forza italia!!!

i'm elated. this is the first time that the team which i supported from the start has won the world cup! haha!

after a bad start and an even worse dive from florent malouda, italia bounced back quick with a towering header from marco materazzi. the header was so majestic and awe-inspiring. it was just poetic justice that the man who was made the scapegoat for conceding the penalty turned in the equaliser for the azzurri.

i was hopeful for the winning goal but it never came. barthez's blushes were prevented by the woodwork and italia were left frustrated.

although fabio grosso smashed home the winning penalty, marco materazzi was undoubtly the man of the night for me. he picked himself up from the penalty incident, banged in the equaliser, got zidane to headbutt him resulting in zizou being sent off, and ultimately buried his penalty kick. marvelous stuff.

FORZA ITALIA!
FORZA AZZURRI!