Romain Rouillard, with AFP
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11:31 p.m., July 10, 2022
The French women’s team took care of its entry into the running for the Euro in the best possible way by sweeping Italy (5-1) this Sunday in Rotherham, in the north-east of England. Corinne Deacon’s players have never trembled and can calmly prepare for their next match against Belgium on Thursday.
There was not really a match this Sunday evening in Rotherham, in the northeast of England. Outrageously superior, the players of the France team crushed Italy (5-1) for their entry into the running at the Women’s Euro. A success that took shape in the first half, after which Corinne Deacon’s players were already leading 5-0. PSG player Grace Geyoro distinguished herself by scoring a hat-trick.
The label of favorites did not seem too heavy to bear for the French, with their feet on the floor against the Italians overwhelmed by waves of attacks from the right, left and center. Despite a big thrill at the start caused by a face-to-face between Barbara Bonansea and Pauline Peyraud-Magnin, won by the blue goalkeeper, Corinne Deacon’s players very quickly engaged the steamroller mode.
First international hat-trick for Geyoro
After a quarter of an hour, Grace Geyoro (9th) and Marie-Antoinette Katoto (12th) had already given Les Bleues a comfortable lead. The end of the first act is a nightmare for the Italians who concede 3 goals in 7 minutes through Cascarino first (38th) then Geyoro (40th, 45th). The latter took the opportunity to score her first hat-trick in the tricolor jersey.
The French, on the other hand, eased off in the second half and conceded an avoidable goal from the incoming Martina Piemonte (76th). Not enough to challenge the superiority of the Blues who take the lead in group D ahead of Iceland and Belgium. These same Belgians that the tricolors will find Thursday evening (9 p.m.) for their second match.