Italy vs Malta, 2024 Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
Italy
  • 7': Cristiana Girelli
  • 79': Sofia Cantore
  • 85': Benedetta Glionna
  • 87': Raisa Costantino (OG)
  • 89': Sofia Cantore
FT
5 - 0
Malta

    About

    Italy are hosting Malta at Stadio Tre Fontane, Roma, Italy, 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.
    • 3': Agnese Bonfantini (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Foul by Shona Zammit (Malta Women).
    • 3': Foul by Agnese Bonfantini (Italy).
    • 3': Haley Bugeja (Malta Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Elisa Bartoli (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Maria Farrugia (Malta Women).
    • 5': Attempt saved. Chiara Beccari (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristiana Girelli with a headed pass.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Chiara Beccari (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benedetta Glionna with a cross.
    • 7': Goal! Italy 1, Malta Women 0. Cristiana Girelli (Italy) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Emma Severini with a cross.
    • 9': Corner, Malta Women. Conceded by Emma Severini.
    • 10': Corner, Malta Women. Conceded by Agnese Bonfantini.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Emma Lipman (Malta Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Shona Zammit with a cross following a corner.
    • 16': Elisa Bartoli (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 16': Foul by Maria Farrugia (Malta Women).
    • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Elisa Bartoli (Italy).
    • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 19': Substitution, Italy. Maria Filangeri replaces Elisa Bartoli because of an injury.
    • 19': Foul by Shona Zammit (Malta Women).
    • 19': Giada Greggi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Emma Lipman.
    • 23': Offside, Italy. Agnese Bonfantini is caught offside.
    • 25': Foul by Cristiana Girelli (Italy).
    • 25': Haley Bugeja (Malta Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Chiara Beccari (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Emma Xuereb (Malta Women).
    • 29': Attempt missed. Benedetta Glionna (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Agnese Bonfantini with a cross.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Benedetta Glionna (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giada Greggi.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Agnese Bonfantini (Italy) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Giada Greggi (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 37': Offside, Italy. Benedetta Glionna is caught offside.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Cristiana Girelli (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Angelica Soffia with a cross.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Giada Greggi (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Kailey Willis (Malta Women).
    • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Emma Lipman.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Nicole Sciberras.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Italy 1, Malta Women 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Italy 1, Malta Women 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Italy. Lucia Di Guglielmo replaces Martina Lenzini.
    • 47': Foul by Angelica Soffia (Italy).
    • 47': Haley Bugeja (Malta Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 48': Foul by Giada Greggi (Italy).
    • 48': Haley Bugeja (Malta Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Maria Farrugia (Malta Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicole Sciberras.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Benedetta Glionna (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 52': Offside, Italy. Cristiana Girelli is caught offside.
    • 56': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Emma Lipman.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Agnese Bonfantini (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emma Severini with a cross following a corner.
    • 58': Chiara Beccari (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Foul by Nicole Sciberras (Malta Women).
    • 59': Attempt saved. Emma Severini (Italy) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top left corner.
    • 60': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Charlene Zammit.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Agnese Bonfantini (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Angelica Soffia following a corner.
    • 61': Offside, Italy. Maria Filangeri is caught offside.
    • 62': Substitution, Italy. Valentina Giacinti replaces Cristiana Girelli.
    • 62': Substitution, Italy. Eva Schatzer replaces Giada Greggi.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Benedetta Glionna (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Agnese Bonfantini.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Valentina Giacinti (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Valentina Giacinti (Italy) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner.
    • 65': Foul by Lucia Di Guglielmo (Italy).
    • 65': Maria Farrugia (Malta Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Agnese Bonfantini (Italy).
    • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 69': Chiara Beccari (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Foul by Haley Bugeja (Malta Women).
    • 70': Attempt saved. Benedetta Glionna (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 71': Substitution, Italy. Sofia Cantore replaces Agnese Bonfantini because of an injury.
    • 72': Substitution, Italy. Eleonora Goldoni replaces Chiara Beccari.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Valentina Giacinti (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Benedetta Glionna with a cross.
    • 74': Benedetta Glionna (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 74': Foul by Alishia Sultana (Malta Women).
    • 75': Substitution, Malta Women. Veronique Mifsud replaces Shona Zammit.
    • 75': Substitution, Malta Women. Valentina Rapa replaces Emma Lipman.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Eva Schatzer (Italy) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 77': Offside, Italy. Angelica Soffia is caught offside.
    • 79': Goal! Italy 2, Malta Women 0. Sofia Cantore (Italy) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emma Severini.
    • 80': Foul by Julie Piga (Italy).
    • 80': Kailey Willis (Malta Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Substitution, Malta Women. Raisa Costantino replaces Patricia Ebejer.
    • 82': Substitution, Malta Women. Mariah Cardona replaces Maria Farrugia.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Benedetta Glionna (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emma Severini.
    • 85': Goal! Italy 3, Malta Women 0. Benedetta Glionna (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emma Severini with a through ball.
    • 87': Own Goal by Raisa Costantino, Malta Women. Italy 4, Malta Women 0.
    • 87': Substitution, Malta Women. Lexine Farrugia replaces Haley Bugeja.
    • 88': Substitution, Malta Women. Ylenia Carabott replaces Kailey Willis.
    • 89': Sofia Cantore (Italy) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
    • 89': Goal! Italy 5, Malta Women 0. Sofia Cantore (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emma Severini.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Sofia Cantore (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lucia Di Guglielmo with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Italy 5, Malta Women 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Italy 5, Malta Women 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 6
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 5
    2 Corner Kicks 5
    6 Saves 1
    32.3 Possession 67.7
    2 SHOTS 25
    1 ON GOAL 10
    0.5 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    178 Accurate Passes 429
    244 Passes 503
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 9
    4 Crosses 22
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    40 Long Balls 46
    12 Accurate Long Balls 35
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.8
    0 Blocked Shots 1
    14 Effective Tackles 11
    22 Tackles 16
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    11 Interceptions 9
    30 Effective Clearances 6
    30 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: Women's International Friendly

    Venue: Stadio Tre Fontane
    Location: Roma, Italy

    Line-Ups

    ITA Italy (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Laura Giuliani (GK)
    23 Julie Piga
    19 Martina Lenzini
    2 Angelica Soffia
    13 Elisa Bartoli
    20 Giada Greggi
    16 Emma Severini
    14 Chiara Beccari
    15 Benedetta Glionna
    10 Cristiana Girelli
    8 Agnese Bonfantini
    Italy Substitutes:
    Margot Shore, Barbara Bonansea, Eva Schatzer, Maria Luisa Filangeri, Francesca Durante, Elisabetta Oliviero, Valentina Giacinti, Elena Linari, Sofia Cantore, Lisa Boattin, Lucia Di Guglielmo, Eleonora Goldoni, Michela Cambiaghi, Arianna Caruso, Manuela Giugliano.

    MLT Malta (4-3-1-2)

    No. Name
    23 Patricia Ebejer (GK)
    4 Emma Lipman
    16 Charlene Zammit
    9 Alishia Sultana
    18 Emma Xuereb
    10 Maria Farrugia
    20 Nicole Sciberras
    21 Haley Bugeja
    14 Shona Zammit
    17 Brenda Borg
    11 Kailey Willis
    Malta Substitutes:
    Ylenia Carabott, Veronique Mifsud, Abigail Camilleri, Raisa Costantino, Mariah Cardona, Leanne Cefai, Gabriela Zahra, Yulya Carella, Lexine Farrugia, Valentina Rapa, Alexandra Gatt.

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