Northern Ireland vs Italy, 2022 Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
Northern Ireland
  • 63': Sarah McFadden
FT
1 - 0
Italy

    About

    Northern Ireland are hosting Italy at Seaview, Belfast, Northern Ireland, starting on . The match is a part of the Women's International Friendly.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Offside, Italy. Lisa Boattin tries a through ball, but Barbara Bonansea is caught offside.
    • 3': Foul by Maria Filangeri (Italy).
    • 3': Lauren Wade (Northern Ireland Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Federica Cafferata (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 7': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Demi Vance.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Marissa Callaghan (Northern Ireland Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Valentina Cernoia (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barbara Bonansea.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Barbara Bonansea (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 18': Foul by Flaminia Simonetti (Italy).
    • 18': Rebecca McKenna (Northern Ireland Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Manuela Giugliano (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Barbara Bonansea.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Chloe McCarron (Northern Ireland Women) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marissa Callaghan.
    • 27': Foul by Lauren Wade (Northern Ireland Women).
    • 27': Maria Filangeri (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Cristiana Girelli (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Flaminia Simonetti.
    • 33': Federica Cafferata (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Emily Wilson (Northern Ireland Women).
    • 33': Offside, Northern Ireland Women. Demi Vance tries a through ball, but Lauren Wade is caught offside.
    • 35': Offside, Italy. Manuela Giugliano tries a through ball, but Barbara Bonansea is caught offside.
    • 39': Barbara Bonansea (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Foul by Kelsie Burrows (Northern Ireland Women).
    • 40': Chloe McCarron (Northern Ireland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Barbara Bonansea (Italy).
    • 44': Attempt missed. Nadene Caldwell (Northern Ireland Women) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 45': Cristiana Girelli (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Foul by Kelsie Burrows (Northern Ireland Women).
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Northern Ireland Women 0, Italy 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Northern Ireland Women 0, Italy 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Italy. Beatrice Merlo replaces Elisa Bartoli.
    • 45': Substitution, Italy. Sofia Cantore replaces Barbara Bonansea.
    • 45': Substitution, Northern Ireland Women. Joely Andrews replaces Nadene Caldwell.
    • 49': Offside, Italy. Flaminia Simonetti tries a through ball, but Sofia Cantore is caught offside.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Federica Cafferata (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentina Cernoia.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Cristiana Girelli (Italy) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Federica Cafferata with a cross.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Valentina Cernoia (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cristiana Girelli.
    • 57': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Kelsie Burrows.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Joely Andrews (Northern Ireland Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emily Wilson.
    • 61': Foul by Emily Wilson (Northern Ireland Women).
    • 61': Maria Filangeri (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Joely Andrews (Northern Ireland Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Caragh Hamilton with a cross.
    • 62': Corner, Northern Ireland Women. Conceded by Laura Giuliani.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Emily Wilson (Northern Ireland Women) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Demi Vance with a cross.
    • 63': Goal! Northern Ireland Women 1, Italy 0. Sarah McFadden (Northern Ireland Women) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Cristiana Girelli (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofia Cantore with a cross.
    • 64': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Rebecca McKenna.
    • 67': Caragh Hamilton (Northern Ireland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Flaminia Simonetti (Italy).
    • 70': Corner, Northern Ireland Women. Conceded by Federica Cafferata.
    • 71': Substitution, Italy. Arianna Caruso replaces Flaminia Simonetti.
    • 71': Substitution, Italy. Elena Linari replaces Lisa Boattin.
    • 71': Substitution, Italy. Valentina Giacinti replaces Benedetta Glionna.
    • 72': Substitution, Northern Ireland Women. Kirsty McGuinness replaces Lauren Wade.
    • 73': Substitution, Northern Ireland Women. Louise McDaniel replaces Caragh Hamilton.
    • 73': Substitution, Northern Ireland Women. Caitlin McGuinness replaces Emily Wilson.
    • 73': Elena Linari (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Joely Andrews (Northern Ireland Women).
    • 74': Attempt saved. Demi Vance (Northern Ireland Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 75': Offside, Italy. Federica Cafferata tries a through ball, but Valentina Giacinti is caught offside.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Manuela Giugliano (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 76': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Joely Andrews.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Arianna Caruso (Italy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentina Cernoia with a cross.
    • 77': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Demi Vance.
    • 79': Jacqueline Burns (Northern Ireland Women) is shown the yellow card.
    • 80': Substitution, Northern Ireland Women. Julie Nelson replaces Sarah McFadden because of an injury.
    • 81': Offside, Italy. Elena Linari tries a through ball, but Cristiana Girelli is caught offside.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Caitlin McGuinness (Northern Ireland Women) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 83': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Demi Vance.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Arianna Caruso (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Valentina Cernoia with a cross.
    • 85': Offside, Northern Ireland Women. Rebecca McKenna tries a through ball, but Louise McDaniel is caught offside.
    • 85': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Kirsty McGuinness.
    • 86': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Kirsty McGuinness.
    • 87': Foul by Caitlin McGuinness (Northern Ireland Women).
    • 87': Maria Filangeri (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Substitution, Northern Ireland Women. Toni-Leigh Finnegan replaces Chloe McCarron.
    • 89': Substitution, Italy. Elisa Polli replaces Valentina Cernoia.
    • 90': Foul by Beatrice Merlo (Italy).
    • 90': Joely Andrews (Northern Ireland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Arianna Caruso (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Kirsty McGuinness (Northern Ireland Women).
    • 90'+1': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Julie Nelson.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Toni-Leigh Finnegan (Northern Ireland Women) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marissa Callaghan.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Caitlin McGuinness (Northern Ireland Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Louise McDaniel following a fast break.
    • 90'+5': Offside, Northern Ireland Women. Caitlin McGuinness tries a through ball, but Kirsty McGuinness is caught offside.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Northern Ireland Women 1, Italy 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Northern Ireland Women 1, Italy 0.

    Statistics

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    5 Fouls 8
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 3
    9 Corner Kicks 2
    5 Saves 4
    61.2 Possession 38.8
    12 SHOTS 11
    4 ON GOAL 7
    0.3 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    326 Accurate Passes 167
    437 Passes 281
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.6
    6 Accurate Crosses 3
    26 Crosses 12
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    54 Long Balls 70
    27 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    4 Blocked Shots 0
    10 Effective Tackles 8
    17 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.4
    6 Interceptions 11
    13 Effective Clearances 20
    13 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: Women's International Friendly

    Venue: Seaview
    Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland

    Line-Ups

    NIR Northern Ireland (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jacqueline Burns (GK) Yellow Card
    4 Sarah McFadden
    13 Kelsie Burrows
    3 Demi Vance
    2 Rebecca McKenna
    8 Marissa Callaghan
    7 Chloe McCarron
    16 Nadene Caldwell
    14 Lauren Wade
    19 Emily Wilson
    18 Caragh Hamilton
    Northern Ireland Substitutes:
    Fionnula Morgan, Julie Nelson, Caitlin McGuinness, Joely Andrews, Kirsty McGuinness, Rebecca Holloway, Shannon Turner, Danielle Maxwell, Toni Leigh Finnegan, Abbie Magee, Kerry Beattie, Louise McDaniel.

    ITA Italy (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Laura Giuliani (GK)
    15 Maria Luisa Filangeri
    17 Lisa Boattin
    13 Elisa Bartoli
    21 Valentina Cernoia
    7 Flaminia Simonetti
    6 Manuela Giugliano
    19 Benedetta Glionna
    3 Federica Cafferata
    11 Barbara Bonansea
    10 Cristiana Girelli
    Italy Substitutes:
    Sofia Cantore, Arianna Caruso, Beatrice Merlo, Elena Linari, Valentina Giacinti, Elisa Polli.

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