Juventus Girls’s First Group suffered a small setback as they had been held to a 2-2 draw by Sassuolo after an eventful encounter in Biella.
The Bianconere began strongly and took the lead after simply 4 minutes by way of Cristiana Girelli, who was readily available to faucet in following a nook kick. Juve continued to push and got here near doubling the lead within the fifth minute once more by way of Girelli, whose effort was denied by a last-ditch block, earlier than additionally seeing her header hit the publish within the eleventh minute.
After that opening flurry of possibilities, Sassuolo organised themselves and commenced to pose a menace: within the sixteenth minute Daniela Sabatino took benefit of a misunderstanding between Emma Kullberg and Lysianne Proulx, however her shot went simply huge. The equaliser got here within the twentieth minute when Gina Chmielinski caught Proulx off guard with a cross-shot.
The Bianconere seemed to regain their lead within the twenty fourth minute when Barbara Bonansea unleashed a right-footed shot, however Solene Durand was in a position to make the save. Quickly after one other golden probability really feel to Juve when Kullberg hit the publish with a simple tap-in from two yards out, however the transfer was dominated offside in any case.
Sassuolo seemed to reply blow for blow: they got here near scoring with Sabatino within the twenty seventh minute and hit the publish within the twenty eighth minute after a deflected header, while Proulx was decisive in denying two close-range pictures. As the primary half wore on Alisha Lehmann tried to provide the Bianconere the benefit as soon as once more, however Durand made a superb save.
An motion packed first half with objectives and possibilities at each ends, and the second half continued in that vein: it started with a harmful transfer by Juve within the forty ninth minute, with Lehmann discovering Girelli within the field, however the Sassuolo defence deflected her effort behind for a nook. Within the 56th minute, Kullberg got here near scoring with a volley from a nook, however her strike went over the crossbar.
Within the sixtieth minute got here one other twist within the recreation: Lehmann put Juventus again in entrance with a strong right-footed effort from the sting of the field that slotted into the nook. The Bianconere appeared to be in management, however within the 62nd minute Lehmann squandered the prospect to make it 3-1, kicking huge of the empty internet.
Sassuolo had been in a position to keep within the recreation and within the eightieth minute they discovered the equaliser: a mistake by Proulx allowed Chmielinski to recuperate the ball and ship a exact chip to make it 2-2.
Within the closing levels, Juventus poured ahead in the hunt for the successful aim, however Sassuolo defended valiantly to take residence a degree. A second draw of the season for the Bianconere, which was, nonetheless, much less impactful for the league standings because of Fiorentina’s 0-0 attract Naples.
JUVENTUS 2-2 SASSUOLO
Girls’s Serie A – Matchday TenPozzo – La Marmora (Biella), Sunday 17 November, 2024 at 12:30 (CEST)
Targets: 4’ Girelli (J), 20’ Chmielinski (S), 60’ Lehmann (J), 80’ Chmielinski (S)
Juventus: Proulx, Kullberg, Rosucci (82’ Vangsgaard), Boattin, Thomas (63’ Krumbiegel), Bennison (63’ Caruso), Schatzer, Bonansea (83’ Bergamaschi), Lehmann, Girelli, Beccari (63’ Cantore).Unused Substitutes: Peyraud-Magnin, Bragonzi, Cascarino, Pelgander, Calligaris, Capelletti, Lenzini.Coach: Massimiliano Canzi.
Sassuolo: Durand, Orsi, Calazzo, Pieldrup, Brustia (78’ De Rita), Prugna, Mella (66’ Dhont), Philtjens, Missipo, Sabatino (78’ Monterubbiano), Chmielinski.Unused Substitutes: Lonni, Adami, Fisher, Hagemann, Gallazzi, Di Nallo, Fusini, Clelland, Traore.Coach: Gian Loris Rossi.
Referee: Alessandro RecchiaAssistants: Matteo Gentile, Alessia CerratoFourth Official: Marco Cazzavillan
Bookings: 90+2’ Durand (S)
Subsequent Match:
Arsenal-JuventusUEFA Girls’s Champions League Group Stage – Matchday FourThursday, 21 November, 2024 at 21:00 (CEST)Emirates Stadium