Tim Cup: Juve beat Inter on penalties
Inter 2 - Juventus 2 (4-5 on penalties)
MILAN - Juventus are through to the final of the Tim Cup after a controversial semi-final return leg at the San Siro. With the score at 2-2 after extra time (4-4 on aggregate), Juventus won the penalty shoot-out thanks to Miccoli's goal after Vieri 's spot-kick was saved by Chimenti.
A frenetic first-half saw the Nerazzurri off to a flier when Adriano beat the Bianconeri offside trap then took Stankovic 's superb assist round Chimenti before slotting left-footed into an open goal.
Only the woodwork stopped Zac's men from increasing their lead. Bobo Vieri 's low shot from Kily's forward pass came back off the right-hand post, then the Argentine midfielder hit the post with a splendid 20-metre strike after a short pass back from the Italy striker.
The Bianconeri equalised through Tudor just before the break. From close range the Croatian tapped into an open goal after Miccoli's shot fell loose after deflecting off Helveg .
The second half was even more dramatic than the opening forty-five minutes. Ivan Ramiro Cordoba received a straight red card for a foul on Juve sub Nedved, then at the other end Pellegrino failed to award a penalty after Emre was clearly brought down in the box by Montero. Needless to say, the Meazza roared its disapproval.
The visitors took advantage of their numerical superiority and took the lead through Alex Del Piero, who unmarked at the near post headed home Miccoli's right-wing corner. But the Nerazzurri's motto 'non mollare mai' (never give up) rang true and in the last minute of added time Daniele Adani prodded home from six yards to force extra time.
After thirty minutes of extra time which did neither side's players any good, everything went down to a penalty shoot-out. Farinos, Adriano, Stankovic and Helveg all converted their spot kicks, with Del Piero, Maresca, Nedved and Legrottaglie equal to the Nerazzurri. Vieri 's penalty was saved by Chimenti, then Miccoli stepped up and sent Fontana the wrong way and Juventus into the final.
Match facts:
Scorers: Adriano 7', Tudor 41', Del Piero 78', Adani 90'+5'
Penalty shoot-out: Farinos 1-0, Del Piero 1-1, Adriano 2-1, Maresca 2-2, Stankovic 3-2, Nedved 3-3, Helveg 4-3, Legrottaglie 4-4, Vieri (miss), Miccoli 4-5
Booked: Adani 72', Del Piero 87', Ferrara 101', Zambrotta 116'
Sent-off: Cordoba 66'
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
INTER: 12 Fontana , 2 Cordoba , 4 J. Zanetti , 10 Adriano , 11 Stankovic , 13 Helveg , 14 Farinos , 15 Adani , 17 Cannavaro (7 van der Meyde 9', 5 Emre 61'), 18 Kily Gonzalez (26 Pasquale 46'), 32 Vieri
Subs not used: 71 Cordaz , 8 Lamouchi , 9 Cruz , 20 Recoba
Coach: Alberto Zaccheroni
JUVENTUS: 12 Chimenti, 2 Ferrara, 4 Montero, 5 Tudor (17 Trezeguet 42'), 7 Pessotto (11 Nedved 64'), 9 Miccoli, 14 Maresca, 18 Appiah, 19 Zambrotta, 20 Di Vaio (10 Del Piero 65'), 23 Legrottaglie
Subs not used: 1 Buffon, 3 Tacchinardi, 8 Conte, 21 Thuram
Coach: Marcello Lippi
MILAN - Juventus are through to the final of the Tim Cup after a controversial semi-final return leg at the San Siro. With the score at 2-2 after extra time (4-4 on aggregate), Juventus won the penalty shoot-out thanks to Miccoli's goal after Vieri 's spot-kick was saved by Chimenti.
A frenetic first-half saw the Nerazzurri off to a flier when Adriano beat the Bianconeri offside trap then took Stankovic 's superb assist round Chimenti before slotting left-footed into an open goal.
Only the woodwork stopped Zac's men from increasing their lead. Bobo Vieri 's low shot from Kily's forward pass came back off the right-hand post, then the Argentine midfielder hit the post with a splendid 20-metre strike after a short pass back from the Italy striker.
The Bianconeri equalised through Tudor just before the break. From close range the Croatian tapped into an open goal after Miccoli's shot fell loose after deflecting off Helveg .
The second half was even more dramatic than the opening forty-five minutes. Ivan Ramiro Cordoba received a straight red card for a foul on Juve sub Nedved, then at the other end Pellegrino failed to award a penalty after Emre was clearly brought down in the box by Montero. Needless to say, the Meazza roared its disapproval.
The visitors took advantage of their numerical superiority and took the lead through Alex Del Piero, who unmarked at the near post headed home Miccoli's right-wing corner. But the Nerazzurri's motto 'non mollare mai' (never give up) rang true and in the last minute of added time Daniele Adani prodded home from six yards to force extra time.
After thirty minutes of extra time which did neither side's players any good, everything went down to a penalty shoot-out. Farinos, Adriano, Stankovic and Helveg all converted their spot kicks, with Del Piero, Maresca, Nedved and Legrottaglie equal to the Nerazzurri. Vieri 's penalty was saved by Chimenti, then Miccoli stepped up and sent Fontana the wrong way and Juventus into the final.
Match facts:
Scorers: Adriano 7', Tudor 41', Del Piero 78', Adani 90'+5'
Penalty shoot-out: Farinos 1-0, Del Piero 1-1, Adriano 2-1, Maresca 2-2, Stankovic 3-2, Nedved 3-3, Helveg 4-3, Legrottaglie 4-4, Vieri (miss), Miccoli 4-5
Booked: Adani 72', Del Piero 87', Ferrara 101', Zambrotta 116'
Sent-off: Cordoba 66'
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
INTER: 12 Fontana , 2 Cordoba , 4 J. Zanetti , 10 Adriano , 11 Stankovic , 13 Helveg , 14 Farinos , 15 Adani , 17 Cannavaro (7 van der Meyde 9', 5 Emre 61'), 18 Kily Gonzalez (26 Pasquale 46'), 32 Vieri
Subs not used: 71 Cordaz , 8 Lamouchi , 9 Cruz , 20 Recoba
Coach: Alberto Zaccheroni
JUVENTUS: 12 Chimenti, 2 Ferrara, 4 Montero, 5 Tudor (17 Trezeguet 42'), 7 Pessotto (11 Nedved 64'), 9 Miccoli, 14 Maresca, 18 Appiah, 19 Zambrotta, 20 Di Vaio (10 Del Piero 65'), 23 Legrottaglie
Subs not used: 1 Buffon, 3 Tacchinardi, 8 Conte, 21 Thuram
Coach: Marcello Lippi
