Italy vs Wales, 2019 Women's International Friendly, Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly

Italy

14': Ilaria Mauro
15': Ilaria Mauro
44': Ilaria Mauro
44': Ilaria Mauro

FT
2 - 0

Wales

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Match Timeline

14': Goal! Italy Women 1, Wales Women 0. Ilaria Mauro (Italy Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alia Guagni.
44': Goal! Italy Women 2, Wales Women 0. Ilaria Mauro (Italy Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
45': Substitution, Italy Women. Cristiana Girelli replaces Ilaria Mauro.
45': Substitution, Italy Women. Laura Fusetti replaces Elena Linari.
45': Substitution, Italy Women. Lisa Boattin replaces Alia Guagni.
62': Substitution, Wales Women. Helen Ward replaces Emma Jones.
66': Substitution, Italy Women. Valentina Cernoia replaces Aurora Galli.
69': Substitution, Italy Women. Stefania Tarenzi replaces Daniela Sabatino.
76': Substitution, Wales Women. Claire Skinner replaces Laura O'Sullivan.
76': Substitution, Wales Women. Gwennan Davies replaces Natasha Harding.
76': Substitution, Wales Women. Loren Dykes replaces Rhiannon Roberts.
79': Substitution, Italy Women. Giulia Bursi replaces Elisa Bartoli.
83': Substitution, Wales Women. Grace Horrell replaces Elise Hughes.

Statistics

WAL		ITA
8	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	5
2	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	5
48.3	Possession	51.7
7	SHOTS	20
5	ON GOAL	6
0.7	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
268	Accurate Passes	296
419	Passes	444
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.7
1	Accurate Crosses	4
8	Crosses	8
0.1	Cross %	0.5
66	Long Balls	63
26	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	5
21	Effective Tackles	16
29	Tackles	24
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
18	Interceptions	9
16	Effective Clearances	28
16	Clearances	28

Game Information

Competition: Women's International Friendly

Venue: Orogel Stadium - Dino Manuzzi
Location: Cesena, Italy

Line-Ups

Italy (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Rosalia Pipitone (GK)
5	Elena Linari
3	Sara Gama
13	Elisa Bartoli
7	Alia Guagni
19	Aurora Galli
6	Manuela Giugliano
18	Barbara Bonansea
2	Valentina Bergamaschi
11	Ilaria Mauro
9	Daniela Sabatino

Italy Substitutes:

Agnese Bonfantini, Marta Mascarello, Annamaria Serturini, Cristiana Girelli, Laura Fusetti, Valentina Giacinti, Stefania Tarenzi, Chiara Marchitelli, Valentina Cernoia, Lisa Boattin, Giulia Bursi.

Wales (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Laura O'Sullivan (GK)
4	Sophie Ingle
13	Cori Williams
14	Hayley Ladd
3	Gemma Evans
5	Rhiannon Roberts
8	Angharad James-Turner
11	Natasha Harding
10	Jess Fishlock
9	Emma Jones
15	Elise Hughes

Wales Substitutes:

Kylie Nolan, Megan Wynne, Helen Ward, Anna Filbey, Claire Skinner, Loren Dykes, Grace Horrell, Charlie Estcourt, Nadia Lawrence, Ella Powell, Gwennan Davies.

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