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Summary Italy beat England 4-2 in a penalty shootout to advance to European Championship semifinals.
Alessandro Diamanti scored the decisive penalty kick Sunday to give Italy a 4-2 shootout win over England and a spot in the European Championship semifinals.Ashley Young hit the crossbar with Englands third, and Ashley Coles attempt was saved.Mario Balotelli, Andrea Pirlo and Antonio Nocerino also scored for Italy. Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney scored Englands penalties.The match ended 0-0 after 120 minutes of play. The Italians twice hit the post, but were also let down by poor composure in front of goal. Diamanti clipped the post with a curling cross in the 101st minute, and swept a clear shot wide.Nocerino, another substitute, thought he had scored from Diamantis cross in the 115th but was offside.Daniele De Rossi hit the post in the third minute, and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon saved a shot from Glen Johnson in the fifth.
