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By Neil JohnstonBBC Sport astatine Wellington Regional Stadium
Last updated connected 1 infinitesimal ago.From the conception Women's World Cup
Amanda Ilestedt has scored 3 goals - each headers from corners - successful 2 games astatine the Women's World CupSweden turned connected the benignant to demolish Group G rivals Italy and unafraid a spot successful the past 16 of the Women's World Cup with 1 crippled to spare.
The 2019 semi-finalists showed showed wherefore they stay heavyweights of the women's crippled arsenic Amanda Ilestedt, Fridolina Rolfo and Stina Blackstenius scored successful the abstraction of 7 minutes astatine the extremity of the archetypal half.
New Arsenal signing Ilestedt opened the scoring with a glancing header from Jonna Andersson's country earlier Rolfo, a Champions League victor with Barcelona, utilized her genu to treble the pb aft different corner.
Italy, who had recorded cleanable sheets successful six of their erstwhile 13 World Cup matches, conceded a 3rd erstwhile Blackstenius, different Arsenal player, finished from adjacent range.
In beforehand of a assemblage of 29,143, it went from atrocious to worse for Le Azzurre erstwhile Ilestedt added the 4th - her 3rd extremity of the tourney - from different header from yet different corner.
And substitute Rebecka Blomqvist added the 5th successful the 95th minute.
Sweden volition look 1 of the United States, the Netherlands oregon Portugal successful the knockout stage.
Italy stay 2nd successful the radical with 3 points from 2 games, but request to decision South Africa adjacent Wednesday backmost successful Wellington (08:00 BST) to marque definite of progressing successful the tournament.
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Sweden
Squad number1Player nameMusovic
Squad number14Player nameBjörn
Squad number13Player nameIlestedt
Squad number6Player nameEriksson
Squad number2Player nameAndersson
Squad number16Player nameAngeldahl
Squad number23Player nameRubensson
Squad number19Player nameRytting Kaneryd
Squad number9Player nameAsllani
Squad number18Player nameRolfö
Squad number11Player nameBlackstenius
Squad number7Player nameJanogy
Squad number10Player nameJakobsson
Squad number15Player nameBlomqvist
Squad number17Player nameSeger
Squad number22Player nameSchough
Italy
Squad number22Player nameDurante
Squad number4Player nameDi Guglielmo
Squad number5Player nameLinari
Squad number23Player nameSalvai
Squad number17Player nameBoattin
Squad number6Player nameGiugliano
Squad number18Player nameCaruso
Squad number7Player nameCantore
Squad number16Player nameDragoni
Squad number8Player nameBonansea
Squad number14Player nameBeccari
Squad number9Player nameGiacinti
Squad number15Player nameSerturini
Squad number19Player nameLenzini
Squad number20Player nameGreggi
Squad number21Player nameCernoia
Line-ups
Sweden
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Musovic
- 14Björn
- 13Ilestedt
- 6Eriksson
- 2Andersson
- 16Angeldahl
- 23RubenssonSubstituted forSegerat 75'minutes
- 19Rytting KanerydSubstituted forJakobssonat 75'minutes
- 9AsllaniSubstituted forJanogyat 62'minutes
- 18RolföSubstituted forSchoughat 62'minutes
- 11BlacksteniusSubstituted forBlomqvistat 89'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Sembrant
- 4Lennartsson
- 5Sandberg
- 7Janogy
- 8Hurtig
- 10Jakobsson
- 12Falk
- 15Blomqvist
- 17Seger
- 20Bennison
- 21Enblom
- 22Schough
Italy
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 22Durante
- 4Di GuglielmoSubstituted forLenziniat 59'minutes
- 5Linari
- 23Salvai
- 17Boattin
- 6Giugliano
- 18CarusoSubstituted forCernoiaat 71'minutes
- 7Cantore
- 16DragoniSubstituted forGreggiat 59'minutes
- 8BonanseaSubstituted forSerturiniat 59'minutes
- 14BeccariSubstituted forGiacintiat 75'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Giuliani
- 2Severini
- 3Orsi
- 9Giacinti
- 10Girelli
- 11Glionna
- 12Baldi
- 13Bartoli
- 15Serturini
- 19Lenzini
- 20Greggi
- 21Cernoia
Live Text
Match ends, Sweden 5, Italy 0.
Second Half ends, Sweden 5, Italy 0.
Goal! Sweden 5, Italy 0. Rebecka Blomqvist (Sweden) near footed changeable from the centre of the container to the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Sofia Jakobsson with a headed walk pursuing a accelerated break.
Attempt blocked. Lisa Boattin (Italy) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Valentina Cernoia with a cross.
Corner, Italy. Conceded by Sofia Jakobsson.
Foul by Valentina Cernoia (Italy).
Filippa Angeldahl (Sweden) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Valentina Giacinti (Italy) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Foul by Nathalie Björn (Sweden).
Substitution, Sweden. Rebecka Blomqvist replaces Stina Blackstenius.
Francesca Durante (Italy) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Sofia Jakobsson (Sweden).
Attempt saved. Sofia Jakobsson (Sweden) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is saved successful the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Stina Blackstenius with a done ball.
Attempt missed. Valentina Giacinti (Italy) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is excessively high. Assisted by Sofia Cantore.
Lisa Boattin (Italy) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Sofia Jakobsson (Sweden).
Offside, Sweden. Olivia Schough tries a done ball, but Sofia Jakobsson is caught offside.
Giada Greggi (Italy) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Caroline Seger (Sweden).
Attempt blocked. Olivia Schough (Sweden) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked.
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