This game was full of dives on both sides. Christ that is the one thing I cant stand about soccer, stand up and TAKE IT LIKE A MAN! Diving is such an absurd part of this game. Hockey, football, basketball etc, you see acting but not on this level. And I dont want to hear how it hurts to get cleated. Drew Bledsoe got popped in Game 2 this season, and had a sheared vessel spewing blood into his body cavity. Not only did he not stay down, he tried to finish off the series of plays! Enough is enough.
That being said, it was clear from the way Italy played and substituted they were happy with a 1-nill lead. They stopped attacking for the most part and were content to hang on 1-0. While I did not bet on the game, I am always happy to see an underdog go through.
You have to give Korea all the credit in the world, even when they thought they were out of it, they never gave up.