RESULTS UEFA Cup Round of 16 First Leg UDINESE 2- 0 ZENIT Goals by Fabio Quagliarella and Antonio Di Natale "Udinese taking the helm for Italian football!!!"
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51% Ball Possession Udinese and 49% Ball Possession Zenit
Udinese 2 - 0 Zenit 
85' Fabio Quagliarella
92' Antonio Di Natale (pen)
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Substitutes: 80' Gokhan Inler out, Christian Obodo in 62' Sszabolcs Huszti out, Igor Semshov in
84' Andrea Coda out, Felipe in 63' Pavel Pogrebniak out, Faith Tekke in
88' Simone Pepe out, Mauricio Isla in 86' Konstatin Zurianov out, Aleksei Ionov in
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Guys, Udinese is the only Italian remaining in a European competition and waving the Italian flag with honor!!!
Come on UDINESE FORZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Here is the starting eleven formation for UDINESE by Coach Pasquale Marino:
UDINESE: Samir Handanovic, Christian Zapata, Andrea Coda, Maurizio Domizzi, Giovanni Pasquale, Gokhan Inler, Gaetano D'Agostino, Kwadwo Asamoah, Simone Pepe, Fabio Quagliarella, and Antonio Di Natale.
Hip hip hurrah guys!!!! The tridente is back in action.. come on Pepe-Quagliarella-Di Natale!!!!
Here is the official starting eleven formation for ZENIT by coach Advocaat:
ZENIT ST PETERSBURG: Aleksandr Aniukov, Ivica Krizanac, Roman Shirokov, Radek Shirl, Anatoliy Tymoschuk, Igor Denisov, Konstatin Zurianov, Miguel Danny, Sszabolcs Huszti, and Pavel Pogrebniak
Rejoice fellow Italian football fans. A suffered match waiting until the last 5 minutes to score the two goals to keep a victory. Udinese did it!
Despite the sent off of Udinese Coach Pasquale Marino for protesting in the 78th minute, Udinese managed to score 2 goals and wave the Italian flag up high!!!!
In the 85th minute, from about 12 yards Udinese forward Fabio Quagliarella blast Zenit goalkeeper with a left footed shot after an assist by forward Simone Pepe. Just excellent guys, a pass and then Quagliarella alone push it to start running celebrations. Awesome Quagliarella!!!!
Udinese 1 - 0 Zenit
Bravo QUAGLIARELLA!!!!!! Here are Quagiarella and Simone Pepe celebrating the opening goal in the UEFA Cup Round of 16 first leg seeing Udinese taking the lead.
Photo: AFP PHOTO / VINCENZO PINTO
Click the video to watch the goal from Udinese forward Fabio Quagliarella... super!!!
Imagine that in the agonizing 90th minute, Referee Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez grants a penalty to Udinese! A foult by Roman Shirokov on Chirsitan Obodo and there it was guys.. a penalty! Shirokov got the second yellow card and he was sent off! Guys, Obodo had just came in as a substitute in the 80th minute for Gokhan Inler.
Taking the penalty shot is Antonio Di Natale. Oh boy, the good Di Natale converting his penalty with a right footed shot blasting Zenit goalkeeper in the lower right corner...
Udinese 2 - 0 Zenit
Fly Di Natale!!!!! Wow, I am so happy to see Di Natale celebrating his goal. I am cheering and dancing for this victory. Time to get ready for Saturday's Ballroom dancing!!! THANK YOU UDINESE!!!!!
Photo: AFP PHOTO / VINCENZO PINTO
Click the video to watch Udinese forward Antonio Di Natale converting the penalty.
Awesome, guys, Udinese with this boost to their morale can prepare their match for the Italian Serie A Week 28 against Catania on Sunday, March 15, 2009.
Rock on Udinese!
Let me bring the cheerleaders. Udinese as the only Italian team battling in Europe deserve it. Don't you think? I DO. So bring them on!!!!!! 
Go Udinese! Go Udinese! Go Udinese!!!
The Second Leg will be played on March 19, 2009.
UEFA Cup Round of 16 First Leg
UDINESE - ZENIT
Thursday, March 12, 2009
12:45 p.m. USA Pacific Time
Friuli Stadium
Udine, Italy
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (ESP)
Assistant referee: Roberto Diaz Perez Del Palomar (ESP) Javier Aguilar Rodriguez (ESP)
Fourth official: Javier Turienzo Alvarez (ESP)
UEFA Referee observer: Vaclav Krondl (CZE)
| UEFA Cup Round of 16 First Leg UDINESE - ZENIT | |||
| Udinese | Zenit St Petersburg | ||
| 2 | Goals | 0 | |
| 15(6) | Shots (on Goal) | 7(5) | |
| 2 | Fouls | 4 | |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 4 | |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 | |
| 51% | Ball Possession | 49% | |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 5 | |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | |
| 4 | Saves | 6 | |
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Scorers: 85' Fabio Quagliarella
92' Antonio Di Natale (pen)
Subs: (Koprivec, Zimling, Sanchez, Floro Flores).
Coach: Pasquale Marino.
Subs: (Contofalsky, Kim Dong Jin, Ionov, Lomberts).
Coach: Advocaat.
Sent off: 92' Shirokov (Z) for double yellow cards
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What do you think of the result? Was it fair? Which players surprised you or disappointed you and why?How about the referee?
Here I am, man, but I cannot get into disqusssssss VITOOOOOO how are you???
Now it is up to Udinese to take the flag for Italian honor.
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