Italy not only completed the pre-match deployment of coach Prandelli, did not give the Netherlands a chance to launch a blitzkrieg, and even kept pressing in the Dutch half.

This surprised the journalists and overjoyed the Italian coach Prandelli, who was sitting on the bench.

Heavy pressure was on the Dutch players.

Under the tenacious defense of Van Bommel, De Jong and Kuyt, three defensive midfielders and defenders, the Netherlands gradually stabilized their position.

In the ninth minute of the first half, the Netherlands launched the Netherlands' first attack, Chen Fan received a diagonal pass from Sneijder, struggled to break free from Italy's double bag, and then passed diagonally to Van Persie in front of the penalty area.

"Smack! ……”

Van Persie didn't force a turn, he leaned on Barzagli and knocked back directly, and Chen Fan, who followed quickly, shot directly from a distance!

The ball blasted towards the right side of the goal like a cannonball!

It's a very high quality long shot!

Buffon jumped to his feet and bravely saved the football from the bottom line!

The Milan sports commentator shouted: "Gianluigi Buffon made a world-class save!" ”

The French TV 2 commentator exclaimed: "Chen's shot is of very high quality, but Buffon's save is very beautiful!" It was a wonderful offensive and defensive performance, and both Chan and Buffon showed their super high level! ”

The Netherlands were awarded a corner and Sneijder sent the ball straight into the Italian box.

In the chaos, Italian central defender Leonardo Bonucci pressed Van Persie to push the football out of the penalty area, and Chen Fan outside the penalty area moved to meet the ball and control the football.

As he pondered his next move, three Italian players immediately surrounded him!

In this case, Chen Fan couldn't give full play to his speed advantage at all, but he didn't panic, and he flickered and moved, breaking free from the encirclement of the three of them!

The Dutch national TV commentator shouted excitedly: "Chen is in a very good state, and he actually broke free from the encirclement of the other three!" ”

The Sky Stadium commentator shouted: "No one can stop you! Is Chen going to turn this competition into his own stage again? ”

On the court, Buffon yelled at Barzagli in front of Chen Fan: "Block!" ”

Barzagli hurriedly stepped forward and stretched out his left leg, Chen Fan buckled his right foot, dodged his block, and then raised his left foot to shoot hard!

There are too many people in the Italian penalty area, and the football hits the Italian central defender Leonardo Bonucci!

Italian full-back Barzaretti stepped forward to clear the ball with a big kick and kicked the football out of the sideline, finally keeping the football out of the danger zone!

The Dutch national TV commentator said loudly: "This attack was not successful, not because Chen was not good enough, but because the Italians' defense is really admirable!" ”

The Milan sports station commentator said loudly: "Chen is still that Chen, but we are Italy!" ”

Outside the Italian penalty area, Chen Fan exhaled a long breath, and the Italian midfielder Marchisio, who was standing next to him, looked at him with a shocked face.

Damn, you broke free from the three of us!

The game restarted, the Netherlands launched an attack from the left side, and after Chen Fan got the ball, there were three players in front of him!

"Smack! ……”

Chen Fan did not choose to break through this time, but made a very powerful diagonal pass, and the football passed through the gap between the three players in front of him!

"Beautiful!"

The German national television commentator exclaimed: "It was a beautiful pass, and the football cut through the Italian defense like a scalpel!" ”

Sneijder in the middle took the ball and fired a long-range shot straight away, because there was no Italian player to defend him, so it was a good opportunity for a long-range shot!

However, the ball flew off the pitch above the crossbar.

The commentator of Sky Sports in the UK said loudly: "In the semi-finals, the pressure on the players on both sides was very high, and they were very nervous, and Sneijder put anti-aircraft guns under great pressure!" ”

The game continued, and the two sides engaged in a fierce battle in the midfield, which turned into a meat grinder, and screams were heard from time to time.

In the nineteenth minute of the first half, Italy finally got rid of the entanglement in the midfield and launched an attack from the left side.

Chiellini plugged through, Cassano dribbled past Van Bommel and crossed with his left foot, Balotelli jumped high in the small penalty area, beat Mathieson, and scored with a beautiful header!

The soccer ball flies towards the left side of the goal!

Dutch goalkeeper Stekelenburg hurriedly jumped up, he wanted to save!

However, the ball was too close to goal and full of power, and the ball flew half a meter in front of his fingertips and into the net!

In an instant, the broadcast seat was boiling!

"Balotelli! Balotelli! The ball is in! Entered! Entered! Entered! ……”

"In the nineteenth minute of the first half, Italy broke the deadlock with Balotelli's header! The score became 1-0 and Italy took the lead! ”

"It was a beautiful header! Balotelli stepped up at the crucial moment to help Italy take the lead! ”

"From the start of the group stage, the Netherlands have been very poor at the back, conceding a total of five goals in the last group stage! In the four games played, only the quarter-finals were not breached by their opponents! This time they couldn't hold on to Italy's attack from the left and the goal was breached again! ”

"Balotelli's goal will make the game more exciting, and the Netherlands, who are behind the score, will inevitably step up their attack, which falls into the calculation of Italy, what they do best is - defend and counterattack!"

"The score became 0-1 and the Netherlands faced a dire situation......

"It's the first time Italy have scored! Before the start of the European Cup, the two teams played a warm-up match, and in that warm-up game, it was the Italian team that scored first! The Netherlands finally equalized the score with difficulty with Chen's long-range shot! Can he help the Netherlands equalise tonight? ”

On the court, Balotelli took off his jersey, clenched his hands into fists, and struck a bodybuilder pose, showing off his strong pectorals to the world without a hint of expression on his face.

Teammates howled and rushed forward!

The Dutch players looked serious and the pressure was heavy on them.

In the stands, the Italian fans turned the stadium into a blue sea of joy, and countless screams and howls resounded throughout the stadium!

The Dutch fan's face turned pale, and a young fan closed his eyes and said to himself: We still have Chen, he will definitely help the Netherlands equalize......

Gullit shrugged, pouted, and said helplessly to Davies beside him: "The Dutch defense is really bad. ”

Davies, who wore glasses and pigtails, nodded and said: "With such a defense, it is really difficult for the Netherlands to win the championship......"

On the pitch, the game quickly resumed, and the Netherlands, who were behind the score, launched a stormy attack on Italy!

The Italian midfielder has built a sturdy house in front of the penalty area to keep the Netherlands out of the storm!