Award-Winning Anugerah Skrin 2012 Thriller: France Thwart Italy Challenge

THE LATEST SPORTS NEWS – A pulsating 90-minute friendly encounter between Italy and France resulted into a 1-2 loss for the Italians on Wednesday.

Stephan El-Shaarawy scored the opening goal 35 minutes past kick-off. Earlier, Mario Balotelli failed to score in a close attempt that landed on the goal bar.

France seemed poised to win w1th ease over the Italian hosts. Two minutes after El-Shaarawy’s goal, Mathieu Valbuena scored a crucial equalizer. Bafetimbi Gomis successfully scored the winner on the 67th minute after taking over Patrice Evra’s pass.