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An England fan sat behind the goal dropped his pants in a desperate attempt to put off the Italians as they stepped forward to take their match-winning penalty during last night's shootout. The supporter stood with his trousers down and arms crossed in an attempt to catch the eye of Alessandro Diamanti at the crucial moment. But the former West Ham striker held his nerve and calmly dispatched the penalty - sending England goalkeeper Joe Hart the wrong way. An England fan drops his trousers as he tries to put Alessandro Diamanti as he takes the final penalty during last night's shootout. Do you know who the England fan is? send me message He gave Italy a 4-2 shootout win in the Olympic Stadium, Kiev, sending them through to the semi-finals of Euro 2012. The cheeky fan, whose identity is not known, was wearing a bright green England goalkeeper's kit and a red and white wig. The supporter next to him appeared to also be dropping his trousers. The England team flew home today after their dramatic penalties defeat. But they were given a somewhat low-key homecoming after no England fans turned up at Luton Airport to welcome them back. Heartbroken supporters were nowhere to be seen as the players arrived back in England in a private jet at around 4.30pm this afternoon. Six policemen who had been drafted in to deal with crowds were not needed and simply watched the squad arrive at the airport. But the team seemed in surprisingly good spirits despite their loss. The poor welcome home party was in marked contrast to the squad's departure to Euro 2012 nearly three weeks ago when fans waved and cheered as they left. Before the tournament, expectations for the England team had been low, but after wins in the initial stages fans had started to imagine a win may be possible. About 6,000 England fans jetted out to watch the defeat in Kiev and despite initial fears of racism and violence there were no major problems. David Cameron said the players had made 'the country proud' with their performances at the tournament. The Prime Minister said he watched the game but joked that as it wore on there was a feeling that it would probably end on penalties. Ashley Young and Ashley Cole missed the crucial spotkicks as England bowed out of the competition. Italy will play Germany in the semi-finals. Mr Cameron said Roy Hodgson's men had put on a 'great display' by going through the group stages. He said: 'I watched the match and I thought England showed a lot of heart, and a lot of spirit and a lot of dogged determination, as you'd expect. 'There were some brilliant individual performances and a real team effort but sadly, as has happened before, you sort of felt as you were watching that it will probably end on penalties and you knew how penalties may probably end.'