Norway Women 1 – 2 Italy Women

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Italy has qualified for its first European semi-final since 1997 while Cristiana Girelli scored twice in a 2-1 dramatic victory against Norway.

The 35 -year -old man intensified to deliver again for his country, surviving a Var review to type at home the opening before directing a last winner to organize a meeting with England or Sweden, who plays Zurich on Thursday, in the last four.

“It’s incredible, beautiful. In front of all these people, so many messages have arrived from Italy in recent days,” said Italian coach in Italy Andrea Soncin.

“It is something fantastic. I think it is the biggest gift that we can offer to all those who look at us, to all these little girls, these young women who live football with passion.”

Sandwich between Girelli double were two key moments for the emblematic Norwegian striker, Ada Hegerberg, who wasted his second penalty from these finals, sweeping the target.

Expiation arrived six minutes later, leveling the tie, but the previous cutting kick returned to bite.

“It’s bitter, it’s really bitter,” said Hegerberg. “I must honestly say that I am proud of the group and the way we played. We are about to be in the first four in Europe, but this is not enough.”

Norway has always been a team almost in major tournaments. They were far too passive at night, disorganized defensively and failed to face the threat of Italy wide.

The two goals of Italy were created in the canals by Sofia Cantore, with the winner of Girelli 90th minute testifying to the immense aerial capacity of the veteran striker, meeting a perfectly weighted cross with a graceful jump to direct his just under the crossbar.

GIRELLI – The oldest player to score more than once for a European nation in a single match in a major tournament – now has 61 goals for Italy, and the last three have all entered the same net at the end of the mountains of the Stade de Geneve stadium.