What looked early on in the match to be an easy victory for Romania turned into a bit of a scramble towards the end as Italy finally found their form. Half time saw the Romanians with a comfortable 3-0 lead, with goals from Lorenzo G (2) and Pier Valerio. It could have been more, but Erin cleared ball after ball out of defence and Aurora was, as usual, courageous in goal. Sara came on at half time and added some lucidity and calm to the Italian attack, and her passes brought Livia more into the game. Then, half-way through this second half, Megan had the ball in the net but referee Corcoran had already blown his whistle for a free kick... he should really have played the advantage. From the free kick, Rex was penalised for a handball on the line but Claudio saved the penalty! But nothing could stop Italy now as they drove forward in search of a goal. Powered in particular by Vittoria N's energy, they had Romania on the run and it was Vittoria who got the goal. Romania had barely kicked off when Italy stole the ball again and Livia rounded two defenders and rolled in a second goal. At 3-2, anything now looked possible and Claudio decided it was time to come out and play. First he tried a long shot that almost found the target and then he played an assist to Lorenzo G who gratefully accepted the gist and completed his hat-trick.
BEST PLAYER POINTS: Vittoria N 4, Claudio 3, Livia 3, Erin 3, Lorenzo G 3, Sara 2, Megan 2, Aurora 1, Rex 1
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