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00:00Neither Leicester City's Muzi Izzet or Rangers midfielder Tugay have made Turkey's first starting 11 of Euro 2000.
00:07It's an all-Istanbul-based line-up that features just one recognised striker in Galatasaray's Hakan Suka.
00:13He's one of nine players from the UEFA Cup winners in Turkey's 22-man squad.
00:24Italy coach Stino Zoff has largely stuck to the team that lost 1-0 in Norway.
00:29In Italy's final warm-up game last week with one notable exception.
00:33Fiorentina's Francesco Toldo takes the place of broken hand victim Gianluigi Buffon in goal.
00:39So after much deliberation the majority of Italian fans have their wish of seeing Roma's Francesco Totti start the tournament
00:45in which many have tipped him to start.
00:56Turkish football has shown itself to be very much on the up this season.
01:00The Italians are going through a relative crisis.
01:03It's been a fruitless season in Europe for the club side.
01:05It's a pointer to how important this tournament is perceived in the country.
01:09The Prime Minister has been moved to say that it's more important the Azzurri do well than for the budget
01:14to be sorted out.
01:15Let me answer the question of why you get so many lira to the pound.
01:20A free kick goes in favour of the Turks.
01:24Making their second appearance at the European Championship Finals four years ago in England.
01:29They played three, lost three, and failed to score a goal that had already caused a problem or two for
01:34Francesco Toldo.
01:36He's to put the ball behind for a corner.
01:42Superb, possibly the man most likely for Turkey.
01:45It was Ogun, the captain who fired it in.
01:49Toldo seems to lose his bearings a little.
01:52There's a corner to be taken by Sergei.
01:55Toldo wants to punch two-handed, as has been his wont for Fiorentina for the last few seasons.
02:01This is Abdullah.
02:04Hopefully lifting it in.
02:05Hakan Suka waits for an opportunity.
02:07That's the dependable Tauro Maldini.
02:10The ball to safety for Italy.
02:14Capturing his side for the 53rd time.
02:17And this is Francesco Totti making just his 14th international appearance.
02:24Needed to be dealt with.
02:26And was by Umit Davala.
02:31Another member of Tassarai's successful UEFA Cup winning squad.
02:41That was one of the players successful from the spot in their shootout win against Arsenal.
02:46And Stefano Fiore.
02:48All the way through.
02:50Albertini gives chase.
02:54He's in support.
02:55Instead, it's switched towards Totti.
02:57And Totti, who's claimed to be the most widely fouled player in Serie A.
03:02This time, there's no whistle from our Scottish referee, Hugh Dallas.
03:10Congested in the penalty area.
03:12There's Maldini.
03:16Skills from Fiore.
03:20Amaro in for the tackle.
03:23Fiore again.
03:24This is Conte.
03:25The post saves Turkey from going behind.
03:33Really positive start from Dino's offside.
03:37Conte, I think, quite rightly claiming that his shot took a slight deflection.
03:41The Turks were claiming it offside.
03:47Abdullah.
03:50Uber, Hakkansuka.
03:52Auckland was there as well.
03:54This is Hakkansuka.
03:56Wonderful turn.
03:58Improvised clearance, which was successful for now from Nesta.
04:01This is Sergen.
04:07Literally a struck a post.
04:10And now Turkey just a whisker away from scoring themselves.
04:14Marvellous effort from Sergen Yalcin.
04:19It's all started by a wonderful turn from Hakkansuka.
04:23I think Sergen's shots did just brush the post on its way past.
04:30Mostu will need to show a great deal more authority here than he has been on
04:33two or three of the crosses that have come in so far.
04:38No doubt it's going to be a toffee strike on goal.
04:42Going to the wall right on cue.
04:44Maldini now.
04:46Flag against Fiore.
04:50Put it in for the open chance.
04:53And Inzaghi might not get a better one all day.
05:00Turkey let Fiore go unchallenged and they did too with Inzaghi in the centre.
05:07Recognised as Italy's number one goal poacher on the domestic scene.
05:11He's never quite done it properly at international level.
05:21As Lord Cannavaro has moved forward from the back.
05:25Not the tallest but the only adept in the air.
05:27Nearly reaches him too.
05:31And the Italians claim it flicked off a Turkish head.
05:37As though Maldini may have been.
05:41Final glance on the ball.
05:48Navarro it was who climbed at the near post.
05:49Well Italy may have had a case for the corner.
05:56As we enter stoppage time at the end of the first half.
06:02He's going to wait the first goal of game two at Euro 2000.
06:06Rustu has scuffed his clearance but.
06:10He's got away with it a rather undignified end to a pretty entertaining first half.
06:15No goals.
06:16But there have been chances.
06:18All in all.
06:20It's pretty fair to say that.
06:21Turkey nil.
06:23Italy nil.
06:24Is about right.
06:25Neither side yet to get the upper hat.
06:40So nil nil as we start the second half.
06:43But if Turkey feel.
06:44That the job is half done.
06:46They only have to look back to four years ago.
06:48To Euro 96.
06:50Played three.
06:51Lost three.
06:52And in each of their qualifying games.
06:54And went in all square.
06:56Nil nil at half time.
07:00Italy meanwhile their goal scoring drought on the road goes on.
07:0414 months since they scored a goal.
07:07Of any kind outside of Italy.
07:10Antonio Conte.
07:12The winner in a European Championship qualifying win away to Denmark.
07:20And actually won away in that period.
07:30Norah who was a doubt for this game after picking up an ankle knock against Norway just over a week
07:34ago.
07:36And Alessandro Del Piero is a notable substitute warming up on the touchline.
07:42No pressing concern for Dino's offside at the moment.
07:45He's defending.
07:46And it's a well-struck effort.
07:48Toldo saw it all the way.
07:50Time for packing it in on goal.
07:56Shot all the way through a crowd.
07:58Did the man who was Turkey's leading scorer in qualifying.
08:00And it's a good fight.
08:06Six minutes into the start of the second half.
08:08It's been all Turkey.
08:11In contrast to the opening tart of the first half.
08:15Of course 20 minutes.
08:17Certainly went Italy's way.
08:26It's off crazy.
08:27Zoff's folly.
08:28Those have been some of the headlines in Italy's notoriously vociferous press.
08:32And the build-up to Euro 2000.
08:34Fiore.
08:35Now in Zaghi.
08:36Fiore is free.
08:37Still not away.
08:39And it's there.
08:42Antonio Conte.
08:44The scorer of Italy's last goal outside his homeland.
08:49Has scored the first one of Euro 2000.
08:59And finally it's a midfielder.
09:01Who takes one of the many chances that have come and gone.
09:06Fiore had made the run.
09:08And Zaghi.
09:10Looked for him.
09:11And Conte just managed to adjust his body shape.
09:15In time to send the ball goal.
09:21Rostu had only just got back to his feet.
09:23That's good improvisation from the event as captain.
09:32Turkey nil.
09:34Italy won in Arnhem.
09:38Goal from a player who started the Serie A season with a flurry of goals.
09:42They dried up somewhat after the Christmas break.
09:52Sean in spells in the first half.
09:55A little flick up there towards Totti.
09:59Repeat the trick.
10:01Guller is caught in possession.
10:02Zambrotta.
10:04Zaghi in the centre.
10:05Zambrotta with ice for goal.
10:08Holds his hand up in apology to Filippo in Zaghi.
10:13They've done each other well from their season with Juventus.
10:16And it was on for Gianluca Zambrotta in fairness.
10:21Looking for Turkey.
10:25Sergen will be the orchestrator.
10:27Ken Suker and Co will look for scraps in the middle.
10:33Sergen's delivery.
10:35And it might break for a shooting chance.
10:41Holdo, I'm sure, would have been a beaten goalkeeper if that had been.
10:45He are to the other side of the post.
10:50Dulleris record.
10:52Represented his country some 52 times before this afternoon.
10:56This is Albertini.
10:58And Trotti's there.
11:00Off the line and away.
11:03Zaghi must have thought he'd scored the second.
11:13Turkish goal at times led a charmed life in the first half.
11:16Rustu.
11:17Clapped again.
11:18He was nowhere near it.
11:19Zaghi just didn't hit the ball.
11:22And Ogun was back on the line to clear.
11:26Secrets.
11:27Just the annoyance of
11:29200 or 300 Turkish fans who'd made the journey.
11:31To the town of Enshkadeh to watch the heroes in action.
11:34But were barred from entering.
11:37That's Sergen.
11:38This is a chance.
11:39And that's an equalising goal.
11:42Okan Boruk.
11:43The smallest man on the field.
11:46Unmarked to head home.
11:52Well now they have seen something.
11:54And they've got plenty to cheer.
12:04They simply don't associate Italian defences with that sort of slack marking at set pieces.
12:10Toldo had gone into no-man's land.
12:15Never going to get there.
12:17Okan Boruk did.
12:191-1 against the run-of-play in this second half completely.
12:34And that has changed the atmosphere significantly.
12:45And a kick goes to Turkey as well.
12:49Tok'an's first international goal.
12:54Okan Boruk prefer to be playing behind an orthodox front two strikers.
12:58This is one of those.
12:59This is Inzaghi.
13:00Another good chance.
13:02Rustu just got enough to kill the pace of the ball.
13:09Again Inzaghi.
13:11Must be thinking he's never going to score another international goal.
13:19It's lively now.
13:21Maldini.
13:34Zalagi moves towards the thrower.
13:37Over his head towards Zambrota.
13:40Beaten out by Rustu.
13:43Inzaghi challenged pretty fairly by Abdullah.
13:49Hopeless look towards Udallas from Inzaghi.
13:55Navarro trying to muscle his way through.
13:58Still not properly away.
13:59Albertini tries a shot.
14:03Rustu knew where it was going as soon as it set sail towards his goal.
14:09This was the chance for Filippo Inzaghi.
14:13Defender did a good job as well.
14:15Dave Braze initially to Rustu for getting his left hand to the ball.
14:20And then the Zambrota shot which took a deflection.
14:23And was beaten out by Udallas.
14:24He said that about them too often in major international tournaments.
14:28Truth despite their fantastic footballing history.
14:31They've had a great record in the European Championships.
14:33There's Inzaghi looking clearly for a penalty, was he?
14:38And the referee has had a look as well.
14:45Turkey's players run across.
14:47The fans start hailing missiles down on Udallas.
14:50Who says Inzaghi was bundled off the ball.
14:52And Italy have a chance to go 2-1 in front.
14:57There's an air of disbelief amongst the Turkish fans.
15:00Must have been.
15:01I thought at first that Inzaghi was looking for a decision.
15:03But on second glance maybe Udallas got it right.
15:07Ogun coming across the Juventus marksman.
15:11Certainly was looking at the striker rather than the ball.
15:14And checked his run.
15:19Once the missiles have stopped raining down as another more sensible section of the Turkish crowd.
15:29Appeal for Karm and then begin to try and put Inzaghi off.
15:32He will be able to take the penalty.
15:34Del Piero is the regular penalty taker.
15:41He of course is on the bench.
15:45And a curious argument developing now between Antonio Conte and 2-3 on the Turkish side.
16:00I hope the Turkish fans stopped throwing whatever it is they are throwing down onto the pitch.
16:04Because it's certainly not what we want after all the bad publicity there's been in the build-up to the
16:12tournament.
16:14Can't help Filippo Inzaghi.
16:16Who's missed at least three chances in the game so far.
16:20Maybe nerves will be frayed.
16:24Can't help Filippo Inzaghi against Rustu.
16:29And still we wait for debris to be cleared.
16:36And this really is a test of the Juventus striker's character.
16:42He's passed it with flying colours.
16:47And finally he scores an international goal after over 12 months of waiting.
16:56Turkey 1, Italy 2, Inzaghi on the spot.
17:04It wasn't the greatest penalty you'll ever see.
17:06Actually went under the diving Rustu.
17:09But he hit it with enough power to make sure.
17:15He won't mind.
17:18Neither will any Italian football fan.
17:28He hasn't just suffered a goal drought at an international level.
17:31He actually went nine games for Juventus without scoring in the last two months of the season.
17:41Maybe that would be the springboard for him to score.
17:44That was a plenty at this Euro 2000 tournament.
17:48Only 20 appearances for the Iverrox club in all scoring once.
18:00It's Del Piero to take charge of the free kick and hit it goalwards.
18:04What an effort.
18:07Or did Rustu get a hand to it or did it merely strike woodwork?
18:10Nevertheless, Del Piero has got his sights in early.
18:16Just a two-man wall.
18:18To say that was always going to be dangerous for Del Piero around.
18:22Under the side of the bar.
18:23Don't think the goalkeeper reached it.
18:31Don't do it with defending like that.
18:33This is Hakann Sukur.
18:34And this is Sergei who goes down.
18:36Strong appeals for a penalty.
18:38Waved away instantly.
18:40Again Hakann Sukur.
18:44Tyfur.
18:49Tugay.
18:51Somehow finds its way through to Sergei.
18:53Now Abdullah.
18:55Takes on Zambrata.
18:56The cross is a problem for Toglio.
19:05Turkey still press in search of a second equalising goal.
19:13And Italy, as they've shown too often in their recent internationals, have just not been their old selves in defence.
19:25Throw-in taken by Ogun.
19:29Easter away.
19:30Aldertini further clear.
19:32Too good.
19:40It's Ogun.
19:44The guy now, the main man in the Turkish midfield.
19:49Conte.
19:50It's a lucky ricochet.
19:51Then an unlucky one.
19:53This is Sergei.
19:54Had he looked for the shot at first.
19:56Abdullah will.
19:59Straight at Francesco Tolva.
20:03Signs are there that the game is not yet up for Turkey.
20:08Sure, when Turkey grabbed that equaliser.
20:13Plays and pins were being sharpened by the Italian press.
20:16This is Inzaghi looking to put it beyond any doubt.
20:19Instead, he's put it just beyond the post.
20:23Well, he has got a goal this afternoon.
20:25He could have had four or five.
20:29Couldn't have done much better there.
20:42Inzaghi.
20:43Inzaghi.
20:44Del Piero.
20:45Still, Del Piero.
20:49Quick silver feet.
20:52just lent back at the time of shooting
20:55what a talent Alessandro Del Piero is
20:58we've seen it
21:01all too fleetingly in the last couple of years
21:04largely because of injury
21:10Maldini
21:14Maldini
21:15no flag against Del Piero
21:17Inzaghi in the middle
21:18Del Piero has his shot cleared off the line
21:26Dula gets the better of Zambrota
21:28that really would have wrapped things up
21:36Tugain
21:39forward towards Hakann Suker
21:47Typhoon
21:47blocked by Maldini
21:50Mante brings the ball away
21:54already 30 seconds plus of the 3 minutes of stoppage time have been played
21:57D'Olivio
22:01finds Inzaghi
22:02enough challenge
22:05just for the throw
22:06this was the Del Piero chance
22:08Inzaghi was trying to pull away from Alpine in the centre
22:10the runpire's timing was spot on with the aid of a post
22:14Italy will be joining Belgium
22:16at the top of the group
22:18Mante
22:19Mante
22:25Mante
22:25Del Piero is free
22:26D'Olivio's to the left
22:28here's Del Piero
22:30D'Olivio calls
22:31and receives
22:32and that
22:33is it
22:40or is it
22:41it's all eyes on the linesman who quickly wave play on
22:45D'Olivio's joy turned to anguish quickly
22:49Turkey will try and come straight back
22:54took the free kick so quickly all eyes on D'Olivio celebrating what he thought was a goal
22:59and the flag was raised
23:01in the meantime Turkey had crossed the halfway line
23:04it would have been disastrous for the Italians if that had resulted in a goal against
23:12they've now played nearly three and a half minutes of stoppage time
23:16the board when it was raised on the touchline said three
23:18and there is the final whistle
23:20not 3-1 but 2-1 will do for Italy
23:24they've won their opening game of Euro 2000
23:27Turkey meanwhile
23:28have scored a goal
23:29but they've yet to get a point
23:33that was the goal that was chalked off at the death
23:35no matter Vadino's offside
23:37it's finished Turkey 1
23:38Italy 2
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