Man of the hour: Cassano celebrates his goal

When a similar opportunity fell to Ireland in the 78th minute, after Jon Walters again underlined his dangerous credentials by winning the clear foul from Leonardo Bonucci’s messy challenge, it was Andrews who stepped up.

While his drive flew through a crowd of players, Italy captain  Buffon responded with a firm two-handed save to keep the shot out. It was as near as Ireland came to causing an upset.

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