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Under-21: Italy beat Sweden, Belarus and Serbia draw

Jonathan Roorda - 19 June 2009 21:43

Under-21: Italy beat Sweden, Belarus and Serbia draw

Italy are close to a spot in the semi finals at the UEFA Under-21 Championships, following a 2-1 win over hosts Sweden. Belarus and Serbia drew 0-0.

Mario Balotelli but the Italians ahead after 24 minutes against Sweden, but was sent off 14 minutes later.

Despite the disadvantage of being a man down, Robert Acquafresca went on to make it 2-0 in minute 53. PSV's Ola Toivonen got one back late on but it wasn't enough for Sweden to get a point.

In the other Group B game, Belarus and Serbia held each other to a goalless draw that helps neither side.

Ahead of the last games in this group, Italy lead with four points. Sweden have three, Serbia two and Belarus are at the bottom with one point.

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Comments (35)

Tontodonati

19 June 2009 22:18

Good to see our young players win the game though a man short. I love Balotelli but he has to learn to control his temper. He gets ejected from the game quite often. That's a no no if he wants to play for the Azzurri in RSA next year.

Chelsea4ever

19 June 2009 22:57

WHAT ABOUT GIORGIO ? DOES HE LIKE BALOTELLI ?

hollyice

19 June 2009 23:23

When Spain took the young players such as Fabrigas or Mata to play in South Africa where MEN play football , some countries like England are using their best EPL players to win this competition .

Avi82

19 June 2009 23:50

Of course NOT. Because, Balotelli is black, not real italian. Giorgio does not like black, indian, arab, spanish, jewish, sikh, muslim etc. actually he does not like any players apart from white italians....

oops, sorry giorgio did i mention racism hoax here again.

alboi

20 June 2009 00:46

I hope Balotelli doesn't turn into another Cassano. Cassano has learned from his mistakes the hard way. He could have been something great. Now Lippi won't even accept him in the national.

Avi82

20 June 2009 01:27

Alboi,

Will you ever sleep, man? Or do you do anything apart from football? Seems to me you are always logged soccerway… and still your comments are generally the longest and most detail.

Tontodonati

20 June 2009 02:02

Those who are born in USA are Americans. Those who are born in England are English. Those who are born in France are French. Those who are born in Russia are Russians. Those who are born in Egypt are Egyptians. Those like Avi82 who are born in Patagonia are Patagonians regardless of what a thick skull like Avi82 thinks. Language is the greatest carrier of culture. Since Avi82 wasn't born anywhere, he has no culture!

alboi

20 June 2009 03:17

Haha Tonto, right now it is 9:14 PM here, but it is probably going to look like 3AM in the morning or something. I don't know which time zone soccerway uses. Well it is summer now, and there are generally slow periods at work. Like today, I watched the entire game on ESPN 360 from work and then commented. Haha. Lol browsing the net at work. But I really love football and I wish I could comment with knowledgeable people. I guess I'm trying to make up for everyone else. I'm saving soccerway from itself! :D

Giorgio

20 June 2009 08:29

Fred,

Useful victory for the Azzurini. Italy now need a draw against Belrus to get to the semi-final, regardless of the result in the Sweden-Serbia match.

As you rightly point out, Balotelli has a quick temper, which turns him into liability for the team, more often than not. Yesterday he was sent off in the 24th minute and Italy were down to 10 men for three quarters of the game.

Giorgio

20 June 2009 08:36

alboi,

I guess you live on the US east coast. Which nationality are you, if I may ask ?

And in which way would you like other bloggers to be more knowledgeable for your discussions ? Would you like more statistics to be included in SoccerWay news items ?

At the end of the day we all love the beautiful game, that's why we spend so much time posting comments on SoccerWay. And I for one welcome more open discussions and I'm sure there are many other bloggers who feel the same.

Chelsea4ever

20 June 2009 08:51

GOOD POINT HOLLYICE !! IT'S GOOD FOR YOUNG PLAYERS TO PLAY WITH OLDER ONES INSTEAD OF WHAT ENGLAND ARE DOING NOW !!! I LIVE IN LONDON BUT I HATE ENGLAND :D:D

Giorgio

20 June 2009 08:52

Chelsea4ever,

My 10 year old nephew can type better than you can, i.e I mean, he uses, both, lower and upper case.

And why do your posts always consist of one liners, do you have problems with the language ?

And you have a problem with me ? If so, come out and spell it out, chapter and verse, so that I know what's bothering you.

I don't know what you real name is, or nationality, but everyone on this blog knows that you post comments that are nothing but nonsense.

So, take all your stupid comments and shove them where the sun don't shine.

Chelsea4ever

20 June 2009 10:15

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Avi82

20 June 2009 11:16

Yeah paedo, you have got culture, that’s why you were born in Shitalia, moved to USA, and now live in Canada. You are 68 and still molest the children according to your culture. You visit soccerway and provoke those against your views, again according to your culture. I bet you like Giorgio, not just he is an arse licker shitalian, but you molest him and he lets you to do that. He sounds like complete idiot or 14 years old kid. Racist scum.

Avi82

20 June 2009 11:17

Chelsea4ever,

he is not gay, he is a typical shitalian....

Atlet1c0M

20 June 2009 11:41

Who writes these reports??? Serbia have 2 points, not 1 ! We'll beat Sweden and reach semifinals.

Tontodonati

20 June 2009 13:13

Avi82, you got it wrong again. I moved to Canada and I now live in USA.

You can call me anything you want, but upon reading your comments, everyone can see the difference. Lewdness is your best distinguishing feature.

Giorgio

20 June 2009 13:41

Chelsea4ever,

I'm willing to bet that you are 8 years old. That explains why you can only type in upper case. Don't worry, when you are 10 you should be able to do a lot better.

And it's really nasty and ungrateful of you to say that you hate England, when you live in London. I don't know which backward shit-hole you come from, but I know for sure that, in England, you have found a first-world way of life, including good health care, potable water, reliable electricity supply, etc., all things that you probably dreamt about in your country.

So, if you hate it so much, why don't you go back to wherever you come from !!!! I get a chance to speak to English people every day of the week and they all tell me that people like you are not welcome in their country !!

I know that it's difficult for you, but, if you respond to this message, try to do so in more than one line. Upper case is acceptable !!!!

Chelsea4ever

20 June 2009 13:56

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Giorgio

20 June 2009 14:03

Chelsea4ever,

So, you are white, more white than me ? Now that is really racist !!

Why is it that, as a Finn, you are so nasty and you have so much angst in you ? I have met many Finnish people and they were all very nice people and they never used filthy language.

Avi82

20 June 2009 17:48

This comment has been removed.

Chelsea4ever

20 June 2009 20:01

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Tontodonati

20 June 2009 21:14

SoccerWay, thank you for having removed some of the comments. I'm glad you know who the vulgar people are on this site.

Avi82

20 June 2009 21:47

Hah hah ha,

censorway is also taking part in racists's side.

but, tonto i hope you managed to read my post.

let me reiterate briefly what i post if you did not get the message fully. i don't care if censorway delete it or not.

i posted that you are the one without any ethic or decency. so, you should not preach about ethic or decency.

i posted that you are racist and neo-Nazi, as you support racists in this site, and openly reveal your admiration to Di Canio..

i also claimed that you are not brave enough to stand against everyone in the same circumstances.

my worst accusation was that you are a kind of paed.... as you abuse much younger people in this site.

However, i might be wrong. if you say you are not any of them, just say so. i then apologise...

seriously, i would apologise, if you condemn racism and racists in this web site.

on monday i will instruct my company to contact Soccerway in order to find out why racists and anti-semitic people's derogatory opinions are still remains, but my ones not.

Chelsea4ever

20 June 2009 22:02

GIORGIOS POST HERE TO ME

ZZZZZZZZZZZZ

I don't know which backward shit-hole you come from, but I know for sure that, in England, you have found a first-world way of life, including good health care, potable water, reliable electricity supply, etc., all things that you probably dreamt about in your country.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

PEOPLE WILL THINK WHO IS A RACIST ME OR HE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HE THOUGHT I AM SOME AFRICAN !!!!!!

HAISTA JA PAINU VITTUUN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Avi82

20 June 2009 22:11

Chelsea4ever,

my post also removed. i also posted specific examples why giorgio is a racist and his comments are very derogatory towards blacks, jews etc. these posts still remain, censorway is probably very happy with aryan race, like giorgio and tonto.

Avi82

20 June 2009 22:13

of course giorgio is racist, he has never denied it.

Avi82

20 June 2009 22:58

Soccerway keeps following racist comments. mostly by giorgio. i will post other racist, anti-semitic, islamaphobic, neo-nazi'fascist comments etc, later.

http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/June/04/booing-france/

Giorgio

5 June 2009 12:29

And here we go with the racism bull-shit again.

Left-wingers just love to adopt this "holier-than-thou" attitude, they are the self-proclaimed custodians of to-day's morality. What a bunch of hypocrites !!!

What a sick joke !!!!!

http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/May/12/platini-calls-for-zero-tolerance-approach-to-racism/

Giorgio

13 May 2009 08:02

So, what is it that UEFA intend doing, send people to jail because they make "monkey noises" during a football match ?

Give me a break !!!!

http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/April/22/football-barometer-of-serious-racism-un-expert/

whiteman

22 April 2009 20:17

Football barometer of ´serious´ racism: UN expert

more africans means less of something else. maybe its time they limit exotic imports. i have played for over twenty years where their is a whiteteam, a blackteam and a mexicanteam.

i have also played in the minor leagues in the U.S. in which teams always have a majority of race-based teams and supporters clash on a regular basis. more than once i have witnessed someone's death post-match.

racism is injected into the game by the jew controlled media when they find it useful. then run out and demand governing bodies to take action.

bringing globalism to football is already taken place. politcs is built-in to sport you fuck. look at england. ask the real enlishmen what they think.

http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/April/20/juventus-apologise-over-racist-balotelli-chanting/

whiteman

22 April 2009 00:12

fuck you. chandman you get your cue from the jew media which wish to stigmatize any group of whites they can get thier hands on. since when are niggers a protected group. the truth is you would say 'those fucking nazis ",if it were in germany. nigger wouldn't have a job if it weren't for internationalists

whiteman

22 April 2009 20:09

and in my travels as a lower league player in the United States I have been in parks with niggers and mexicans who actually threaten whites if the black team or mexican team doesn't beat us. the proceeding gunfight has actually cost one fo my former teammates his life. here insults get people killed and the nigger burawah is in no danger whatsoever. where ever you are is this the case? have you played at higher levels(on salary) in this region where there is a white , black, andmexican team. you talk a big smear but can you back it up? play it up. are you white? or mixed? or both? why the anger? you cant protect him. he is a grown man and this grown man's character is what you defend?

whiteman

22 April 2009 20:25

6'3" 210lbs. with military xp. niggers arent fags that mostly jews and whites. people like chandman are what keep real whites from going forward. all you can say is that i am a hater? as the article says an insult is an insult.

i actually speak freely in this country, i dont need to worried about antis- . niggers dont care about the whitemans freedom of speech. they dont even read or care around here. you are defending a people who hate whites... and repeating the jewish line, another peoples who preach behind the scenes the destruction of whites.

wide awake. racist or not

http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/May/15/racism-means-juve-must-play-behind-closed-doors/

Giorgio

16 May 2009 09:13

This is the latest nonsense from European footbal administrators.

If racism is a crime, then it is up to law enforcement agencies to get rid of the problem, i.e. it is not the responsibility of the clubs and innocent spectators should certainly not be punished.

And if racism is a moral issue, we certainly do not need to be preached moral standards by football administrators, UEFA, FIFA or anyone else !!!!!

http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/April/22/england-is-coaching-paradise-mourinho/

Giorgio

24 April 2009 07:54

If Mourinho want to leave, then he should go asap. Nobody will miss him.

In Italy we don't need foreign coaches, that's for sure.

http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/April/24/juve-fans-chanting-was-not-racist-seedorf/

whiteman

26 April 2009 05:32

just another bit of jewish subversion. this int'l media can't wait to jump on this type of story as proven by their actions and comments on this burawah balotelli incident.

now another black is verifying this political smearing by jewish sources.

punk posters on this website can not wait to criticize they dont like, labeling them racist and haters and saying stupid shit like 'i bet you wont say nigger in afrika' god damn children, can not even discuss facts like real men. looks like communist jews along with those whites who carry water for them still hold europa at gunpoint.

who cares if racists' chant. who cares if liberals are offended. get the fuck out of white lands if you cant handle criticism.

.....................

Chelsea4ever

20 June 2009 23:13

AVI82 ,

MAYBE YOUR COMMENTS WERE A BIT VUGAR FOR SOME PEOPLE BUT YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT GIORGIO ..........HE IS THE SAME WHITEMAN AND THE SAME RACIST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE SUFFERS IN SOUTH AFRICA !!!!!!!!!

TONTODONATI CAN CONTACT AS MUCH HE WANTS SOCCERWAY TO REMOVE POSTS ...WE WILL POST AGAIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hollyice

20 June 2009 23:29

What's up guys ? I thought you are supposed to look football if you really love football .

Please dont judge all Italians because of some people here , trust me I have wonderfull friends from Milan and if you know them you will change your mind . They are the kind who will never let you down when you really need them , so please don't generalise, Italians are not all of them the same !

Avi82

20 June 2009 23:49

Hollyice,

I am NOT generalisng all Italians. I have got Labronici (AS Livorno) jersey (Lucarelli) and I always wear it whenever I go to football matches last 4-5 years. As a matter of fact I supported Italy 2006 world cup. I also DO have Italians friends and at least went to Italy on 5 occassions to watch Livorno and other teams. and I will go again and again.

BUT, all racists must be exposed and eliminated from society. nationality is NOT important......

i have never critised anyone apart from racist giorgio. others come and try to protected him.

on monday i will do my best to expose this web site against its action to protect racists.

Chelsea4ever

20 June 2009 23:53

HOLLYICE , I DIDNT WATCH FOOTBALL BUT CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

READ WHAT GIORGIO POSTED ABOUT ME ....HE THOUGHT I AM SOME AFRICAN AND I CAME HERE TO LONDON TO BE A SLAVE FOR FOOD LIKE HIM IN SOUTH AFRICA :D :D :D :D

TONTODONATI , THE PROBLEM WITH YOU IS THAT YOU CAN WRITE BOOKS ABOUT YOURSELF OR YOUR LIFE BUT YOU CAN'T FOOL ANYONE ONLY YOURSELF :D :D :D , YOU CAN PRINT BOOKS FROM THERE TO FINLAND IF YOU WANT , YOU WONT GAIN ANYTHING AND IT WILL MAKE YOU REALIZE YOUR HONOR IS AMONG THIEFS ............ YOU ARE JUST A DIRTY LIAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JA PAINU VITTUUN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hollyice

21 June 2009 00:13

avi , to me everyone is same here , as long as people talk football and don't mention their religions to make propaganda .

You can skip always giorgio's and tonto's posts if they bother you and the same with our friend chelsea who is accused for being a racist . People sometimes cant control themselves and you must learn to forgive . I will advice you to always forgive your enemies because nothing annoys them so much.

I am doing it and some guys here get really annoyed ;)

Avi82

21 June 2009 00:47

Hollyice,

i do not need to forgive Tonto. I was not offended by his vulgar language or anything (including his claim that i have no country and no culture). because I strongly beleive he is an old racist charlatan.

to be honest, I have probably offended him. but I said I might be wrong, then I apologise. However, this guy cannot even condemn racism or anti-semitism or whatever. he is not an ANGEL at all.

newtonheath1878

22 June 2009 12:18

I’ve been busy and had got bored of the same old crap on this site but I have to comment on the cowards comments on here. The Spanish chicken is the biggest bigot on here; unfortunately you cannot pick and choose what is discriminatory and what is not when it suits you!

And don’t talk such garbage, England have their Under 21 squad at an Under 21’s competition, why leave out players? Are the English senior side playing elsewhere? If Spain chooses to take youngsters to the CONFED Cup then that is perfectly normal as all senior national teams will include younger players in their squads when taking part in a senior competition, it is a natural process to help the transition from under 21 to senior status. Rest assured, if Spain had not been taking part in the CONFED Cup then the players applicable to play in the under 21’s tournament would have been there.

And you have the audacity to call the English bad losers and discuss what is manly you coward!

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