House defeat for Juventus Ladies’s First Staff on Matchday three in Group C of the UEFA Ladies’s Champions League, as they misplaced to Arsenal 0-4 on the ‘Pozzo-La Marmora’ stadium in Biella.
Beneath is the match report, the post-match feedback and the scoresheet.
THE MATCH REPORT
It wasn’t a straightforward problem for coach Massimiliano Canzi’s gamers, who tried to pose a risk from the beginning – first via Sofia Cantore’s effort from the sting of the realm after three minutes after which shortly afterwards when a fluid attacking transfer ended with Valentina Bergamaschi who could not discover area to get a shot off. The English facet stepped up the tempo, and their first actual likelihood got here within the twenty second minute via Emily Fox’s left-footed shot into the facet netting.
The Bianconere’s greatest likelihood of the primary interval got here after 26 minutes however Chiara Beccari could not generate sufficient energy behind her shot. Nevertheless, it was Arsenal who took the lead within the thirty seventh minute following a properly labored transfer that ended with Frida Maanum discovering the again of the web from shut vary
The Bianconere tried laborious however have been unable to unlock the English staff’s defence and so on the finish of the primary half the rating was 0-1 to Arsenal.
The primary large likelihood of the second half fell to the visiting staff, with Pauline Peyraud-Magnin making a effective save to disclaim Leah Williamson within the 56th minute earlier than two minutes later Katie McCabe hit the woodwork. The introduction of Barbara Bonansea and Paulina Krumbiegel struggled to gradual Arsenal’s momentum, however within the sixty fifth minute Amalie Vansgaard had the very best likelihood of the match for Juventus Ladies as she threw herself on the ball within the Arsenal penalty space, however she was unable to search out the required end.
Canzi turned to the bench once more, sending in Emma Kullberg and Hanna Bennison, however within the seventy fifth minute it was Arsenal who discovered their second objective: Stina Blackstenius did excellently down the left and opened up the area for a left-footed drive on the entrance submit which Peyraud-Magnin was unable to maintain out.
The second objective appeared to open the floodgates as Arsenal discovered their third shortly afterwards when Mariona Caldentey received on the top of one other spectacular transfer on the left-hand facet that opened up the Bianconere defence. There remained sufficient time for yet one more objective for the guests within the closing levels, as Caitlin Foord received on the top of Kyra Cooney-Cross’ supply to make it 0-4.
“It’s a defeat that hurts as a result of we misplaced by a large margin, however we’re lucky that now we have one other match quickly and we should now concentrate on that. We misplaced some particular person duels, then the best way the match unfolded led us to threat greater than we had ready for: there are numerous phases inside a single match and after we behind we tried to power the consequence, additionally creating attention-grabbing alternatives just like the one for [Amalie] Vangsgaard that we did not benefit from, and so issues did not go as we had hoped. With the ability to play towards them once more subsequent week can be an incentive to point out that we are able to do higher than this: after all, we should take one sport at a time and keep in mind that we are able to nonetheless qualify and should proceed making an attempt to place in nice performances.”
ARIANNA CARUSO
“We’re very disillusioned with the consequence, this week we’ll work on all of the errors we made to ensure we’re higher in our subsequent match towards them: till their second objective we have been within the sport, then we misplaced our focus and towards such a robust staff you can’t afford to try this. I congratulate them, however I repeat: now we have to analyse and work laborious as a result of now we have all of the qualities to attain a special lead to London. It is the primary actual misstep of the season: it hurts, however now we have to point out that we all know the best way to react instantly.”
BARBARA BONANSEA
“It is a robust defeat to simply accept, we had first half with good probabilities to start with, though we have been behind at half-time: we needed to proceed like that, however within the second half we have been in hassle and after they made it 0-2, issues did not go properly. Being extra scientific in entrance of objective would have positively helped, however there are occasions when you possibly can’t rating within the opening levels, however the sport lasts 90 minutes: it is a laborious 0-4 to simply accept, however we maintain working to proceed our wonderful begin to the season. This can be gas for subsequent week’s problem: after defeat, we should get again up and are available again stronger. Now we concentrate on the league match on Sunday, after which we’ll flip our consideration as soon as once more to Arsenal.”
**JUVENTUS 0-4 ARSENAL
UEFA Ladies’s Champions League Group C – Matchday Three**
Pozzo – La Marmora (Biella), Tuesday 12 November, 2024 at 18:45 (CEST)
Objectives: 37’ Maanum (A), 75’ Blackstenius (A), 80’ Caldentey (A), 87’ Foord (A)
Juventus: Peyraud-Magnin, Lenzini, Calligaris (69’ Kullberg), Cascarino, Bergamaschi (61’ Krumbiegel), Caruso, Schatzer (69’ Bennison), Boattin (81’ Thomas), Cantore, Vangsgaard, Beccari (61’ Bonansea).Unused Substitutes: Lehmann, Rosucci, Girelli, Bragonzi, Capelletti, Gallo, Proulx.Coach: Massimiliano Canzi.
Arsenal: van Domselaar, Fox (85’ Codina), Williamson, Catley, McCabe, Walti (85’ Cooney-Cross), Little, Mead (60’ Caldentey), Maanum (60’ Blackstenius), Foord, Russo (77’ Hurtig).Unused Substitutes: Zinsberger, Wubben-Moy, Kafaji, Kuhl, Wienroither, Williams, Reid.Coach: Renee Slegers.
Referee: Jelena CvetkovicAssistants: Ivana Jovanovic, Aleksandra KosticFourth Official: Jelena Pejkovic
Bookings: 60’ Catley (A), 68’ Schatzer (J)
Subsequent Match:
Juventus-SassuoloWomen’s Serie A Matchday TenSunday, 17 November, 2024 at 12:30 (CEST)Pozzo – La Marmora (Biella)