Women’s Euro 2022: Geyoro hat-trick leads France demolition of Italy, Belgium draw with Iceland

Paris
Saint-Germain
midfielder
Geyoro,
winning
her
50th
cap,
became
the
first
player
in
tournament
history
to
score
three
times
before
half-time,
with
Les
Bleues’ five
goals
heading
into
the
interval
also
a
record.

In
an
explosive
performance
that
only
solidifies
their
credentials
as
one
of
the
pre-tournament
favourites,
France
extended
their
winning
run
to
15
games
across
all
competitions
to
go
top
of
Group
D
after
the
first
round
of
fixtures.

Geyoro’s
opener
in
the
ninth
minute
set
the
tone
for
a
superb
first
half
at
New
York
Stadium,
with
Marie-Antoinette
Katoto
doubling
the
lead
three
minutes
later,
before
Delphine
Cascarino
sparked
a
madcap
stretch
before
the
interval
that
saw
her
team-mate
grab
her
second
and
then
third.

3
–
Grace
Geyoro
is
only
the
5th
player
in
the
history
of
the
EURO
to
score
3+
goals
in
the
same
game,
the
2nd
French
player
after
Angélique
Roujas
in
1997
(3
v
Russia).
Star.

#FRAITA
#WEURO2022
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—
OptaJean
(@OptaJean)

July
10,
2022

Matters
looked
to
have
gone
from
bad
to
worse
for
Italy
after
captain
Sara
Gama
was
shown
a
red
card
in
the
66th
minute
for
a
high,
mistimed
tackle
on
Geyoro,
but
the
VAR
recommended
a
pitchside
review,
which
controversially
saw
the
decision
downgraded
to
a
booking.

That
kept
a
full
contingent
of
players
on
to
help
seize
a
late
consolation
goal
through
substitute
Martina
Piemonte,
but
Milena
Bertolini’s
side
now
face
a
serious
test
of
their
character
to
see
how
they
respond
to
such
an
emphatic
drubbing.

Next,
they
play
Iceland,
who
drew
1-1
with
Belgium
in
Manchester
as
Justine
Vanhaevermaet
converted
a
spot-kick
and
Berglind
Thorvaldsdottir
missed
one.

Thorvaldsdottir
did
get
on
the
scoresheet
five
minutes
after
half-time,
having
earlier
seen
a
tame
penalty
saved
by
Nicky
Evrard,
but
Vanhaevermaet
struck
from
12
yards
to
secure
a
share
of
the
spoils
for
the
Red
Flames.

Cool
as
you
like!
????

????????
Justine
Vanhaevermaet
puts
Belgium
level
from
the
spot
⚽️#WEURO2022
|

#BEL
https://t.co/PMfgvucqir
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—
UEFA
Women’s
EURO
2022
(@WEURO2022)

July
10,
2022