Azzurri advance

Italy 2-0 Republic of Ireland

Poznan with all the suspense
Damien Duff not out with a century
Pirlo's corner placed on the sixpence
Six yard box Cassano heading free

De Rossi again bossed the play
Shay Given had his work cut out
Much from the lively Di Natale
Municipal more like a boxing bout

Keith Andrews sent for the early bath
Balotelli muscled in to seal it late
Bonucci stemmed Mario's wrath
Azzurri march into the last eight

18.06.12

Number7
(c) Emdad Rahman
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