Perfection cannot be achieved, but, whatever the case, the first 45 minutes played by Corinne Deacon’s troops will certainly not have been far from it. Among the favorites of the competition, France, sharp and effective, exploded the scoreboard before the break, once morest Italy. Grace Geyoro’s hat-trick (becoming the first player in tournament history to achieve such a performance in the first half), Marie-Antoinette Katoto’s first goal at a major tournament and Delphine Cascarino’s goal enabled the Bleues to lead 5-0 at intermission. Something that no team had yet succeeded in the Euro.
If they clearly showed their intentions in the first half, the French women eased off somewhat in the second. History to preserve for the meeting once morest the Flames, scheduled for Thursday, but also for the rest of the competition. La Squadra ended up saving the honor a quarter of an hour from the end thanks to Martina Piemonte.
But the lesson remains the same: it’s hard not to imagine Wendie Renard’s gang going (very) far in this competition.