FIFA Women's World Cup

FT Saturday, June 29, 2019
Netherlands WWWWW 2
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Italy WWWLW 0
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NED022
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Stade du Hainaut · 22,600 att. · FS1

Match Report

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Netherlands beat Italy to book semifinal spot

Netherlands became the third team to book their place in the Women's World Cup semifinals after beating Italy 2-0 in Valenciennes.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
7
59
Possession
41
21
SHOTS
6
9
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
366
Accurate Passes
181
450
Passes
267
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
1
23
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.1
59
Long Balls
52
42
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
11
18
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
13
Interceptions
9
11
Effective Clearances
19
11
Clearances
19

Lineups

ITA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Laura GiulianiG
  2. 5Elena LinariCD-L
  3. 3Sara GamaCD-R
  4. 7Alia GuagniLB
  5. 13Elisa BartoliRB
  6. 23Manuela GiuglianoCM-L
  7. 4Aurora GalliCM-R
  8. 21Valentina CernoiaLM
  9. 2Valentina BergamaschiRM
  10. 11Barbara BonanseaCF-L
  11. 19Valentina GiacintiCF-R

NED · 4-3-3

  1. 1Sari van VeenendaalG
  2. 20Dominique JanssenCD-L
  3. 3Stefanie van der GragtCD-R
  4. 4Merel van DongenLB
  5. 2Desiree van LunterenRB
  6. 8Sherida SpitseCM
  7. 10Daniëlle van de DonkLM
  8. 14Jackie GroenenRM
  9. 9Vivianne MiedemaF
  10. 11Lieke MartensLF
  11. 7Shanice van de SandenRF

Timeline

  1. 41' Elena Linari (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Italy. Lisa Boattin replaces Elisa Bartoli.
  3. 55' Substitution, Italy. Daniela Sabatino replaces Barbara Bonansea.
  4. 56' Substitution, Netherlands. Lineth Beerensteyn replaces Shanice van de Sanden.
  5. 66' Alia Guagni (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 70' Goal! Italy 0, Netherlands 1. Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sherida Spitse with a cross following a set piece situation.
  7. 73' Valentina Cernoia (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 75' Substitution, Italy. Annamaria Serturini replaces Valentina Bergamaschi.
  9. 79' Daniela Sabatino (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 80' Goal! Italy 0, Netherlands 2. Stefanie van der Gragt (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sherida Spitse with a cross following a set piece situation.
  11. 87' Substitution, Netherlands. Anouk Dekker replaces Stefanie van der Gragt.
  12. 87' Substitution, Netherlands. Jill Roord replaces Vivianne Miedema.

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