Italy-Norway 2-1, double swivels and goals Hegerberg

He ends with Andrea Soncin on his knees in front of the bench, the wildly cheerful pile of the blue on the field, the Geneva audience, which clearly cheered for Italy, and really pushed him in difficult times, a run -up during twelve long years, dotted with some light in the world and two dark moments in the European field. The girls of the girls returns to the semifinal after 1997, when he even reached the final, giving in only to the very strong Germany. But now it is useless to look forward, now a new story is here: it is early to go to think of the glories of the nineties but in the meantime the immense Christian Girelli and his companions have reached the finish line they had set themselves, the maximum finish line. The rest, if it comes, will be something that belongs to the world of dreams as well as European superpowers. But this, as CT Soncin always says, is a non-limits Italy.

PRESSURE

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Italy starts immediately strong, very aggressive against a Norway that is no longer that of a few years ago, but which in any case presented itself with credentials of a certain regard, since it came to a full score from before the group of the hosts of Switzerland and with even a couple of comeback wins in the carnet. But the team designed by Soncin, with the tireless Oliviero still owner like Bonansea, immediately puts pressure on a somewhat chinned Norway, unable to turn on his star Ada Hegerberg. In the first half there is a lot of Italy: the first opportunity is from Caruso after just 8 minutes, then Girelli, Severini, Bonansea try that a shot that ends up on the play of pole at half an hour. Shortly afterwards, however, Bonansea herself to smooth the ball and offer a golden ball in Hegerberg, who does not find the door. The Gaupset also tries at the end, ends up without goals but the game is alive.

PHENOMENON

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In the second half he is Cristiana Girelli, inspired by the indomitable singer who burns the band, to find the advantage with a touch in the small area. Always Girelli fails the opportunity of doubling and Norway begins to grind meters. Italy has spent a lot, it begins to suffer more the initiatives of the Nordicians, Salvai makes a couple of rescues of his in the area, then the referee’s mess comes, who at 13 ‘grants a penalty in a clearly vitiated action by offside. Fortunately, the blue (in green) Hegerberg puts on the side. Giuliani had guessed the right direction, but unfortunately he is less careful and effective a few minutes later: his out of time free the space in Hegerberg, which this time does not miss. 1-1, all to be redone in 21 ‘, Italy in trouble with the desire not to risk much to lose the possibility of extra time, but together the desire to continue to try. Soncin makes his changes: outside the exhausted Bonansea, inside Cambiaghi, outside Severini, inside Greggi. However, Norway is still having more often in hand the ball of the game, but Italy remains lucid and at the 45th minute is still Girelli caught at the right time as a singer to find the goal, this time head. Football takes away, football gives: this time the last minute has been the good one for Italy. A confused recovery follows, and a crazy joy for a team that a couple of years ago seemed underground and can now say that he had made a company. Small, big, you will see. What is certain is that the girls of the ball still know how to produce energy even in the eyes of the viewer.