Italy – Japan 4:3 (end) | Spain – Tahiti 10:0 (end)
final
Italy
4:3 (1:2)
Japan
Thursday 20.06.2013, 00:00 • Arena Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil • Confederations Cup
     
    86
    Goal for Italy! GIOVINCO gets Italy up front once again as he taps one home after a cross from Marchisio.
     
    69
    Goal for Japan! Just as Marchisio enters the game OKAZAKI manages to direct a header from Endo's free kick into the net and thus brings the equalizer.
     
    52
    Goal for Italy! MARIO BALOTELLI successfully converts the penalty placing a shot to the bottom left corner and fooling Kawashima who dived the wrong way.
     
    50
    Goal for Italy! Giaccherini fires a cross towards Balotelli in the middle but the ball passed him and UCHIDA slides only to unluckily put the ball into his own net.
     
    41
    Goal for Italy! After Andrea Pirlo took a corner DE ROSSI poweres a header home to cut the lead to one!

    Assist: Pirlo.
     
    33
    Goal for Japan! SHINJI KAGAWA doubles the Japan lead with a volley from the edge of the box.

    Unassisted.
     
    21
    Goal for Japan! KEISUKE HONDA successfully converts the penalty as he smashes the ball into bottom left corner and gets Japan in front.
    Commentary by

    Alan Ilijic

    Goals & lineups
    Goals: 41. Rossi, 50. Uchida (own), 52. Balotelli (pen.), 86. Giovinco – 21. Honda (pen.), 33. Kagawa, 69. Okazaki

    Cards:   20. Buffon (ITA), 36. Rossi (ITA) – 52. Hasbe (JPN), 90. Konno (JPN)

    Italy: (4-2-3-1) Buffon – De Sciglio, Chiellini, Barzagli, Maggio (59' Abate) – De Rossi, Pirlo, Montolivo – Aquilani (30' Giovinco), Giaccherini (68'Marchisio), Balotelli
    Japan: (4-2-3-1) Kawashima – Nagatomo, Yoshida, Konno, Uchida (73' Sakai) – Endo, Hasebe, Kagawa, Honda, Okazaki – Maeda (78' Havenaar)
    Referees: Diego Abal (ARG)
    Attendance: 40489