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Thursday, June 14, 2012

EURO 2012 : Italy 1-1 Croatia

Mario Mandzukic's scored a second-half equaliser of the post to earn Croatia a 1-1 draw against Italy to leave Group C wide open.

The Italians were in control after taking the lead through Andrea Pirlo's quality first-half free-kick. But Mandzukic's third goal of the Euro 2012 championshipa earned Croatia a vital point.

Italy will need to beat Ireland in the final group match to be certain of their quarter-final place, while Croatia may need to earn at least a point against Spain.

FULLTIME :
Italy 1
(Pirlo 39)
Croatia 1 (Mandzukic 72)

Video from UEFA.com of goal highlights from Italy v Croatia

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