Italy Ladies 1 – 3 Spain Ladies
Italy will be a part of Spain within the Ladies’s Euro 2025 quarter-finals regardless of shedding 3-1 to the world champions within the last spherical of Group B matches.
The Italians wanted some extent to safe their final eight spot however put in a powerful first half show – and threatened to win the group altogether as they dominated the early possibilities and struck the bar via captain Elena Linari.
Ultimately, Italy took a deserved lead as Elisabetta Oliviero struck from shut vary after Spain didn’t clear their strains – and regardless of Athenea del Castillo equalising for the world champions in model, Italy continued to trigger issues.
They thought that they had an excellent probability for a second as Irene Paredes appeared to deal with the ball and whereas the referee was known as to the monitor VAR, the spot kick was not given for an earlier offside by Sofia Cantore.
Spain have been let off the hook within the first half however then fully managed the second, earlier than Patri Guijarro struck from the sting of the field, along with her effort coming off the submit.
And with Italy pushing for an equaliser, Alexia Putellas bought one other help within the match as her cross was turned house by Esther Gonzalez from shut vary – her fourth aim of the championships.
That aim allowed Spain to win their first three video games of a serious match for the very first time of their historical past.
Spain’s Patri Guijarro celebrates after scoring her facet’s second aim
It did not matter for Italy as Portugal – the one workforce who may catch them – misplaced 2-1 to Belgium to see their marketing campaign finish on the group stage.
The Portuguese wanted a Spain win after which a giant win themselves to overturn a six-goal hole within the aim distinction tallies – however made the worst potential begin as Tessa Wullaert slid house from shut vary after three minutes.
Portugal had so many possibilities to get again into the sport with Ana Capeta lacking two clear possibilities. However their capturing boots eluded them on the worst potential time.
Belgium’s Tessa Wullaert scored the winner as Portugal exited the match early
Belgium thought that they had a second when Mariam Toloba swept house a counter-attack however the referee disallowed it after VAR noticed a foul on Andreia Jacinto within the build-up.
Toloba then hit the bar which seemed expensive for Belgium as Telma Encarnacao levelled for Portugal after being performed via on aim.
However after Amber Tysiak noticed a late winner disallowed for handball, Janice Cayman ended up scoring a Belgian winner anyway within the dying moments of the sport to finish their marketing campaign on a excessive.
The primary two Ladies’s Euro 2025 quarter-finals have been finalised!
July 16: Norway vs Italy – Geneva, 8pm kick-off
July 18: Spain vs Switzerland – Bern, 8pm kick-off
See the match tree in full beneath…