"I've never experienced a penalty shootout like it before," Neuer said. Bonucci was one of seven players to fail to score in the shootout - Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger blazed over when he could have sealed victory with the score at 2-2. Germany finally ended 54 years of hurt against Italy in major tournaments, winning a wild penalty shootout 6-5 to reach the semifinals of the European Championship. It was Germany's sixth straight victory in a penalty shootout since losing the final of Euro 1976 to Czechoslovakia, and its first competitive win over Italy in nine tries. Jonas Hector scored the winning penalty in the quarterfinal match in Bordeaux with the 18th kick of the shootout, slotting beyond Gianluigi Buffon and putting Germany in the last four of a sixth straight tournament.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 02, 2016 18:56 UTC