EURO 2008 Quarter finals Spain Italy match score

For two teams with such painful memories of penalties Spain and Italy showed precious little desire to avoid them on Sunday but few could argue with Cesc Fabregas when he described his side's win as "football justice".

 

Iker Casillas saved two penalties and Cesc Fabregas scored the winning kick to give Spain a 4-2 shootout victory over World Cup champion Italy on Sunday and a spot in the European Championship semifinals. After an often dull 0-0 draw, the man-of-the-match Casillas saved penalties from Daniele De Rossi and Antonio Di Natale.

 

"I've never had much luck with penalties over the course of my career," Donadoni said. "I lost an under-21 final on penalties and a World Cup final. We've got to hold our heads high, but obviously a defeat like this has its weight."