for milan scored twice of course at the european cup final [Applause] at the age of 33 he's re-emerged again on the international scene bachelorette with a free kick and left in fact for seniority to whip it over that claim by peter rufai must say claim very very late in flight as well he was a harmless ball once it gone past the pack of players the roof i didn't react to that once they thought we're going to get a shock first goal certainly did seem there just remember that it might be deceiving the goalkeeper but fairness to him he's had a good world cup looked away by maldini it's not an unfamiliar role of course playing in the center that was his task in the european cup final with the racial costa kurta both fell back under his confidence the number two goalkeeper in the squad with taliyuka suspended by donna dhoni [Applause] he's a very versatile player he can adopt any number of roles spotted in here right back with benerivo down the left [Applause] inside [Applause] [Music] [Applause] next season so he'll be meeting many of his adversaries today again [Music] we haven't seen the best of him by a long way yet he has been playing with an achilles heel problem which has certainly been a hindrance to it security with the passover angle that to tidy up at the back for nigeria [Applause] [Music] for the italians to do well in this competition a lot of criticism back home and there certainly will be plenty more if they go out today remember back in 66 from the tournament in england when they arrived home after losing to north korea they were party with rotten tomatoes yukini's pass [Applause] today george [Applause] they have some very strong players up front this is zucchini now trying to set up amicachi now amudiki bring in the middle including yakini [Applause] now machado on the break for the italians he's got banjo up into support shadow is running it on towards patio [Applause] still more danger feel to have ball [Applause] you know peter looking at the nigerians this is the most attack-minded formation i've seen and they're certainly attacking now yakini who is such a belligerent striker yeah hasn't quite done it in the tournament yet has he hasn't lived up to expectations but looking at him the defending time to play with two two wide men yakini well up in the middle and mccarthy just short of him but they are leaving themselves a little bit short in terms of midfield players now the sorrow looking to stretch up the flags up over offside yeah he'll do that well i mean he was upset but he'll make that run well he'll spin on the shoulders of the defenders and he's got himself a booking now presumably for arguing well that was foolish by massaro a player of such vast experience it really has been a fairytale comeback for him on the international stage on his first cap 12 years ago basaro [Applause] recalled after well eight years after his last game before his recent return emmanuel the italians in the crowd certainly outnumbering the nigerians but my word they are a vociferous crew those who follow the african champions very flamboyant got it only with the past touchdown by bertie now here's badgio lucy had made the run outside him but a foul up badger certainly is an aggressive side to the nigerians game 33 fouls they committed against argentina that's a record for a world cup game [Applause] bajo may not have hit his peak in this competition so far but he's still such a dangerous player [Music] [Applause] and badger now organizing the free kick said yuri is there with him touched off to sit yori didn't really get hold of it though [Music] just looking at the nigerians with them with them giving so much attention to width it's very important that people like a mukhani on the on this left-hand side george on the other side are prepared to uh track defenders back because mussi and benorivo particularly um we'll want to get forward at every occasion with the pass it was who came across this show except against the argentines when they lost their concentration two can see girls from free kicks but they say they've knocked them back early making the run [Applause] now here's yakini the man they call the kaduna bull manalo yukini oh that was marginal okay chuck will just stood up just in time i don't even think masaru's offside that time i think he does what he does well spins on the shoulder of the defender and i think the second defender stood up on him after the ball was in flight then this is okay he's with fedex turkey 17 of the players in the nigerian squad operate for european clubs maybe one or two more as well by the end of the tournament [Music] the world's most expensive goalkeeper [Applause] this is albertini stopping passes with badger [Applause] albertini i think they'll miss do you know badgios today rob aren't they the italians yeah he's got great pound great strength to run from the middle of the park that's always a good thing you know there's no flag this time sudhuri [Applause] that was an important header then for the nigerians amudiki [Applause] is starting his first game for the nigerians in this world cup and certainly he looked very influential when he came onto the sub in the last game against the greeks free kick to italy [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and the italians will look to get it down that left side he's equally happy on either flank benarevo now almost looking at the dojo [Applause] in germany [Music] offline donate to masaru banjo and offside against bertie down this near side well that's all switzerland and saturday come and stuff doing now they've got a failing nigeria will come unstuck they don't trying to play this offside trap they don't look particularly good at it and every time italy gets somebody to run from a deep position or one of the full-back positions always appears as if there's going to be a chance it's a risky game to play that's for sure particularly as i say with the interpretation with um the referees tending to favor the attacking side i mean italy themselves in the opening game we're playing it and we're awful at it against the republic time here for costa cutter the italians who've scored just two goals so far that in the world cup finals and they're hoping that masari can provide that missing touch up front donadoni looking at the tactical play of the nigerians i can't help thinking you know some of the some of the great italian signs would have looked it and go we'll have some fun here we'll knock it about in midfield for fun sake is a great tactician but he was certainly very concerned about the nigerians and how they might play situary now now can we get across in here towards [Applause] the first real shocks that the italians have created and it was roberto bacho who hasn't scored for the italian september who was on the end of the cross yeah that was a goal that was going in i mean that's a tremendous block it's a good deep deep cross from signori badgio arriving late gets gets the ball in great defensive block i think neither got the keeper beaten all ends up it's a throw to italy which lucy will leave for beauty to take getty who will patrol this right side then for the italians [Applause] nigerians capitalize on this [Applause] is so strong when he's in full flow he'll think he's been cheated there you know out of a corner the lions were actually single corner for that when he used his strength [Applause] he's been impressive now busy is having some attention off the field he's lift back on and he'll look to run the injury off asaro now again the defending by the nigerians [Applause] the next season will be with olympiakos in greece having been the top scorer in portuguese football last season with vitoria setubal [Applause] and the services for the start to havocacci i'm not so sure the number 11 nominee will agree with you on that one pete i think that he felt that he's played the ball into a decent area and possibly would have looked for more response from the from two point players mccarthy and yukini yeah maybe they're a lack of anticipation certainly from hamachi who was the most forward player backed by a beloved [Music] who had such a fine season alongside borussia in the balance back four [Applause] they forced a great partnership too for the italians but of course for racy with a serious knee injury taking no further part in the competition so they have had to reorganize at the back the italians it's maldini who's chosen to play alongside costa curta [Music] here's all [Applause] [Music] simuri [Applause] he certainly has a deeper role on saturday than he has for lazio do you feel he's in his best position here i think and he prefers himself i think he's tries to play in the inside left culling more or less in the front position i don't think he's entirely happy playing in this wide area he does it because he's perhaps the most natural left-sided player they've got talking to left side he plays look at this run out lego run out of grass run out of steam and out of support too yeah i think that uh that's something they'll be very aware of not letting you have a run-up on this side i noticed normally every time you've had the ball uh the right the right ball back music cluttered into him that's the first time we've let him have a run of them [Music] [Applause] nigerian injury here to contend with and it is i think you've been interested for some while i'ma catch you wrong but uh that you couldn't pronounce his name probably he never answered your phone calls did he not surprising really yeah there was the incident again with abukashi i tell you what i saw him play a couple of times against glasgow rangers in european cup for bruges he looked tremendous in those games big strong powerful voted the top african in the belgian league last season double catchy but now he's having to be stretched off here [Applause] well i don't think i've seen anyone go off on a stretcher yet and not been back here besides five seconds so he might be the first certainly a big fella to carry up on that stretch [Applause] no sign of any substitution so i hope to get him back on as soon as possible roger exportedly throwing the ball back to albertini such a fine password on the ball here's donadoni now movement from masado [Applause] and safety back to peter rufai who has been with go ahead eagles in holland but he's now considering a move maybe to england maybe to germany he's had offers he says it's not you wrong not at all you've not been off the phone since you've been the other big contrasting stars of course is italy like to play short through midfield that's a longer wall for a runner but by and large uh the nigerians are looking to hit a lot of long diagonal balls up into their two central strikers bikini and omokuchi what this one clear [Music] and now amukachi wants to come back off and certainly has been the norm for the uh world cup finals players have gone off and most have returned pretty swiftly [Music] with nuana the sweep up [Applause] foreign [Applause] that was his first international goal in today when he came off the score against the mexicans but still having to settle for the draw he scored a real cracker of a goal against the greeks [Music] with an even better one to make it two-nil this is a future support from abuniki [Applause] now something only say again the final ball simply not good enough to travel are we going to start his team a lovely little bit of skill for mccutcheon there wasn't it in the corner couple little drag backs drawing a little cameo skill there [Applause] it could have been even more serious to the nigerians [Applause] well they're protesting but uh we're a fair way away from here it looked like a ball it was definitely handball in fact he's actually stopped them from getting cleared through that's all i mean that would have been a lovely little lay from uh masado into the run of signori there's many that might think that could have been interpreted as deliberate handball [Music] [Applause] so a real opportunity here that for the italians seguri is there bajo of course and donadoni has now gone across woofy in the nigerian goal reactors to get his angles right he'll know all about signuri and bajo the wall has done its job well enough wasn't a great free-kick though as it wasn't wasn't struck well similar to the early one from senori [Music] we've seen some outstanding free kicks in this world cup we've seen very poor ones as well here's masaro now could be something out here sittieri looking to scatter through you know every time masaro you're saying that you know he hasn't started in many of the games every time masaro picks up a ball and has that little link particularly with badger and some of the one such play between them is electric i think they'll be quite happy uh with the style that the nigerians have adopted the nigerians are very very spaced out as a team playing with the full width but i think that's leaving an awful lot of room for the italians to dominate the tempo of the game you all sense something might happen around the edge of the box particularly between senori masada and badgio when they start putting their little combinations together that was absolutely awful it's one or two of the little link-ups have been brilliant i certainly feel the arrival of the sorrow has given the italians more mobility upfront kasuragi seemed a bit static but it won't taste very strong in the air of course what he is as well what he is welcome he's got such a great knowledge of how to play up front sometimes he comes short sometimes he falls away from the defender on the shoulder [Applause] and he puts his success down the fact that he worked so hard he said the older you get the harder you have to work he's certainly done that for milan now for italy across the curtain over 20 caps now for costa cutter at the heart of the italian defence this is taking the throw [Applause] but that error has given the italians back possession again [Applause] now again look for an angle right maybe from massaro here's masaro now [Applause] and for once his distribution let him down yekidy the leading girl scoring the african nations cup bikini as well as the qualifying rounds for nigeria flags up offside that was unnecessary for yokini that's about the fifth time he's been caught offside he's looking along the line they're playing that diagonal ball which is obviously part of their fun and he's got some trouble at the other end at the moment [Applause] look to be obstructed that might waddle referee has worked for the free kick that's experience that's roberto baggio's experience he knew he was going to wasn't going to run the sweep for nowhere and i think he's deliberately taking it into him there he's bought a foul there [Applause] but can't the italians take advantage of it scenery once more will come across maybe the whip one over for the likes of maldini who's come up from the back venorivo's in there as well some a lot of space between the goalkeeper and the last line of defenders for them to float this one into the security different route this time and nearly cripped in as well bulky with the will to hang out then as maldini came rushing in towards him i mean senori must look at that when he's taking a free kick and think oh that's lovely i'll just play the ball into that space there and see what happens i think if they're going to defend they've got to defend an awful lot deeper than that nigeria otherwise they're inviting that sort of worthy where the attacking player is normally favorite because he's running in on goal collection of edit errors there just managed to get out of trouble to finity george from iaxin hud this is abuniki two of his teammates in the box and just for a moment and i thought maybe he had lost the marking to be fair i thought he was going to attempt is a lovely ball put him for monique from the left-hand side he saw two defenders of double banking him can't go past them sticks the ball in the danger area and you would have thought the likes of rashida yukini would have been flying in on the end of that well they have a corner which george is going to take now this is where you would expect them if the quality of the ball is good you would expect them to be dangerous here wouldn't you with some of the power and the big guys they've got they got some big fellows out there off the check has come up from the back bikini as well of course he's a terrific header of all and here's a chance and a goal [Applause] nigeria had scored [Applause] wow what an upset here george with the corner [Applause] yeah they've done well to keep this one back in the box just forced it back in and it's actually cannoned off one of the italian defenders oh you're not gonna miss that are you tuck that away [Applause] here we see it again i actually thought the first one of the nigerian big lads was keeping it in but the defenders put the ball back in play they're looking for a little offside they've cleared the line quickly the early talent but not a suggestion of it so what a setback here then for the italians i have to say the sunlight is so strong on our monitor here it was hard to see you hooked it in at the finish so the nigerians have taken the lead and rigo saki's team are in big trouble amaniki we filled up the final touch there and we were worrying about the threat that blew up the italians from the set piece and that has proved justified here's banjo it's a foul on amaniki again who scored the two crucial goals that brought them through to the world cup finals in their decisive game you know we've seen players getting booked for all sorts of things and he's been led up with that one [Music] [Applause] well that's pretty much westerhoff the coach of nigeria he says his team of i'm not just to play at the world cup but to win it well they've had a great start against the italians who may have the pedigree but the nigerians whose fans are at great heart now have certainly proved they're a batch for the three times world champions that's where football makes you laugh doesn't it or makes you cry if you're the opposite manager and that's the free kick there again but you're looking at it i've been a little bit disappointed with the way nigeria played because i'd look forward to seeing them play and i felt that italy were very very comfortable and i thought if there was a goal going to come at this stage it would have to come from italy although although we do know that they're going to be extremely dangerous nigeria and anything where they can load power into the uh proceedings [Music] [Applause] here's roberto banjo again osara [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] this is where they are so dangerous when they come soaring forward [Music] [Applause] it he was in full stride then he also had players in support there and as i say desperate stakes here he's going to take him on costa curt has gone desperate against him once again i think he in the current climate is lucky to get away with no nothing more than a reprimand [Applause] half an hour gone in the first half the hobbit figure of pasta but he's okay and another opportunity for nigeria four or five of them in a huddle over the ball [Applause] harvesting into the wall though here's that [Applause] one looking for yakidi costume has got the better of him in the air and this time the front is hardly wide but you see the encouragement of goals given as soon as that ball dropped down when yukini and custom kids who are competing for it watch george catch up play here he sprints past benarevo and possibly if he hadn't been so excited he might have taken it on well certainly the nigerians wrote him very highly felini george so do i actually know in holland the jewel in the italian crown but really yet to shine in these world cup finals alberto just getting a foot in there venorivo donadoni venerevo have made the right boy but don't you know he doesn't need him now towards machado he's stretching but can't reach it maldini trying to thread it through but again the nigerian defenders standing firm here comes the camera jack across the covering defender [Applause] is [Applause] [Music] [Applause] looking [Applause] still the italians making no headway abukachi now yukini to chase and costa curta getting the better of him but really just that one chance so far for the italians and i think it's not a bigger substitution i can't do it at the moment [Applause] up towards yakity venerevo [Music] oh was it a push in the box the italians are feeling from penalty and the mexican referee just a few yards away says no for me yes for me definitely i mean a great little header back from masara at first i thought he's going to have a go at y'all himself siguri now we've got the tackles it's definitely in the stadium i don't think the referee's broke though there's no foul again the first viewing that looked a penalty yeah certainly certainly did the nigerian defenders pushed him as he was he was trying to head the ball home he got a tap in firstly well whistles all around the stadium from the many many italian fans here big time of substitution being made and amakaki is having to go off head to poju who's something we're just singing again there the incident well in the eyes of the referee that was not a foul see it again here ron asaro's header just had a push off pacquiao i thought he was i certainly thought it was for more from the naked eye than it did from that but okay chuck will have certainly nudged badgio well out there to dean to me look he looked a good favor for the header they did pull through that on for the nigerians he's you know something who got the earlier matches as well but of course quite a lot for them to lose the strength of abukachi here's badger now policed by something before we'd have again in the italian league next season ben revo now marauding down that left side into off the saddle well that certainly looks the best chance of the score working the ball wide sending a sending one of the fallbacks musia venerevo flying in i mean that was a tremendous cross in there from uh venerable messiah gets first of the ball and doesn't really stay doesn't really stay over it but that was more promising from the italians still trailing though by a goal to nil the winner is to beat spain in the quarterfinals paolo maldini at 26 already with 50 more than 50 international caps behind him surprisingly enough you know probably came to the uh tournament with the reputation of the best left pack in the world and for me hasn't i thought it didn't think he played well against tomorrow and certainly hasn't played over well in the tournament i suppose you could say that about much of their side they've certainly been disappointing the italians and they've got a real fight on their hats here in the sunshine of boston [Applause] great celebrations here of course yesterday with independence day and the boston tea party will then ron soon change that to champagne here smooshy with style maybe moving to palmer next season busy he says he doesn't know anything about it but some speculation he's moving on from torino dino badger is certainly going to be with farmers so they're going to have some side next season again coming a long long way out tremendous goal keeping that from rufus looks as if his defense was in trouble no hesitation takes command of the situation cleans it up and he's had to scapper back to his goal now albertini now lucy beyonce in the middle the challenge for anything that man so much determination about masaro's play and then i believe it was a shot from bertie i think that also shows a little bit of a fraying at the nerves doesn't it here we see the keeper look at that's brilliant that that's brilliant no chance of a mix-up no chance of everybody falling down and leaving the goal and guarded clean cleaning up and see being some speculation before the tournament latina roof i would be the number one choice but he's had some exceptional games [Applause] i'm surprised the nigerians don't try and feed the amaniki a little bit more out this left-hand side he's staying right against the line in a position we would term an old-fashioned left-winger and they're they're very very keen to get the ball into the front players into yakini and mokuchi when he was on how all of a sudden you know the lads might get a little bit disheartened out in the flank position it's a foul masaro yeah they are reckless aren't they i mean they've i think they've defended defended smashing off a cuckoo and no wonder but they they do tend to take liberties with the referee some of the challenges are very very vigorous i remember cameroon as well they'll have massing doing exactly the same against england four years ago [Applause] now welcome to senori and roberto bacho catch her up here senior a little chippy ashara wouldn't quite make it he did not a very good chance sitter missed sitter miss peter good little work free kick cunning little ball around the corner from signori cunning little ball meldini's found himself in all sorts of open space really should be tucking that home and you know that's when if you're a rigo saki then you start worrying a little bit they've had enough chances they've had a lot of situations and yet they're trailing the shoulder [Applause] [Music] excellent goals for milan [Applause] you can see from his expression how disappointed he was here's donadoni now not an only shot there'll be no problem for rupai who's coming to the heart of the midfield in place of dino badger [Music] another great sermon to clement country donald only of milan [Music] [Applause] george [Applause] [Music] [Applause] but only just for nigeria leading by goldendale against the mighty italian senator to occur [Applause] [Applause] [Music] no danger if he gets to a physical battle then those humans won't mind that at all four minutes of the first half to go [Music] figure and he was clearly illegally detailed from israel and the suffocate and a yellow card [Applause] and it bought you from racing sand and dare in spain [Applause] let's see with the throw [Applause] try not to put too much pressure on him but he certainly doesn't look the player who has won so many accolades in the past couple of years the european and world football of the year he has such a phenomenal goal scoring record too in italy but remember without a goal for his country since september [Applause] [Music] [Applause] no question of the nigerian thing overall here in any way [Applause] but here's albertini now for the italians who doesn't have too much joy out this right side costa kurta into the last two minutes of the first half donadoni or costa quarter strange you know he's been watching them they've got a lot of players the italians played in the so-called top club side in the world if you like ac milan and yet people like that uh costa curtain muldini even they seem reluctant to take the responsibility on i mean we talk a lot about badgio being the team leader but there's enough of those that have played at a high level that should now be taking the game by the scruff of the neck but enough know-how enough ability you sometimes just have to question how much character they've got this is the butter badger what whereby sapphire say [Music] [Applause] again looking for the determination of massaro up front but the noticeable thing was there masado is the furthest player up the field the ball's in there he's in with a shout not one italian player was breaking his neck to get up and support him he's watching particularly bertie for me nothing to stand out on this right hand side at the moment you know i don't quite see what his job in the side is at the moment [Applause] that's where i was used to like when donadoni got into those positions he at least used to get to the dead ball line and cut things back for the strikers well they certainly have to lift their game in the second half the italians the sitting euro now trying to do just that beneribo has made the run the chip in and again it's beyond what three italian players they're waiting in the middle but that has been their main play that's that's their main route to success i feel italy's to keep benerevo going up that left-hand side they don't defend the nigerians don't defend the right-hand side too well egovan's left a lot on his own and uh i think very often he's getting two against one and the main threat has come in that area and that'll be a free kick to the italians two center halves don't fancy it at all do they to two cent halves um custard curds from maldivia do not fancy the physical challenge today who would i get chickadee donna dodie now [Applause] good work though by abu dhiki struggling a bit you know physically i'm a naked i mean he's done his job let's give his side a great start but he's uh he took a clash earlier with muslim i don't think he's recovered from it certainly hasn't shown his usual pace down the flat let's see what he did now yukini shrug despite the challenge there yakini he's got support too george will punch out i think he's at a super game here you know he's been outnumbered in midfield at the number 10 of cut you but he's kept the thing ticking over his work on the ball has been as good as anybody's on the field some surprise about the nigerians that he won't be chosen for the first couple of games indeed uh he was on his way back from injury so that may have had something to do with it maybe not match fit but he has been very impressive certainly speaking as a substitute in the last couple of games in the first phase and there is a half time whistle flown by referee victor carter and it's abuniki's goal that divides the two teams the nigerians will be very satisfied with their afternoons work so far and the italians have a lot to do they've had chances they haven't taken them already osaki will have to stir them up during the half-time interval nigeria leading through the goal from abuniki on 27 minutes we'll be back after the break there are five key steps to tackling the corona virus hands elbow face distance and feel fabulous with your elbows bent please cover your nose and mouth if you sneeze or cough if using tissues dispose of them immediately [Music] is [Music] yes welcome back to the foxborough stadium where the teams are out now in preparation for the second half just looking around when i consider badger out for the second half and i would think in place of donadoni your your thoughts on that yeah it gives them more physical presence gives them somebody that can power from the middle of the field and that's what they've left they've had a lot of what i call tanner ball players who are flipping the ball about to each other but no real power player so nigeria then starting the second half now attacking the goal to our rights leading by america's goal 27 minutes just about the one real chance that they had in contrast the italians have had three or four good opportunities particularly the header from maldonado that went wide [Music] but they haven't been able to capitalize on the creation of those chances here's scenario now dino badger then slotting into a midfield role in the center of that midfield area place of donadoni [Music] dino bachelor who has been carrying a slight injury what's happening we're on the dino badge earth spaggio's come on in place of uh bertie donadoni switched to that more familiar right-wing girl and here he is now right this is where i think he can do damage out there he's a cunning flow when he gets in those wide areas with the attempted cross he's got the corner i don't mean i don't think that's a bad shout either i mean bertie was just for me a passenger in the first half oh he was certainly discussing at halftime that was a possibility uh rigosaki has made the switch he's done it early now so watching the danger down the flag to this dino badgio well he announced his entrance in style i certainly felt against the irish they were more dangerous the italians went dino got forward yeah good play there started by donadoni whips the ball in towards the near post now baggio doing what an offensive midfield can do gets in gets in front of the defender just maybe glances the side post in actual fact having got there you know really should have took that one away but give him the benefit of his dad his first touch [Applause] free some pretty tight marking back there from the nigerians yakini now [Applause] abernicki off the chase has to cut her away certainly cooler now than it was around kickoff time but it's still pretty warm out there roberto banjo we've made some really good breaks down the left side siguri yes that's important i think that senori and venerevo operate this left-hand side together because i think if they have a big weakness defensively nigeria agreement in the previous game fellow mayors look suspicious and deficient against uh good attacking play and they've certainly had some moments in the first half italy when they they've actually produced some good movements down this side of the floor the left-hand side albertini spotting the run of music that's lovely play by okay tell he is a good player he does work the ball very very well [Applause] next season moving from juventus look so worried about what he might be yeah he's come to the tournament hasn't he with his team not playing well in the preparation games doesn't know his best team his best player roberto baggio or a so-called best player hasn't in fact really produced the good yet in fact i think dino bachelors looked a better player or a more effective player in the game down goes forward roberto bachman has been shadowed everywhere by somebody say the 19 year old nigerian it's here for the foul situation the italians have this free kick [Music] but this is where dino badger will have an added value as well of course he reinforced maldini and masado in the end you know he will score the winning goal and it's norway still letting go still inviting space for them there's a nigerian head that's first of the ball only as far as albertini it's mussy now aldini has stayed up dino bacho's in there as well [Applause] and it's a [Applause] i think he's chasing shadow trying to get a free kick out of that [Music] samoniki colliding with him [Applause] and if anything you look to foul them by music free kick to nigeria and he was saying wrong about saki not knowing his best team he's picked over 70 players for the matches cities take a charge after the last world cup yeah i think the best the best national teams you go through the history of the world cup the best national teams the best teams have all been have had a nuclear seven of eight players who virtually pick themselves matching and match out and he has shot and changed around sarc he's very rarely played the same formation the same personnel roberto badger found by federi george there's that recklessness coming in again pete the nigerians you know that's probably immaturity and experience playing at this level now i would think they get a lot more leniency playing than say the african cup or something like that [Applause] now albertini may be lining this one up western half the coast of the nigeria perfect that is defenders get it right this time maldini has placed himself on the edge of the wall here is albertini it's a tame shot by him though and then overheating the chip through that's three shots they've had the free kicks they've taken from wide areas and footballs into the box haven't been by the italians but they've actually had quite a number of situations to have big boomers you know they've got one or two reputed players that can hit the ball and they haven't you know they've done nothing with them in effect and we're led to believe this ball travels a lot faster and a lot farther than the normal ball they've wasted some good some good chances i've certainly seen albertini score from that kind of range in the italian league that was a very weak effort dino his girl laid on against portugal brought the italians through to these world cup finals so they only just made it in the first place they really have to press so far when you consider the players that they have at their disposal situary now roberto banjo turning away from elysee to bring lucy into the play [Music] [Applause] [Applause] i know the nigerians looked a little uncomfortable [Applause] give it all credit to donadoni there he's a cunning fox when he's out in that little right hand position worked his way in and a great reverse pass fabio should have done better with albertini the nigerian press back in their own half here's roberto back europe they're just cluttering on and hanging on in numbers now and knocking a lot of people to ground every time that something menacing happens and there's the result of it [Applause] felicia who actually thought he was going to miss this game he got another caution in the first phase but one of the two was wiped out mistaken identity you see that's immaturity you know you've got to be patient if you can't get at the ball he's a touch unlucky to be fair i think the italians got the ground as like a crumpled heap in this competition you just can't go and claim things that aren't there for you sooner or later you feel the italians must cash in on one of these free kicks the nigerians want to bring on holy hell can't do so at the moment though [Music] [Applause] i think they pick up the bits and pieces [Music] i think you here's the free kick now it's still not a great free kick it's not a boomer it's it's come through the wall it's bounced two or three times keepers made a right hash of it really but i see they're warming up a sub um nigeria that would look to me as if uh a mockery is coming up this is what he's gonna do he's gotta weave he's gonna try and get it back into the box and play those funny little ball almost got do no banjo in there i think he could get a penalty if he could take the defenders back into the box enough only italian continuing to take the pace to take the game and he's got to come up so he's that knock he's had first half he's come back heavily and he can hardly you can actually raise razor gallop they certainly look to be struggling here's eddie the first half substitute [Applause] for who displays so much confidence on the ball [Music] [Applause] for those orange boots that he favors the aging workaholic is owning italian football masaro here's albertini now he seems to read around a long time but he's only in his early twenties already he's voted three championship sides for milan madarivo [Music] tiny darting figure still the nigerians can't make their substitution here's lucy now [Music] asaro roberto bacho leading in the middle here's donadoni and it'll fall for fernini george this is the danger to the italian zucchini ahead of him fenedy george [Applause] i'll tell you what he is he is excellent in the little culture he's going on your list is he potential buyers he's an excellent player well here's the switch now the number eight is coming on to replace indeed abunky heavily strapped thigh i wonder if he is going to end the day though as the hero of nigeria having scored the goal and score separates the two teams thompson from the africa sports club facing aberdeen egypt [Music] for the italians [Applause] to george george with a shot right certainly curl there's no real power on it the referee has flown for the foul on bacho yellow card [Applause] any hint of danger and the nigerians do tend to dive in with their tackles [Music] with a shove then on roberto bachel [Music] yes once again what you're saying that's that's reckless again signori good block final redeemed himself he's done that three times actually no no he's made three great blocks two in the first half from that one [Applause] another free kick defender he saved his team on what three four occasions now couldn't quite get there [Music] [Applause] [Music] roberto when you keep getting these situations peter you'll incur the referee's displeasure in a more dangerous area [Music] riding the tackles cleon says the referee and he's got a caution for his theatrical behavior but i must say in the climate of the game with the free kicks that are flying about that wouldn't have surprised me in the least if the referee hadn't given a penalty for that you know they're running the risk now nigeria with the reckless kicking and bumping at the back but it certainly got past what tackle the referee decides that that was a die from seducing the referee is actually spot on with that yeah theatrical i think senor is a little bit unfortunate to get booked for just making a reflex gesture too [Applause] so the nigerians continue to play a risky game and a peugeot the nigerians again enjoying the skill of their team [Applause] the super eagles of nigeria are still leading by girls from amuniki on 27 minutes i've got a free kick here reported by the mexican referee but it's the older [Applause] yakini has gone into the box and a bonjour flaps up no joy for yakini who's been in the team for some 10 years or so now [Applause] [Music] oh [Applause] this is donna dodie got lucy away down the right roboto badger the tackle again by slightly all you say [Applause] george well the heat will not be bothering the nigerians i think italy want to make another substitution hey what a beauty it's the one we've been waiting for all tournament isn't it how he hasn't been in the side since since the word go i don't know [Music] zola mercurial player with farmer this is the man who is so adept at set pieces he's got a better ratio of success from free kicks than any other player in serie r in italy something like a one in three success rate yeah i think he's a brilliant little player i don't think he'll be terribly happy he has to play out here on the left-hand side i think he's better if he can get wherever the action is i think he'll be happy to get out there though right yeah and we're certainly happy to see him whenever we've seen him play in the italian league he is an absolute star for me tip to be one of your players at the tournament i think so you're pleased to see him out there at last very much so i mean i must admit even in the game against palmer against the arsenal in the final i thought he was one who showed a lot of character even when things weren't going for his team and carriage is certainly something they'll need now did he is badger albertini something they say it was in the way again alberto revo quickly closed down by fede george [Applause] hoping to make a dramatic impact [Applause] and the shot squats wide i'll tell you what i feel senori's a bit unlucky to be pulled off you know he's a goal scorer and whatever i think badgio roberto badgio might be a lucky player to stay on the field i know it's hard to pull off your so-called best player but there's times when maybe it's needed i think zola for badgio might have been a better better bet in terms of a team balance the shot they're going wide from dona dodie and we took badger off of course against the norwegians but this time it's senori who has been replaced death he didn't come out for the second half [Music] for the nigerians haven't been as vulnerable at the back as we thought they might have been certainly this half as well whether it's italy forcing them back or whether they've said hey you've got to get two to beat us we'll sit here we'll block off space we'll try and check off things and all right they've lived that they've lived on that sword edge a little bit with uh some of the free kicks they've given away they're still protecting this one goal lead they've also got a lot more compact in midfield since zohar has come on in the number eight let's give them that extra number in there free kick now then to nigeria who topped their group of course in the qualifying grounds with argentina stepping back into third place bulgaria second thanks to abercrombie's late goal against greece and that's given away carelessly that by it satyali [Music] almost halfway through the second half still the italians have it all to do lucy's cross it goes masaro very strongly resident defending though again by the nigerians george turned foreign [Music] [Applause] understandably a bit of frustration beginning to creep into the italian play this will be the signal to set up maldini again just making his arrival in the box now solo with the kick too easily dealt with though george [Applause] goes out of kocher again and showing some delightful skills but this time he's out maneuvered let's go zucchini now no shots for zola in the air yeah you've also give nigeria a lot of credit you know they've had to play for a long period of the game without their two fastest boards eminiki and amakuchi asaro you know and they've virtually had to play with yukini on his own as a lone raider and he's not the quickest in the world so they've lost their fair amount of penetration from with those two players going off zola will take the free kick this is he on the ball now [Applause] or concha almost lazily away to this near side now doing it i tell you what watching the number 10 i got you you could do a magic little montage you know of skills that he's produced today passes work great and some great little some areas again he's i could watch him he's one of the best players i've seen in the tournament here's a contra again teasing the italians but he's giving it back now to zola [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] again [Music] in the physical stage there's no way the nigerians will back down referee right on the spot and he saw nothing wrong there [Music] albertini still most of the play in the nigerian half dino bacho donadoni roberto bacho trying to take off his marker here's maldini white to venerable basaro [Music] smell well back by better evo but eventually over the line for a nigerian throw you can sense the italian frustration now they're getting it in wide areas and they're just tossing it in the box and the nigerians are keeping a cluster of three defenders right in there and invariably they're dominating it with size i still think it's at least best ways to work the ball into the box look for little give and goes inside the box and hopefully they get a penalty hope that one of the nigerians gets reckless now fenini george [Applause] yakini [Music] the team coached by the dutchman clements westerhoff at this one goal advantage it looks a step to lead it looks a big lead if you're sitting in the italian bench at the moment i bet because like you say you get those sort of games where they've had good chances they haven't took them away and you do begin to wonder whether it's one of those fateful days they can't turn this route the italians they're getting the rotten fruit out back in rome and milan where so much is expected of the national side yakini still yakini masado is the target along with dona doney there's bacho now [Applause] albertini into the path of mussy [Applause] dino badgio oligar with the tackle to albertini [Applause] maldini complaining his job is very much on the line the italians will not tolerate any kind of failure and there's no other way to view this if they go out benarevo [Music] again faced by the water it feels for a penalty and again the referees there's no play off all the italians don't like it certainly those in the crowd i've got a feeling you might have been entitled to an indirect free kick though dino badgio no question he was blocked off he's his turn it was orchestra nuana the defender but he got himself too tight we'll see just to remind you if it should be level at the end of the 90 minutes they'll play extra time then it'll be penalties needed if they still can't settle it but for the moment the nigerians continue to have the upper hand at least in terms of the scoreline even if the italians are having most of the possession [Applause] here it is again wrong yeah he's not made him yeah to be fair i said it was a bit awkward but i think he's definitely blocked him off it's not a penalty because he's not an intentional one but i think he's entitled to an obstruction there because if he doesn't go to the ground he's in a great position but certainly clumsy here's aguavan now a neat piece of skill there to receive better evo still george they have enormous talent these nigerians and they prove they can live in this kind of company [Applause] zola now is that obstruction again a referee just waving aside italian protests red car for zola kicking out at equivalent well the nigerians can hardly uh contain their delight at seeing the italians produce the 10 men what did you make of that ron you're mad at the tournament i'm not going to play anymore well he's gone past he definitely thinks he's been handed up zola's made a meal of it now it's here where the problem starts you know he's pumped up he's gone aggressively for the ball i don't think that's in itself is gonna bit i think it's mouthing he i think he doesn't look that he looks as if he sent him out for lunging for the ball and he's not entitled to send him off for that not in my book if you turn around and batman's the referee yes he goes well he showed his frustration there's no two ways about that he can't accept the decision i didn't think it looked that bad no i think what's made it worse is because he's fired up to not get in the first decision his way his turn he lunges across but he doesn't lunge he doesn't make any contact at all with his feet with the defender in actual fact it's quite a good challenge it's quite a good but i think it's more the intent the referee thinks he's come over to get his own back on him sort of thing oh i'm sorry i can't see that one no not at all for the ball not at all he went for the ball and if he caught him at all it certainly was nothing like as bad as equivalent was making out surely but i think the proof will be if equivalent comes back [Music] well the italian fans voicing their disapproval and as if their job wasn't hard enough already they now have an even bigger mountain decline [Music] yakini battling defenders aside he can't get through though as i say sometimes you've had the feeling from the word go that is it one of those days roberto bacho linking up with vasaro here's the chance maybe no a puts in again okay that was a brilliant ball from badgio that's possibly the best he's produced in the tournament good movement by masaro clever ball down the side and he's very unfortunate enough to get a striking goal there edward has come back off here there's a shot earlier with the corner away for another one but i mean it's not the first time in the tournament that the italians have been in this situation is it man off having to climb mountains now they're gonna have to show more character than than possibly they've ever done value of course sent off against the norwegians i think what i didn't like either one was the way they celebrated the player being sent off elysee was obviously went across the tillage van you've got a man sent off maldini directly headed off to the target though [Music] [Applause] i'm sure they are relishing the fact that the italians have lost a man but i didn't like to see that well they have just over 10 minutes now to save the game the italians [Applause] [Applause] he's come a long way since he used to kick oranges around the streets [Applause] you've been the man of the match i think he's had a tremendous game certainly showed no lack of confidence i mean when you when you consider the the stage he's playing on and even from the word go he's controlling the ball doing tricks against some of the so-called best players in the world nigeria still lead the three times world champions italy by a goal to nil abu diki on 27 minutes i wonder now is that going to prove enough to knock out the italians donna dhoni onto badger [Applause] remember the italians need a piece of his magic now this is surely it [Applause] maybe with a spot of crap he has been nursing this ankle injury which is certainly hindered and there's no two ways about that towards the end of the italian season he was struggling the face back on here with yakini bajo is still down yukini well they've held him back that could well be sending off it's only a yellow car for melding could be relieved now i don't believe that that is a definite sending off he's throwing goal that's a definite sending off yukino i didn't think would run like that hasn't suggested it all afternoon has turned he's powered the ball his next step's going to take him one-on-one on the keeper and he's he's brought him to the ground there he's jostled him to the ground there that is a definite sending off zola must be sitting there somewhere in the stadium thinking what the hell is the game about paulo meldini is a very lucky man to still be off the field [Applause] focaccia taking charge of the free-kick another goal now and surely italy will be out of the competition [Applause] didn't really test him there [Music] [Applause] around the wall okay in the right place lucy for donadoni no badjos in the box [Applause] that's a foul by the italian sorrow for testing badgio looked to do everything right dino badgio there apart from score force floated in he's pulled he's pulled on the defender at some time he must make contact with the defender but i think he's climbed above him i think he's been physically strong and held his body strength a lot more than a nigerian defender what was interesting again there masara starts arguing with the referee i would have thought that was faithful on a day like this eight minutes to go for nigeria the african champions still leading by one goal to nil [Applause] they can't afford to relax but the italians they're not really creating too many chances for all their possession alberto trying to get something going for them now but he's given it away to hook it back beyond your kd i think if eukaemia had done that a few more times in the game because he's had a lot of good situations where he'd been 1v1 against the last defender but has shown the reluctance to run on with it i think he could have shown that a lot more i think nigeria might have been even more in the box seat [Applause] there they are they get that crush through defenders any sign of threat to them now to get that cluster defenders up right in the heart of the defense around the penalty spot and they've got the heads on things they've blocked up there's been three great blocks for the sweeper nuandu ringosaki has called them superman the nigerian players and they certainly have enormous stretch the strength just touch on there by badger which comes to nothing benevo now through to his goalkeeper and it's got to start sometime there's got to be a new winner of the world cup and i wonder if he continues like this how how much they'll be fancy tomorrow niger if they see this one off there's a game that no one really could forecast with any degree of certainty the italians haven't been playing well no it's not a good italian side we have to say that he's got some good players but as a team it's not a great it's not a good side here's george to side without a great cutting edge i think [Applause] losing his control to me the smell of the italians here yekiti and how to play off lucy just over five minutes left the italians in serious danger now of going out of the world cup [Applause] out here is fenidy george edward van inside him still edward trying to pull it back for yakini now how did that come off it's the corner off baldini [Applause] [Music] the italians down to 10 man and chasing this lead the nigerians hand through amaliki's first half goal [Applause] the nigerians just throwing three men into the box one of them is zucchini one by olisa but now the nigerians will have to funnel back and soak up maybe five minutes or so pressure from the italians i think we've been quite critical of the goalkeepers in this tournament wrong but uh rufus has let nobody down has he no certainly today he's had one or two moments when he's parried things and sometimes keepers can be lucky he's parried too that man another they're falling into the path of strikers and been wrapped past him and it's a goal and then he is the the hud carrier if you like he takes the stick but today he's loaded his luck and decisive that decisive interception in the first half was a big moment but he hasn't really had to make many saves does he have to field a few long shots from three kicks in there it's been pressure without penetration from the italians which i think sums their team up i don't think as i said i don't think they've got that great cutting edge and a nice few neat and tidy players and that was as well there by alba treaty just carve it down now and through the message through for the bench i'm sure from clement's westerhaft who admits he's not universally popular among the nigerian people and among the nigerian officials but if he takes them through to the quarter finals will he'll be a hero he'll certainly be a lot more popular than saturn yeah i think so [Applause] okay if he does and he's only 20 years older kocha he has so much to offer the game here's olia now less than three minutes to go and a question of the time headed on by the mexican referee and it will be shot no challenge therefore yukini maldini costa quarter 2 roberto bacho has made the [Applause] [Music] i'll tell you what we you you'll get plenty of flack if the scoreline stays like this very good but i just wonder how many of those players i mean you look at the likes of muldane caster curtain people they are big players now busy is he gonna get through here it's 1-1 [Applause] the european world football of the year has at last lived up to his reputation oh what relief for the italians [Applause] moses run roberto bacho clinically into the corner yeah well he's he's headed he's had a terrible tournament nothing's happened for him and right at the moment of truth i mean in my book he shouldn't be on the field still i think he's had injury problems he shouldn't be on the field still i would have had zombie goals obviously for other reasons now but i suppose that's why you're a great player you make it happen when you when you need to certainly never looked underneath the equalizer for me never looked on well all around me now the italian facts are celebrating wildly with their waving facts and he's a hero again roberto badger his first goal since late last year for the italians and it's brought them back level now less than a minute to go but here's fedy george pursuing the fall through extra time if it stays this way now for the last minute or so maybe a bit more for the referee to add on and this will be a test of character for the nigerians now off goes dino badger maybe the italians can still finish it asaro's in the middle foul by sunday ulysses they bespoke the hanging and there's such an annoyance now from the italians what are spanking themselves what price a winner here just sleeping in the game now the fake weights turn around because there are those inviting spaces we've been talking about quality of the ball somebody runs across the near poster there's acres for them that goes cross and they've got it away now he should really be setting those he's flipping it into the bunsen he should be setting those free kicks off on a bend in line with the keeper da dodi looking to run at this nigerian defense there's masaru desperately away we're into injury time nigeria one italy one and it's dramadale right to the last return for the 90 minutes anyway all the pressure now coming from the italians [Applause] will of course be staying with extra time should it go to that [Applause] who knows maybe the extra suspension fantasies as well have that one yet [Applause] in these world cup finals alicia for nigeria i suppose you have to wonder if they do have another goal in them well the challenge would certainly feel they have but not like that from sorrow a minute and a half into stoppage time [Applause] and you've got sets all around the ground the italian relief they were so close to going out and i think my money will be on them now rob yeah but don't forget they've got an extra half an hour they're down to ten men they've had to work hard to get back in the game who knows well that's the end of the 90 minutes it will be extra time we hope you'll stay with us italy won nigeria what we'll be back after a short break [Applause] [Music] [Applause] the italians are going to kick off kicking from left to right now redeemed by that late late goal from roberto banjo his 20th in international football and what a crucial one for the italians lining up for the kickoff with daniele vasaro [Applause] here's donadoni nigerians remember without abukachi without abundiki who both had to go off injured so some of their medicine has been taken away from [Applause] i'll them you we'll be laughing won't we the spanish group spanish team will be sitting there clementine so forth extra time they've had a couple of days extra to recover full week you know these have got to get themselves up the winners of these have got to get themselves up again for a big game at the weekend it's a very fair point well here's donald only now that's the tackle over kochia but not evan olisier [Music] [Applause] holy hop [Applause] adam pojo [Applause] all the outfield players have now been used and the italians of course having one of theirs zola sent off very harshly in my book oh that's history now disgraceful decision now [Applause] well we've seen some warranted sending offs [Applause] late in the second half he was only given a yellow card i wonder if the italian mentality might be okay we'll stay with what we've got take it into penalties because we know we'll beat you on penalties certainly there are sides in the past that have done that you know i used to think the eastern bloc team in the old days the old romanians and people like that they would certainly have been been looking for that [Music] well here's busy now yeah look at the adventure we've had that in mind the world cup final four years ago against the germans [Applause] free kick to italy fell off the sorrow how fancy they might just roll this one square albertini is he's acres of sweat he's just been spotted now here's roberto badger looking for for the corner great head of that there will be two coming in at the back of him then i thought he's in real trouble like ravina do you know badger will stay in there maldini forward from the back roof organizing the troops ahead of him dona donai with the corner on the header just wide from nino badger he's a danger of these free kicks and corners i must admit when he made contact with that i thought that was going to finish up right at the bottom of the net he's born nice curly ball he gets across the defender gets in front of the defender here and gets plenty on it he looks like thought when he made contact there that was going to finish up inside his net [Music] now only say holly holm again on for yakini now that was a really alert piece of goalkeeping then by marco gianni that's a lovely slip all through your kidneys on the end i thought then he was just going to go to ground and try and hook it over the keeper keepers come very very brave and made a great stop and he said that he's had the rub of the green which just rebounded back into leukemia who doesn't quite realize where he is so the nigerian they still have betty with checking potential this is how the td will cost a quarter [Music] certainly in this thing the pace has dropped yeah i think the challenge will try and keep it that way as well i think they're trying to keep it a fairly low champ both pass first and then when they see the move on if they see uh badgio or masara make the spinning runner front then they'll stick it in there i think they're trying to serve energy as much as possible albertini [Applause] [Applause] down here trying to uh receive some water some refreshment in his efforts to last the pace [Applause] which for the moment is walking pace i'm a bit surprised the nigerians don't try and get after them up the patient with the extra man they really ought to be trying to pressurize the game and played the last half an hour or so at a higher tempo laid off by roberto bajo that's just too long for massaro atmosphere now inside the stadium as the mexican wave breaks out yet again what i was trying to figure when they were winning nigeria where all of a sudden those nigerian supporters came from i thought we'd only got about 200 in the stadium yes a lot of them have trouble getting visas but those that are here certainly taking many making plenty of noise i've got cheerleaders with them [Applause] he will certainly have delighted his fans back home as well as his front mates i would imagine like frankfurt too in germany [Applause] okay [Music] [Applause] the first game in the world cup finals to go into extra time donna dodie with albertini [Applause] costa support from albertini dino badger denirevo [Applause] and the cross was wasted yeah i think he was in two minds there he wanted to cut the ball back he wanted to cut it back to midfield players coming on and nobody's quite been able to make up the ground in the nc's looking up he wants to really lay this back into somebody's run in the end he trusts her to play a general direction ball and doesn't get around they don't get around it at all but that was actually at the end of a brilliant build look from uh italy hoping to link up with bikini and he's been finalized for a spot of pushing then on belgium yakini the african footballer of the year [Music] costa quarter to maldini [Applause] and obviously now the players are feeling the heat we're filling it up in the uh the media boxes here so i'm sure they are down on the pitch [Music] foreign [Applause] well that was a waste of a great position i mean the nigerians have worked the ball very very well [Applause] look what he's done with that look at that i mean he should really he's either going to shoot a goal better than that take it out of his feet or just curl it to the back stick and say go on yakini battle on that one i'm just going to say he's never scored for nigeria he won't like that massaro [Applause] 33 years old but still going strong sorrow here's dino bachelor rather having to open up some space ahead of him benerevo out wide now roberto banjo in for vena rivo is that a push it's a penalty no hesitation at all from the mexican referee a push on benarimo yo that's been coming on max that's some cute play from venorivo and roberto baggio as a result of that but something for me as soon as the defender makes the launch here that reckless thing again by that i mean i don't think he's a good defender here quarter i mean brilliant brilliant play there by all credit to bear badgio and benariva aguava and it was certainly an uptidy lunch there at bella river who has caused all kinds of problems when he's made those swords in and around the penalty box down the left side you see the unnecessary thing about that's recklessness and defense and to be fair that's something they'll learn by playing in more and more of these tournaments but i mean he got a fellow defender there coming to tidy the situation of possibly now look here we go again [Applause] see he's really been a revo still got plenty to do there nawano is well in control of the situation well roberto bacho who scored the goal to take us into extra time will take the kick for the italians he's been pacing up and down trying to compose himself outside the 18-yard box well to a certain extent he's been the villain for the italians in the world cup until this game today they've been so disappointed with his displays albeit with an achilles heel injury but now he has the chance maybe to take his cheat through to the quarter-finals ten minutes into the first period of extra time bajo against roofer [Applause] [Applause] player perfectly executed penalty kick and maybe now maybe we'll see a few nigerian headstroke yeah that's going nowhere but in the net just it's the side of the post tickles in pick that one out and once again they've flown in the face of adversity of the italians a goal down down to 10 men they battled back and roberto bacho with two goals now has edged them ahead for nigeria how will they respond now adipose tell you how they've got to respond peter they've got to try and up the tempo of it they've since extra time started they've given the impression that they wanted it to go to penalties points in extra time in effect it's been all italy [Applause] away from costa quarter [Applause] [Music] just in front of the line away by dino bachelor magnificent defending by him yukini so close to equalizing oh yukini should have swallowed that one shouldn't he he did all right he hasn't reacted too well to the first cross it's bad defending here from costa curtain he's not convincing emilia picks out a great ball across the box and really the key he should really been wrapping that home even there he should have thrown his body everything and dino badgio should never have had the opportunity to clear that one now marco gianni has pulled the ball into charge to enable costa curta to receive some attention but now he's gonna soldier on can't afford to lose him as well [Music] now the nigerians looking to extend machiavelli and those italian defenders here's masaru back helping out [Applause] [Music] [Applause] yo you said the key words then he was on a hat trick i think if you think you've been no scorer to just ease the ball into the run of massaro he's got two in the bag he wants a third one in a world cup match says george now the nigerians bouncing straight back [Applause] i think he throws when i said happy though now when he's got round he's even even on the second fight he's got round the ball well and the keeper to be fair has covered it but he could have let that one run onto masara who's in a great position well that could have glitched it for the italians but as it is they have some defending to do now only up far too close though to marco gianni so almost at the end of the first period of extra time italy two nigeria one two goals from roberto banjo to overcome the first half track of abuki but if you have food in late the italians are down to 10 men having had zola set off not too long after he'd come on as a substitute ali up out wide to george [Applause] federivo got it away that bachelor can't control it [Applause] and that's the end of the first half of extra time [Applause] so the italians have assumed control now let's get the viewers off the two lads in the studio don howard wilkins don can you see any way back for nigeria now well peter all the they've got they've got nothing to lose are they now really they've got to throw everybody forward i mean they have got the extra man why they never started off extra time a little bit more positively we don't know uh but they've got to get players that we akini i mean he's giving them problems occasionally yeah he's big he's clumsy at times but the ball isn't around that box and yet they won't get players forward nigeria they've got to learn to do it and it's their only way back into this game ray wilkins you've seen a lot of course of the italians uh they left it very very late didn't they but you feel they're in patrol now well i thought they were in control for the majority of the game peter and it really is the the classic italian scenario isn't it they'll defend very well hopefully i'd love to see them go through but they've got a very very punishing 15 minutes in front of them but i'm sure they have the players that have seen this situation many times before and i'm sure they'll come through okay well we're almost ready for the second period of extra time the italians are man short but very high on confidence now thanks to the two strikes for roberto badgio the nigerians to start the second period [Applause] any thoughts you're wrong no i mean the key word is extra man they've got to get forward i mean we've just seen the only chance or the best chance they've had in in this half is when the left back and manalo push forward now i haven't seen him push forward at all in the course of the game not from akashia right though into the middle of luka macagiari i mean they've actually disappointed me in terms of attitude i thought they slung the game away in the first period you know just before badgio got the equalizer i thought they were well in control of the game and didn't go for the throat but since then i think they've been very disappointed now there's an area this this guy might as well keep bombing on and on now well they've got to go for the juggler now that's for sure police stay far too ambitious though it's a pretty tired shot too i'm also a little bit surprised by finding george when he's received the good possession hasn't really hasn't really attacked venerable he's tending to come across the field instead of when he's getting 1v1 in the last third trying to take him on and get more to the dead ball line here's donna dodie bitter disappointment of course back in italy when they went out of the last world cup finals to argentina and they'll be equal to spur they don't survive this game but they are now in the driving scene westerhoff trying to wind his team up this is akocha to egrava who's rash tackle off venomo enable bajo to give his team the lead hey to poju now trying to force his way through the flags up for offside i don't think the referee spotted it but as the italians had the ball anyway it didn't matter they've got the freaking [Applause] well they have plenty to cheer about and so much relief for them decides it was a fair challenge the egg with fighters like blocking people at him it's ironic that you know he's given the penalty away about the situation with zola that was a fair challenge i'm the manager of aston villa and a poju very much [Music] sadini george trying to call one into the path of two players there two of his teammates in the box so they're making forward runs now trying to support i haven't haven't been by albertini it's certainly a free kick to nigeria the italians pulling everybody back it could chuck all the level five has gone up [Applause] bikini in there too of course another poor free kick i mean that has the quality of set plays have been very very poor in this game for the delivery can't they deliver a decent cross this time and it pulls you now there's some pushing started by the eagle-eyed referee free kick to italy and a few more moments of respect for them well they kept going the italians kept hoping for something to come their way and it finally did through roberto bajo and now the game has turned around this is george police george now maybe we have a chance to cross it in it's kind of a loom to content with as well somebody's going to kick that for a moment [Music] but still the nigerians pressing d the italians i think that can check to sit back with a havoc true at the moment and certainly their players struggling out there and that's lucy is it down bit of a mistake by bene revo draws it offside though [Applause] there's a thing for these closing minutes as much as possible the nigerians have got to try and get george some good position out on the right hand side and say go on attack the defense get past the last man and scalp it in there they've looked more dangerous or their main threats have come when they've got to those positions give yakini the sort of delivery he drives them somewhere he can go and impose himself well lucy will have to go off for further treatment if it is him trying to see through that crowd of players that's the moment without a nightmare the italians just trying to conserve their energy now as they endeavor to reach the quarter-final back here at this stadium against spain that certainly won't be easy aldine with the freaking finding roberto badger no sign yet of lucy coming back on [Applause] i think at the moment they'll all play where they fancy the law they'll all get behind the ball when it's necessary and whoever gets it in the forward position beat vagio benaviro they'll just have to hang on to the ball for grim death they came through the first phase by the skin of their teeth albertini down [Applause] i must confess when albertini went to that ball i thought there's every chance of getting pulled down for penalty again well he's fetched it dino banjo's in there and the sorrow who'd arrived as well he come hearing up from the back lasaro but it was a time passed by dino badger off goes zucchini now now he's sure to turn the pace here this can he get at the defense now costa curtin no he's letting him all get back behind the ball that's what he's got to do he's got to carry and get at them quickly and he allowed donald to get his tackle in [Applause] the italians looking absolutely exhausted [Applause] only nine of them out there at the moment still this is effortless isn't he little or no backlit the long way of doing plenty through the air [Applause] and they've still got eight minutes or so to hang on meldini here's roberto banjo [Applause] defense without him lucy is back on but i'm sure by no means recovered the number eight for the italians is lift back off [Applause] just to get another body out there okay riding the tackle and then turn into dudo badger and it's a free kick to italy they can hardly walk mossy but he'll stay out there now as the italians inched their way towards the quarter-final marco gianni clucking out [Applause] albertini he'll go all the way back to [Applause] mercero six minutes or so remaining here's masado what a credit he has been to his be in the middle trying to pull away from the defender and they were able to make the interception the nigerians have got to take the game to italy now well he's pushed out right there from the liberal position hasn't he moana he's pushed up into a semi-midfield attacking position [Applause] the italians haven't included anywhere but we felt the sorrow now badger [Applause] he'll just take it away to the corner now he can't go anyway that's it free kick no hurry attacking there are five minutes left for the italians to hold off they have only ten that out there and one of those lucy could hardly move here's masado [Applause] [Music] [Applause] george [Applause] now george lucy has made the run but again good work by the italians initially fought better evo and the periphery has given me a challenge a free kick for all the problems they've had you know through the tournament the key player not playing well until he until he equalizes all of a sudden there's a there seems a new belief about the italians didn't they i mean just that little incident there emphasized it as soon as it went to find george four italians clustered around him to win the ball back as you said earlier on wrong javier clemente the coach of spade will be rubbing his hands at this especially if another italian player got sent off for someone up towards basaro now that dramatica nope here goes [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] the italians trying to button down the hatches but the nigerians keep coming at them [Applause] another free kick to italy it'll eat up a few more precious seconds kick taken very quickly masaro's on his way there's nobody upfield it's support you can't really break the italians for that that's a pretty weary hot pass from massaro yes it'd have been better staying with the ball it'd be better just turning and trying to come out of the negotiated into the cornfield just over two minutes to go clemons westerhoff the nigerian coach pointing forward down on the bench once it played up to nuanu and yakini but here's donadoni [Applause] well his team was so close to going through but now well the pendulum has swung the other way [Applause] but italy aren't there yet fernini george yukini wants it played into the box just too far for him though donadoni [Music] [Applause] the italians straining every situ now in defense of their lead roberto bacho that's a very very dangerous challenge i think if the referee is a bit lenient here he doesn't if he didn't take any action against that but i do say i think you've got to give to their turns and attacks him and that's that's blatant the kicks take that quickly too quickly for basaro i do think you've got to give the italians credit for half for their performance in the extra time i mean i would have thought nigeria would have been well the favourites for extra time thinking it's the team with 10 men but to be fair the italians they've swamped again we're it to the last minute now okay [Applause] yukini he may have to go alone but he's found the wano ship back towards yakini and well past the post [Applause] dejection is there to see now the italians around the ground urging their team on using them to survive now the last few seconds we're almost into any injury time i think there's going to be too much of that donadoni right up towards massaro another goal now would surely settle it still [Applause] [Music] an exhaustion there took over [Music] turret forward okay [Applause] and yukini vital block by costa quarter elysee with a shot that's charged down and it possible now okay the last few seconds on the watch of the mexican referee and get morning fights for the italians police zucchini was lurking in the middle but it's all over italy have done it well we may have criticized them for their earlier performances but you have to here pay tribute to their resolve their character in somehow surviving two goals from roberto bacho transformed the game just when it seemed they were going out to this brave and resilient nigerian side careful credit to them i mean they they were looking down the barrel they're looked out of it they've come back there's certainly the performance in extra time in a way i don't know whether the sending off of zola gave them that little bit of extra buzz they needed but uh in extra time they they were well worth the result well the nigerians are trooping off now understandably totally totally dejected and among the really really italians well there's total euphoria they have done it italy have beaten nigeria but my word it was a close call two goals to what two from roberto bachio to cancel out the earlier one from and italy are through to the quarterfinals [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] you

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