Italy’s European Championship adventure seemed to be over for a long time – as with a new European Championship defeat, it had been knocked out of the championship. Italy went on an ugly 1-5 loss against France in the opening match, and initially looked to go on a new bang. Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir put Iceland in the lead three minutes into the match. But Italy had no plans to go on a new European Championship peel. After the hour played, Valentina Bergamaschi elegantly controlled the equalizer, and what was to be the last goal of the match. Thus, it ended with points sharing, in a match where both teams could have run away with all three points. – There are many who will sleep poorly tonight. There are several who could have decided this match, says news expert Elise Thorsnes. CHEERS: After just over an hour played, the equalizer was a fact after a goal by Valentina Bergamaschi. Photo: DANIEL MIHAILESCU / AFP Stadionrefs Tonight’s showdown between the teams was played at the academy stadium of Manchester City – which has a capacity of just over 7,000 seats. The choice of stadium provoked reactions before the start of the match and made, among other things, news’s commentator Andreas Stabrun Smith look red. – This is where the line goes. This does not hold and is not good enough. It is not EC standard and not EC-worthy, Stabrun Smith raged. The facility is a stone’s throw away from Manchester City’s home ground – which has a capacity of 55,000. – Had the Icelanders heard that they could play on it right here, there would have been ten times as many, the news commentator thought. CELEBRATED: Before three minutes had been played, Karolina Lea Vilhjalmsdottir hammered in 1-0. Photo: DANIEL MIHAILESCU / AFP Dream start Iceland got off to a flying start in the match, and with three points, had taken its second European Championship victory in history. The team had good control for a long time before the equalizer to Bergamaschi. The Italians depended on points to keep alive the quarter-final dream. – Italy must invent something here, if they lose the match, then they are simply out of the European Championships, said commentator Stabrun Smith. They should eventually be able to do that. Now the battle for places in a European Championship quarter-final is still open in Group D. France still leads the group after Belgium and Iceland played a draw in the first match. With a victory, Iceland had a quarter-final ticket in their hollow hand, but now has a tough journey when France waits in the last group game.
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