A 3-goal blitz simply earlier than halftime helped Sweden to a dominant 5-0 win over Italy in Wellington on Saturday as they booked their spot within the Girls’s International Cup knockout degree with a fit to spare.
Amanda Ilestedt scored the primary of her two objectives within the thirty ninth minute when she were given up neatly to go house Jonna Andersson’s nook and extra efforts from Fridolina Rolfo and Stina Blackstenius inside of seven mins ended the fit as a competition.
Centre part Ilestedt discovered the web as soon as once more in a while after halftime — her 3rd of the event — and replace Rebecka Blomqvist finished the rout in stoppage time.
Italy ruled ownership early on however may no longer care for the Swedish aerial danger at corners and the 2003 runners-up passed them their worst defeat in a International Cup fit.
The Italians had the entire early force and Sweden goalkeeper Zecira Musovic used to be compelled into motion to save lots of ahead Sofia Cantore’s shot within the first minute and some other from the Juventus ahead within the seventeenth.
Sweden steadily labored their approach into the sport and Ilestedt’s first target flung open the floodgates.
Rolfo were given her 2nd target of the marketing campaign 5 mins later with a flick off her knee from shut vary because the Italian defence struggled to care for some other nook.
The 3rd target got here from open play in first part stoppage time when Johanna Kaneryd broke down the correct flank and crossed the ball to Blackstenius within the center for the striker to complete.
Ilestedt’s 2nd target within the fiftieth minute used to be a carbon reproduction of the primary, because the Arsenal defender headed some other into the web off a nook from Andersson.
Cantore neglected possibilities within the sixtieth and sixty fifth mins and Valentina Giacinti spurned an excellent chance to drag one again for Italy within the 87th as she despatched a shot from the center of the field hovering over the bar.
The remaining Sweden target got here on the finish of the fit when Blomqvist raced transparent of the Italian defenders and buried the ball within the backside left nook of the web.
Despite the fact that a hammer blow to Italy’s self belief, they may be able to nonetheless advance to the remaining 16 through fending off defeat of their ultimate Workforce G fixture in opposition to South Africa on Wednesday.