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| Barbara Bonansea of Italy goes down in the penalty area as she passes between Dagny Brynjarsdottir and Elisa Vidarsdottir of Iceland during the UEFA Women's Euro England 2022 group D match between Italy and Iceland at Manchester City Academy Stadium on July 14, 2022 in Manchester, England. |
Valentina
Bergamaschi's second-half goal recovered a point for Italy against Iceland at
the Women's European Championship, clinching a 1-1 draw on Thursday that left
both teams still able from advance to the quarterfinals.
Italy
remains last in Group C with only one point with Belgium, which was playing
France in the late game.
Iceland,
which has two points, took the lead through Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir inside
three minutes with the first chance of the game at Manchester City's Academy
Stadium. Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir’s long throw caused panic in the Italy
penalty area and Vilhjálmsdóttir unleashed a shot that flew inside the post.
The
match turned on two chances within a minute just after the hour mark. Alexandra
Jóhannsdóttir had a golden chance to grab a second for Iceland but she could
only poke her close-range shot wide.
Italy
then went down the other end and skillful play from Barbara Bonansea on the
left flank ended with her picking out Bergamaschi in the center of the box to
apply the finish in the 62nd minute.
Bonansea
almost found the winner but goalkeeper Sandra Sigurðardóttir tipped the ball
onto the inside of the post.
Group
C concludes on Monday with Italy playing Belgium and Iceland facing France.
