Washington DC: On
Monday, Italy defeated Spain 2-0 to reach the quarter finals of Euro Cup 2016.
On the hand, the same night saw Iceland defeating England 2-1 to reach the
quarter finals.
It took the Italians 33
minutes to open the scoring on Monday through Jorjo Kellini who smashed home
from close range, making it 1-nil.Graziano Pellè then scored a late goal
to double Italy’s advantage and send his side into the last 8.
The holders last time defeated
Italy at Euro 2008, as well as thrashing them 4-nil in the 2012 final. But this
time they had no answer to Antonio Conte's men, who recorded a deserved
victory. The Italians will face Germany for a place in the semifinals.
Meanwhile, England crashed out of
Euro 2016 following a shock 2-1 defeat to newcomers Iceland in the last 16 at
the Allianz Riviera in Nice.
Captain Wayne Rooney
sent the Three Lions into a dream start by converting a penalty as early as the
4th minute. However, England’s lead was short-lived! Iceland wasted no time in
getting back on track as Ragnar Sigurdsson prodded the ball home following a
long throw in the 6th minute.
The surprise package of
the tournament took the lead in the 18th minute through Kolbeinn Sigthorsson.
Roy Hodgson’s men never managed to recover and Iceland held on to pull off one
of the greatest shocks in the tournament. They will face hosts France in the
quarter-finals.
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