July 29, 2023
Sweden displayed their ability with a momentous three-objective flood not long before halftime, driving them to a reverberating 5-0 victory over Italy, not just reserving a compartment in the FIFA Ladies' Reality Cup knockout stage yet in addition permitting them the advantage of a match in excess.
Amanda Ilestedt was the superstar, scoring two objectives one after another. Her previously came in the 39th moment when she capably made a beeline for Jonna Andersson's corner. The conduits then opened as Fridolina Rolfo and Stina Blackstenius added to the count in no less than seven minutes, leaving Italy faltering.
Ilestedt proceeded with her outstanding structure soon after halftime, netting her third objective of the competition. The defeat was finished in stoppage time when substitute Rebecka Blomqvist certainly fixed the triumph.
Italy began the coordinate with ownership strength, yet they battled to adapt to Sweden's ethereal danger during corner kicks, at last experiencing their most horrendously terrible loss in a World Cup match, graciousness of the 2003 other participants.
In spite of Italy's initial strain, Sweden slowly tracked down their mood, and Ilestedt's most memorable objective opened the conduits for their going after ability. Rolfo benefited from another corner only five minutes after the fact, astutely flicking the ball into the net with her knee, leaving the Italian protection in confusion.
The third objective came in first-half stoppage time when Johanna Kaneryd made a noteworthy summary the right flank, conveying an exact cross to Blackstenius, who smoothly completed from the center.
Ilestedt duplicated her prior progress in the 50th moment, scoring one more header off a corner from Andersson, reflecting her most memorable objective. Italy got their opportunities to pull one back, with Sofia Cantore passing up on open doors in the 60th and 65th minutes, while Valentina Giacinti wasted an extraordinary open door in the 87th, sending her shot rising above the bar from the focal point of the container.
The last blow came in the withering snapshots of the match when Blomqvist outperformed the Italian protectors and masterfully covered the ball into the base left corner of the net.
Albeit this rout managed a weighty catastrophe for Italy's certainty, they actually get an opportunity to progress to the last 16 by staying away from rout in their last Gathering G installation against South Africa on Wednesday.