hehe,
I appreciate the sentiment , but alas, Italy took it in the end.
Final score was 1-1 , so it went to penalties, and Italy got the better of us, so the wait continues.
Shame, the lads played really well, scored a fantastic goal, Italy managed to get a bit of luck with theirs (bit of a scramble in the box)
While I concede the better team one in the long run (and congrats to Italy for it) I was not happy with some of the Italian players, some of the 'tackles' were pretty shocking to be honest. Got away with some really cynical stuff. It's a shame (IMO) since Italy had actually been playing some wonderful football throughout the tournament, kinda spoiled it a bit for me.
All in all, the lads did well to get there in the first place, and what's even better, is they are a young team... roll on the world cup.
Hope you are both well!
I am watching the Olympics atm... we're doing quite well...