France 3-3 Spain

In their final match of the qualifiers, Spain finally managed to put a point on the board with a stirring second half comeback.
The first half belonged to France and two fine goals from Francesco R and a third from Ale Z early in the second half seemed to have condemned Spain to a fourth consecutive defeat.
But Lucrezia - one of today's guest players - ignited a comeback when she fired in from a difficult angle after Peter was caught out of position. Ascanio followed up with a second goal (to shouts of Viva il Parziale!!?? from the sideline) and Taro completed the comeback with an excellent goal following a long solo run past three defenders.
One final note: though not eleigible for votes, Raffaella would clearly be a strong competitior for today's Player of the Match: Bravissima!
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: Francesco R 6, Taro 5, Alessandro 4, Nicholas 3, Ascanio 3