FIFA Women's World Cup

FT Sunday, July 23, 2023
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Italy LWWDW 1
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Eden Park · 30,889 att. · FS1

Match Report

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Italy beat Argentina in WWC thanks to late Girelli goal

Cristiana Girelli's 87th-minute header gave Italy a 1-0 win over Argentina in their Women's World Cup opener at Eden Park on Monday.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
20
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
1
47.1
Possession
52.9
5
SHOTS
12
1
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
248
Accurate Passes
293
351
Passes
388
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
3
9
Crosses
15
0.1
Cross %
0.2
46
Long Balls
53
17
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
2
13
Effective Tackles
11
23
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
16
Interceptions
7
33
Effective Clearances
13
33
Clearances
13

Highlights

00:56 Recapping Italy's 'feisty' late win vs. Argentina Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ITA leads series 1-0

Lineups

ITA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Francesca DuranteG
  2. 23Cecilia SalvaiCD-L
  3. 5Elena LinariCD-R
  4. 17Lisa BoattinLB
  5. 4Lucia Di GuglielmoRB
  6. 16Giulia DragoniAM
  7. 18Arianna CarusoLM
  8. 6Manuela GiuglianoRM
  9. 9Valentina GiacintiF
  10. 14Chiara BeccariAM-L
  11. 8Barbara BonanseaAM-R

ARG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Vanina CorreaG
  2. 6Aldana ComettiCD-L
  3. 14Miriam MayorgaCD-R
  4. 3Eliana StábileLB
  5. 13Sophie BraunRB
  6. 22Estefanía BaniniAM
  7. 16Lorena BenítezLM
  8. 8Daiana FalfánRM
  9. 19Mariana LarroquetteF
  10. 15Florencia BonsegundoAM-L
  11. 7Romina NúñezAM-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Mariana Larroquette (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 25' Arianna Caruso (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 58' Substitution, Italy. Giada Greggi replaces Arianna Caruso.
  4. 68' Miriam Mayorga (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 74' Substitution, Italy. Sofia Cantore replaces Valentina Giacinti.
  6. 76' Florencia Bonsegundo (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 77' Substitution, Argentina. Yamila Rodríguez replaces Romina Núñez.
  8. 83' Substitution, Italy. Cristiana Girelli replaces Giulia Dragoni.
  9. 85' Barbara Bonansea (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 87' Goal! Italy 1, Argentina 0. Cristiana Girelli (Italy) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lisa Boattin with a cross.
  11. 90'+2' Substitution, Argentina. Dalila Ippólito replaces Daiana Falfán.
  12. 90'+2' Substitution, Argentina. Paulina Gramaglia replaces Mariana Larroquette.
  13. 90'+6' Eliana Stábile (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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