France vs Italy, 2022 Women's European Championship, Group Stage
· UEFA Women's European ChampionshipFrance's Grace Geyoro scores first-half hat-trick in 5-1 rout of Italy
Grace Geyoro made history by scoring the first-ever hat-trick before halftime in the Women's Euro history in France's 5-1 victory over Italy.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, France. Conceded by Lisa Boattin.
- 3': Attempt missed. Charlotte Bilbault (France) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ève Périsset.
- 4': Attempt saved. Barbara Bonansea (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristiana Girelli with a headed pass.
- 4': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Pauline Peyraud-Magnin.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Barbara Bonansea (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 5': Corner, France. Conceded by Lisa Boattin.
- 7': Offside, France. Delphine Cascarino tries a through ball, but Marie-Antoinette Katoto is caught offside.
- 7': Cristiana Girelli (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Foul by Aïssatou Tounkara (France).
- 9': Goal! France 1, Italy 0. Grace Geyoro (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 10': Attempt saved. Aurora Galli (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 11': Foul by Manuela Giugliano (Italy).
- 11': Grace Geyoro (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Goal! France 2, Italy 0. Marie-Antoinette Katoto (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Marie-Antoinette Katoto (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Delphine Cascarino.
- 14': Arianna Caruso (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Kadidiatou Diani (France).
- 15': Marie-Antoinette Katoto (France) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Delphine Cascarino with a headed pass.
- 16': Foul by Lisa Boattin (Italy).
- 16': Grace Geyoro (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Lisa Boattin (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Kadidiatou Diani (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ève Périsset.
- 18': Corner, France. Conceded by Aurora Galli.
- 19': Attempt missed. Grace Geyoro (France) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marie-Antoinette Katoto following a corner.
- 20': Offside, Italy. Barbara Bonansea tries a through ball, but Cristiana Girelli is caught offside.
- 22': Attempt missed. Delphine Cascarino (France) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left.
- 23': Cristiana Girelli (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Foul by Kadidiatou Diani (France).
- 25': Attempt missed. Delphine Cascarino (France) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Wendie Renard.
- 27': Barbara Bonansea (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Sandie Toletti (France).
- 27': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Sakina Karchaoui.
- 29': Barbara Bonansea (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Foul by Ève Périsset (France).
- 30': Foul by Barbara Bonansea (Italy).
- 30': Sandie Toletti (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Offside, Italy. Barbara Bonansea tries a through ball, but Cristiana Girelli is caught offside.
- 35': Foul by Sandie Toletti (France).
- 35': Lisa Boattin (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Barbara Bonansea (Italy).
- 36': Marie-Antoinette Katoto (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Attempt saved. Grace Geyoro (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Delphine Cascarino.
- 38': Goal! France 3, Italy 0. Delphine Cascarino (France) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sakina Karchaoui.
- 40': Goal! France 4, Italy 0. Grace Geyoro (France) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marie-Antoinette Katoto.
- 42': Foul by Sara Gama (Italy).
- 42': Kadidiatou Diani (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Attempt saved. Kadidiatou Diani (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 44': Foul by Barbara Bonansea (Italy).
- 44': Sakina Karchaoui (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Goal! France 5, Italy 0. Grace Geyoro (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sandie Toletti.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, France 5, Italy 0.
- 45': Second Half begins France 5, Italy 0.
- 45': Substitution, Italy. Flaminia Simonetti replaces Manuela Giugliano.
- 45': Substitution, Italy. Martina Rosucci replaces Aurora Galli.
- 48': Foul by Arianna Caruso (Italy).
- 48': Sakina Karchaoui (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt missed. Valentina Bergamaschi (Italy) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Barbara Bonansea with a cross.
- 51': Foul by Barbara Bonansea (Italy).
- 51': Grace Geyoro (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Flaminia Simonetti (Italy).
- 52': Sandie Toletti (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Flaminia Simonetti (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Attempt missed. Lisa Boattin (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 58': Substitution, Italy. Valentina Giacinti replaces Cristiana Girelli.
- 59': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Sakina Karchaoui.
- 59': Attempt saved. Martina Rosucci (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 63': Foul by Sara Gama (Italy).
- 63': Grace Geyoro (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': VAR Decision: No Red Card Sara Gama (Italy).
- 66': Sara Gama (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, France. Melvine Malard replaces Delphine Cascarino.
- 67': Substitution, France. Kenza Dali replaces Grace Geyoro.
- 69': Foul by Sandie Toletti (France).
- 69': Martina Rosucci (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Sakina Karchaoui.
- 74': Substitution, Italy. Martina Piemonte replaces Arianna Caruso.
- 75': Attempt missed. Valentina Giacinti (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Flaminia Simonetti with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Sakina Karchaoui.
- 76': Goal! France 5, Italy 1. Martina Piemonte (Italy) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lisa Boattin with a cross.
- 77': Substitution, France. Ouleymata Sarr replaces Marie-Antoinette Katoto.
- 78': Substitution, France. Selma Bacha replaces Kadidiatou Diani.
- 79': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Sakina Karchaoui.
- 80': Aïssatou Tounkara (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Valentina Giacinti (Italy).
- 81': Substitution, Italy. Lucia Di Guglielmo replaces Barbara Bonansea.
- 81': Foul by Ève Périsset (France).
- 81': Lisa Boattin (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Valentina Giacinti (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martina Piemonte.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Valentina Bergamaschi (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentina Giacinti.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Martina Piemonte (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 84': Attempt missed. Selma Bacha (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Melvine Malard with a cross following a fast break.
- 88': Substitution, France. Sandy Baltimore replaces Sakina Karchaoui.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Flaminia Simonetti (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentina Giacinti.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ouleymata Sarr (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sandy Baltimore with a cross.
- 90'+4': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Wendie Renard.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Martina Piemonte (Italy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Flaminia Simonetti with a cross.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, France 5, Italy 1.
- 0': Match ends, France 5, Italy 1.
Statistics
 ITA |
FRA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 44 | Possession | 56 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 273 | Accurate Passes | 417 |
| 336 | Passes | 488 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 23 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 33 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 18 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 21 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Women's European Championship
Venue: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Location: Rotherham, England
Attendance: 8,541
Venue: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Location: Rotherham, England
Attendance: 8,541
Women's EURO Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | England | 3 | +8 | 6 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 4 | Wales | 3 | -11 | 0 |
Line-Ups
France (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (GK) |
| 3 | Wendie Renard |
| 5 | Aïssatou Tounkara |
| 7 | Sakina Karchaoui |
| 22 | Ève Périsset |
| 14 | Charlotte Bilbault |
| 6 | Sandie Toletti |
| 8 | Grace Geyoro |
| 9 | Marie-Antoinette Katoto |
| 20 | Delphine Cascarino |
| 11 | Kadidiatou Diani |
Italy (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Laura Giuliani (GK) |
| 5 | Elena Linari |
| 3 | Sara Gama  |
| 17 | Lisa Boattin |
| 13 | Elisa Bartoli |
| 6 | Manuela Giugliano |
| 18 | Arianna Caruso |
| 4 | Aurora Galli |
| 10 | Cristiana Girelli |
| 11 | Barbara Bonansea |
| 2 | Valentina Bergamaschi |
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