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IT'S OVER
Match ends at Manchester City Academy Stadium, Italy and Iceland split points in Group D Matchday 2
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Last minutes of the match. The match is still tied and the final stretch of the game begins, both teams are looking for the victory in the closing minutes.
73´
Great save by Linari! Iceland was attacking on counterattack but the center back makes a great cross and saves her team from the second one
62´
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL FOR ITALY! Bergamaschi scores the equalizer to make things even. Italy is back in the game
58´
Close to an equalizer! Bonansea hits it with everything he has in the area but his attempt goes over the crossbar.
THE SECOND HALF STARTS
The second 45 minutes of the match begins, Iceland and Italy resume the actions.
End of the first half
The first 45 minutes are over, Iceland wins by the minimum against Italy.
43´
Jónsdóttir hit it from outside the box and the ball ends up going millimeters past the far post. Iceland wanted their second before the end of the first half.
35´
Bergamaschi's high cross ends up in the goalkeeper's hands again. Italy is looking for a way to hurt but just can't find a way to do it.
28´
Caruso headed towards the goalkeeper for a low shot that was well saved by the keeper. Iceland is still up on the scoreboard.
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Italy close! Piemonte fights for the ball in the air but the Icelandic goalkeeper manages to get hold of it
3´
ICELAND GOOOOOOAL! Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir smashes a shot past the Italian goalkeeper to put Iceland ahead and secure their qualification!
THE GAME KICKS OFF
The first 45 minutes kick off for Italy and Iceland, both teams are playing their second match of this group stage.
WE'LL BE STARTING IN A FEW MOMENTS
In a couple of minutes we will start the broadcast of the match between Italy and Iceland, a duel corresponding to the group stage of UEFA Women's Euro 2022.
LISTED LINE-UP
These are the rosters of Iceland and Italy for their second UEFA Euro Women's 2022 match.
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HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO WIN THIS MATCH?
The current favorite to take the first place in the class is France and they are already doing so with 3 points, so the second place will be fought for by Italy, Iceland and Belgium. Whoever wins this duel, could sneak into second place overall or third, depending on what happens in Belgium vs France, and the distance between places would be very short so the hopes of qualifying increase even more.
HOW DID ICELAND FARE IN THEIR LAST MATCH?
For their part, Iceland did not have as bitter a debut as Italy, the Vikings started winning the duel thanks to Berglind Björ's goal in the 50th minute, however, in the 67th minute Belgium equalized with Justine Vanhaevermaet's goal, tying the match 1-1 and leaving the final score, so that both nations ended up dividing points.
HOW DID ITALY FARE IN THEIR LAST MATCH?
The Italians opened their participation in the current European Championship against the French at the New York Stadium, however, they did not count on the great power of the French, as from the 9th minute they took the lead in the match and did not stop bombarding the team from the country of the boot. It was only through Martina Piemonte that Italy scored the consolation goal in the 76th minute to make the score 5-1.
THE BEST ASSISTERS
Fran Kirbyi of England is currently the best assists with 3 assists, followed by Spain's Mapi Leon with 2 assists, in third place is Sarah Puntigam with 2, and in fourth place is Kosovare Aslanii with 1 assist.
HOW IS THE GOAL-SCORING TABLE GOING?
At the moment, the top scorer of the tournament is Maed from England with 4 goals scored, followed by Geyoro from France with 3 goals, in third place is Germany's Alexandra Popp with 2 goals and she shares place with England's Ellen White, and in fourth place is Mari Katoto with 1 goal on her account.
GROUP D STANDINGS
At the moment, France is the leader of group D with three points, followed by Iceland with 1 point in second place, in third place is Belgium with the same score of 1 and at the bottom of the group is Italy with 0 points.
THE WAIT IS OVER
The wait is over at the Women's EURO, Italy and Iceland will face each other in their second match of the group stage, both nations will be looking for a victory in the hope of qualifying for the knockout rounds and getting out of this group stage.
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What time is Italy vs Iceland match for UEFA Women’s EURO 2022?
This is the start time of the game Italy vs Iceland of 14th July in several countries:
Argentina: 13:00 PM
Bolivia: 12:00 PM
Brazil: 13:00 PM
Chile: 12:00 PM
Colombia: 11:00 AM
Ecuador: 11:00 AM
USA (ET): 12:00 PM
Spain: 17:00 PM
Mexico: 11:00 AM
Paraguay: 12:00 PM
Peru: 11:00 AM
Uruguay: 13:00 PM
Venezuela: 12:00 PM
Watch out for this Iceland player:
For this duel, center forward Jane Jonsdóttir will be in charge of commanding Iceland's attack and the player to watch throughout these 90 minutes. The 21-year-old striker currently plays for Wolfsburg in the German women's league and is one of the top scorers in German football, so the Italian defense will have to watch out for this real goal scorer.
Watch out for this Italy player:
For this match, Juventus women's star and right winger Barbara Bonanea will be the player to watch throughout these first 90 minutes of the group stage. With 31 years old and a very outstanding career in Italian women's soccer where she has played in very important teams, she has earned a place in her national team because she has been able to dominate the movements inside the area to generate danger and score goals for the nation of the three lions, so she will be the player to follow for this duel.
Last Iceland roster:
S. Siguroardottir; H. Gísladóttir, G. Arnadóttir, G. Viggosdóttir, S. Atladottir; K. Vihjalmsdóttir, D. Brynjarsdóttir, G. Jonsdóttir; A. Albertsdóttir, B. Valsdóttir, S. Jónsdóttir.
Italy's final roster:
L. Giuliani; L. Di Guglielmo, E. Bartoli, E. Linari, L. Boattin; A. Caruso, M. Giugliano, V. Cernoia; V. Bergamaschi, C. Girelli, B. Bonansea.
About the Stadium:
The Academy Stadium is a soccer stadium in Manchester, England, which is part of the Etihad Campus. Announced on September 19, 2011 as part of an 80-acre training facility to cater for around 400 youth players at a time, the campus opened on December 8, 2014. The stadium, known simply as Academy Stadium, was opened by students from Manchester Metropolitan University, who played the first official games on the field on December 14, 2014.
Although not the largest building at the facility, the stadium features numerous facilities more common in larger stadiums, including a press room, boardroom, offices and retail space. Located just 400 meters from the City of Manchester Stadium, the Academy Stadium is connected to the mother field via a 190-meter bridge that crosses the intersection of Ashton New Road and Alan Turing Way.
The stadium is home to the Elite Development Squad and other senior academy teams, as well as Manchester City Women. In 2016, it was used as one of two venues for that year's World Rugby U20 Championship in rugby union, alongside the AJ Bell Stadium in Salford.
Iceland is looking for a surprise
The Icelandic national team is also one of the strong candidates to qualify and transcend in this Women's European Championship, in the qualifiers for the World Cup they stood out a lot where the only duel where they lost was against the world power of women's football, the United States. In their friendly duels in preparation for this tournament, they only lost 1-3 to Poland, as they did not have much time to sign more duels.
The Azzurri seek to advance to the knockout rounds
The Italian national team will seek to assert its powerful soccer in this Women's European Championship and go home with the championship and its people, but to do so, they must beat Iceland in their second match of the tournament and add three points to the bag in this group stage, in addition, the Italians have proven to be one of the candidates to win the competition because in the qualifiers for the Women's World Cup they have swept to stay with the ticket and in their friendly match against Spain they showed they have a vast squad to compete for this European Championship.
The battle for the European Championship begins
The UEFA Women's Championship is underway and the participating teams will seek the mission of winning the tournament to crown themselves as the new queens of Europe. This time, the Women's European Championship will return to the place where soccer was born, England, and only a few of them will be able to rise to the top at the mythical Wembley Stadium, but to do so, they must first get through the group stage and start adding up to qualify for the knockout rounds.
Kick-off time
The Italy vs Iceland match will be played at Machester City Academy Stadium, in Manchester, England. The kick-off is scheduled at 15:00 pm ET.
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