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Euro 2016: German Penalty King Jonas Hector Had 'Heart in Mouth'
Germany defeated Italy in sudden death to proceed to the semi-finals of Euro 2016 where they will take on either France or Iceland.
Jonas Hector's penalty kick helped Germany beat Italy in the Euro 2016 quarter-final.© AFP
Highlights
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Germany beat Italy via a penalty shootout in Euro 2016 quarter-finals
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Jonas Hector's spot kick helped Germany progress to the semi-finals
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Germany will face either France or Iceland in the semi-final
Bordeaux:
Jonas Hector, who scored the decisive spot-kick as Germany beat Italy 6-5 in a penalty shootout to reach the Euro 2016 semi-finals on Saturday, admitted his nerves had been jangling.
"I knew I had to take one at some point and I had my heart in my mouth," Hector said.
"It's hard to put it into words, but I am overjoyed that it went in. There weren't many people left."
The 26-year-old Cologne defender slotted the ball low past the diving Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon with Germany's ninth penalty to settle a marathon shootout after the match had ended 1-1 at the end of extra-time.
"We're happy to have gone a round further, it was really stressful and of course luck played its part," Hector said.
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