England vs Italy, 2023 Arnold Clark Cup

· Arnold Clark Cup
England
  • 32': Rachel Daly
  • 71': Rachel Daly
FT
2 - 1
Italy
  • 62': Sofia Cantore

Rachel Daly bags double as England edge Italy in Arnold Clark Cup

Rachel Daly scored twice as England claimed a 2-1 win over Italy to earn their second consecutive victory in the Arnold Clark Cup on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, England. Conceded by Valentina Bergamaschi.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Jessica Park (England) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Niamh Charles.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Valentina Giacinti (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aurora Galli.
  • 5': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Ellie Roebuck.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Rachel Daly (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 7': Corner, England. Conceded by Valentina Bergamaschi.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Rachel Daly (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jessica Park.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Jessica Park (England) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Katie Robinson.
  • 10': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Niamh Charles.
  • 14': Offside, England. Lauren Hemp tries a through ball, but Rachel Daly is caught offside.
  • 16': Foul by Lauren Hemp (England).
  • 16': Valentina Bergamaschi (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Offside, Italy. Martina Lenzini tries a through ball, but Cristiana Girelli is caught offside.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Maya Le Tissier (England) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Niamh Charles.
  • 23': Foul by Lauren Hemp (England).
  • 23': Manuela Giugliano (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Manuela Giugliano (Italy).
  • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Barbara Bonansea (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Maya Le Tissier (England).
  • 30': Foul by Manuela Giugliano (Italy).
  • 30': Keira Walsh (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Goal! England 1, Italy 0. Rachel Daly (England) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Katie Robinson with a cross.
  • 37': Foul by Cristiana Girelli (Italy).
  • 37': Niamh Charles (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Foul by Alex Greenwood (England).
  • 38': Valentina Giacinti (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Valentina Bergamaschi (Italy).
  • 38': Katie Robinson (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Offside, Italy. Barbara Bonansea tries a through ball, but Valentina Bergamaschi is caught offside.
  • 44': Offside, England. Maya Le Tissier tries a through ball, but Lauren Hemp is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Offside, England. Maya Le Tissier tries a through ball, but Rachel Daly is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, England 1, Italy 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins England 1, Italy 0.
  • 45': Substitution, England. Jordan Nobbs replaces Jessica Park.
  • 45': Substitution, England. Katie Zelem replaces Keira Walsh.
  • 45': Substitution, Italy. Elena Linari replaces Lisa Boattin.
  • 46': Foul by Manuela Giugliano (Italy).
  • 46': Maya Le Tissier (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Rachel Daly (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maya Le Tissier with a cross.
  • 48': Offside, England. Niamh Charles tries a through ball, but Jordan Nobbs is caught offside.
  • 49': Foul by Laura Coombs (England).
  • 49': Martina Rosucci (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Rachel Daly (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Katie Robinson with a cross.
  • 51': Elena Linari (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Rachel Daly (England).
  • 54': Attempt saved. Jordan Nobbs (England) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 54': Corner, England. Conceded by Laura Giuliani.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Jordan Nobbs (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 55': Substitution, Italy. Arianna Caruso replaces Aurora Galli.
  • 56': Substitution, Italy. Sofia Cantore replaces Cristiana Girelli.
  • 57': Arianna Caruso (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Foul by Alex Greenwood (England).
  • 57': Attempt saved. Elena Linari (Italy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Manuela Giugliano with a cross.
  • 59': Foul by Arianna Caruso (Italy).
  • 59': Jordan Nobbs (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Rachel Daly (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross.
  • 62': Goal! England 1, Italy 1. Sofia Cantore (Italy) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Barbara Bonansea with a cross.
  • 63': Substitution, England. Lotte Wubben-Moy replaces Alex Greenwood.
  • 63': Substitution, England. Lauren James replaces Katie Robinson.
  • 63': Substitution, England. Chloe Kelly replaces Lauren Hemp.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Valentina Bergamaschi (Italy).
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Corner, England. Conceded by Arianna Caruso.
  • 68': Foul by Martina Rosucci (Italy).
  • 68': Jordan Nobbs (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Corner, England. Conceded by Cecilia Salvai.
  • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Laura Giuliani (Italy).
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Rachel Daly (England) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Katie Zelem with a cross following a corner.
  • 70': Substitution, Italy. Benedetta Orsi replaces Valentina Bergamaschi because of an injury.
  • 71': Goal! England 2, Italy 1. Rachel Daly (England) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lauren James with a cross.
  • 73': Foul by Barbara Bonansea (Italy).
  • 73': Jess Carter (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Martina Lenzini (Italy).
  • 75': Lauren James (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Substitution, Italy. Annamaria Serturini replaces Barbara Bonansea.
  • 79': Substitution, Italy. Giada Greggi replaces Martina Rosucci.
  • 81': Substitution, England. Ebony Salmon replaces Rachel Daly.
  • 84': Offside, England. Ellie Roebuck tries a through ball, but Ebony Salmon is caught offside.
  • 86': Foul by Giada Greggi (Italy).
  • 86': Laura Coombs (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Arianna Caruso (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Foul by Lauren James (England).
  • 89': Foul by Lauren James (England).
  • 89': Martina Lenzini (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Chloe Kelly (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Benedetta Orsi (Italy).
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Chloe Kelly (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Valentina Giacinti (Italy).
  • 90'+2': Katie Zelem (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Annamaria Serturini (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Valentina Giacinti.
  • 90'+4': Chloe Kelly (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Benedetta Orsi (Italy).
  • 90'+5': Foul by Martina Lenzini (Italy).
  • 90'+5': Lauren James (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, England 2, Italy 1.
  • 0': Match ends, England 2, Italy 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 5
2 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 2
32.6 Possession 67.4
4 SHOTS 14
3 ON GOAL 6
0.8 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
209 Accurate Passes 553
314 Passes 638
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 6
7 Crosses 30
0.3 Cross % 0.2
48 Long Balls 52
13 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 1
10 Effective Tackles 13
18 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 13
19 Effective Clearances 7
19 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: Arnold Clark Cup

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 32,128

Arnold Clark Cup Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 England 3 +10 9
2 Belgium 3 -3 6
3 Italy 3 -1 3
4 South Korea 3 -6 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ENG England (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Ellie Roebuck (GK)
3 Alex Greenwood
15 Jessica Carter
19 Niamh Charles
23 Maya Le Tissier
4 Keira Walsh
14 Jessica Park
25 Laura Coombs
12 Rachel Daly
20 Katie Robinson
11 Lauren Hemp
England Substitutes:
Jordan Nobbs, Georgia Stanway, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Alessia Russo, Lauren James, Ella Toone, Leah Williamson, Katie Zelem, Sandy MacIver, Chloe Kelly, Lucy Bronze, Ebony Salmon, Millie Bright, Mary Earps.

ITA Italy (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Laura Giuliani (GK)
23 Cecilia Salvai
19 Martina Lenzini
17 Lisa Boattin
2 Valentina Bergamaschi
4 Aurora Galli
8 Martina Rosucci
6 Manuela Giugliano
10 Cristiana Girelli
11 Barbara Bonansea
9 Valentina Giacinti
Italy Substitutes:
Annamaria Serturini, Benedetta Orsi, Giada Greggi, Emma Severini, Arianna Caruso, Katja Schroffenegger, Rachele Baldi, Elisa Polli, Martina Piemonte, Federica Cafferata, Elena Linari, Maria Luisa Filangeri, Agnese Bonfantini, Michela Catena, Sofia Cantore.

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