Hamburg, Germany (My Sportsbook) - Luca Toni scored twice to carry Italy over Ukraine, 3-0, Friday in the quarterfinals at FIFA World Cup Stadium Hamburg. The Fiorentina forward notched two goals within 10 minutes to reserve Italy a spot in the semifinals. The team meets host Germany July 4 in Dortmund Gianluca Zambrotta opened the scoring in the 6th minute. The Juventus defender fired a left-footer from 25 yards out past Ukraine goalkeeper Oleksandr Shovkovskiy to take the lead. Italy, which knocked out Australia in the Round of 16, then doubled its lead in the 59th minute as Toni scored with a close-range header. Toni found teammate Francesco Totti's cross inside the box and put the ball out of Shovkovskiy's reach. Toni then sealed the win 10 minutes later as he tapped in Zambrotta's perfect cross. |
