ROSSONERE FALL TO ROMA ON THE ROAD
Women
A strong performance and a hard-fought contest, but ultimately a 4-2 defeat. On Matchday 3 of Serie A Women, Coach Bakker’s side fell to defending champion Roma despite going toe-to-toe with the home team in an open, attacking game. An outstanding two-goal performance from Christy Grimshaw, featuring a particularly memorable second goal, was not enough to prevent defeat at the Tre Fontane. The Scot also had two late chances to make it 3-3 before Roma struck on the counterattack to seal a 4-2 win.
The result leaves AC Milan on three points, but there were encouraging signs in the team’s play and character following the comeback win over Juventus last time out. Estévez Ogalla also made an outstanding save to deny Piemonte with the score tied at 2-2. Next up is a home game against Ternana Women on Saturday at 12:30 PM CEST at the PUMA House of Football, as the team looks to build on this display and get back to winning ways.
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MATCH REPORT
It ended up being thrilling contest at the Tre Fontane. Roma opened the scoring in the tenth minute when Pellegrino Cimò went through one-on-one and beat Estévez Ogalla as she came off her line. AC Milan recovered from a shaky start and turned the game around between the 24th and 29th minutes thanks to a brace from Grimshaw. The Scot first converted a penalty won by Stokić, then sliced through Roma’s defense with a solo run before beating Baldi again. AC Milan nearly added a third before halftime, with Mascarello hitting the post directly from a corner and Kyvåg’s left-footed shot drawing a save from Baldi.
Roma came out strong in the second half and immediately made it 2-2 through Pellegrino Cimò, whose left-footed shot struck both posts before finding the net. Piemonte went close to making it 3-2 twice (57’ and 61’), with Estévez Ogalla producing a superb save to keep out her first effort. Giugliano then completed Roma’s comeback with a close-range header in the 66th minute. AC Milan pushed for an equalizer, initially through long-range efforts from Stokić and Nevado. In the 83rd minute, Grimshaw’s shot on the turn drew a brilliant save from Baldi, before the Scot missed the target with a half-volley from the resulting corner. In the 94th minute, Koivisto headed off target in a goalmouth scramble. Roma finally sealed the 4-2 win through Greggi on the counterattack in the closing seconds.
MATCH DETAILS
ROMA 4-2 AC MILAN
ROMA (4-1-3-2): Baldi; Bergamaschi (46' Thøgersen), Antoine, Oladipo, Ottey; Rieke; Greggi, Giugliano, Doms (46' Pilgrim); Piemonte (67' Corelli), Pellegrino Cimò (76' Oliviero). Subs: Soggiu, Heatley, Jahnukainen, Van Dooren, Pandini, Babajide, Vergani, Piekarska. Coach: Piovani.
AC MILAN (4-3-3): Estévez Ogalla; Keijzer (70' Koivisto), Sorelli (80' Piga), Soffia, Nevado; Park, Mascarello (70' Brighton), Grimshaw; Kyvåg, Kanutte (60' Sesay), Stokić. Subs: Rainey, Tornaghi; Bonanomi, De Sanders; Taddei, Vitale; Arboleda. Coach: Bakker.
Referee: Liotta.
Goals: 10' and 47' Pellegrino Cimò (R), 24' pen. and 29' Grimshaw (M), 66' Giugliano (R), 90'+5 Greggi (R).
Booked: 60' Park (M), 86' Rieke (R).
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