Italy U20 Women

Match report

Italy U20 women and Colombia U20 women shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw before Italy won the ensuing penalty shootout to claim third place at the Cricket World Cup (U20 women). Pellegrino opened the scoring for the hosts in the 43rd minute, only for Cabezas to equalise shortly after the interval. The match finished level after extra time, sending proceedings to a spot-kick contest where Italy proved the steadier side.

Italy took the lead through Pellegrino's 43rd-minute strike, a moment that shifted the momentum in their favour. Cabezas responded for Colombia just after the break, and the game settled into a pattern of cautious exchanges. Diaz came off for Colombia at the restart while Italy made several changes in the second half, bringing on Galli and Lombardi among others.

The penalty shootout proved decisive. Italy's takers — Langella, Loboa, Fadda, Torres and Ventriglia — all found the net, while Viafara missed. Colombia saw Cortes and Martinez score, but Arboleda, Bressan and Gallo failed to convert. It was enough to send the hosts through.

Italy dominated possession at 56 per cent and registered eight shots on target compared to Colombia's single attempt. Both sides created no big chances, a reflection of how tightly the game was played. The hosts completed 588 passes with a higher accuracy rate, while Colombia's goalkeeper made seven saves to keep her side in the contest.

Italy sit top of the table with seven points from three matches, having drawn with China and Japan before beating New Zealand. We had backed the hosts to win, but the match refused to break open — and the penalties decided it. Colombia remain third with four points, their goal difference of -5 a reminder of heavier defeats to North Korea.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 56.00 – 44

Shots on target 8 – 1

Shots off target 14 – 9

Attacks 52 – 53

🟨 31' M. Mosquera — Yellow card ⚽ 43' G. Pellegrino — Goal ⇄ 46' I. Diaz — Substitution ⚽ 61' S. Cabezas — Goal ⇄ 62' G. Galli — Substitution ⇄ 63' E. Lombardi — Substitution ⇄ 67' I. Weiner — Substitution ⇄ 77' G. Pellegrino — Substitution ⇄ 77' M. Silva — Substitution ⇄ 90' M. Cherubini — Substitution 🟨 90+5' C. Panigua — Yellow card ⇄ 99' S. Testa — Substitution ⇄ 100' L. Consolini — Substitution ⇄ 106' M. Mosquera — Substitution 🟨 115' B. Cardona — Yellow card

Penalty shootout

3 : 4

Italy U20 Women

Colombia U20 Women

Match events

31' 0:0 Colombia U20 Women Yellow card M. Mosquera
43' 1:0 Italy U20 Women Goal G. Pellegrino
46' 1:0 Colombia U20 Women Substitution I. Diaz off: S. Cabezas
61' 1:1 Colombia U20 Women Goal S. Cabezas assist: M. Mosquera
62' 1:1 Italy U20 Women Substitution G. Galli off: K. Appiah
63' 1:1 Italy U20 Women Substitution E. Lombardi off: M. Tosello
67' 1:1 Colombia U20 Women Substitution I. Weiner off: B. Cardona
77' 1:1 Italy U20 Women Substitution G. Pellegrino off: R. Ventriglia
77' 1:1 Colombia U20 Women Substitution M. Silva off: C. Cortes
90' 1:1 Italy U20 Women Substitution M. Cherubini off: P. Fadda
90+5' 1:1 Colombia U20 Women Yellow card C. Panigua
99' 1:1 Italy U20 Women Substitution S. Testa off: G. Langella
100' 1:1 Italy U20 Women Substitution L. Consolini off: M. Cocino
106' 1:1 Colombia U20 Women Substitution M. Mosquera off: S. Rodriguez
115' 1:1 Colombia U20 Women Yellow card B. Cardona

Statistics

56.00 Possession, % 44

8 Shots on target 1

14 Shots off target 9

0 Big chances 0

52 Attacks 53

4 Corners 1

24 Fouls 16

14 Free kicks 22

2 Offsides 0

0 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

9 Goal kicks 16

22 Throw-ins 26

All statistics

5 Blocked shots 3

16 Clearances 36

136 Failed passes 128

0 Goalkeeper saves 7

0.30 Shot accuracy 0.08

10/2148% Tackles 6/2030%

588 Total passes 448

Match prediction: Italy U20 Women — Colombia U20 Women

Win: Italy U20 Women

Confidence 53%

Reasoning

Женская сборная Италии (до 20 лет) — 1. place, 7 points after 3 games (2 wins, 1 draws, 0 losses)
Колумбия U20 (жен.) — 4. place, 4 points after 3 games (1 wins, 1 draws, 1 losses)
Женская сборная Италии (до 20 лет), last 5 games: 2 wins, 2 draws, 1 losses
Колумбия U20 (жен.), last 5 games: 2 wins, 1 draws, 2 losses

Full prediction

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Recent form

WDDWLD

Recent matches

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Colombia U20 Women

DLWWLD

Recent matches

All team matches

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Italy U20 Women	3	2	1	0	7
2	Japan U20 Women	3	1	2	0	5
3	United States U20 Women	3	1	1	1	4
4	New Zealand U20 Women	3	0	0	3	0

Italy U20 Women — Colombia U20 Women: 1:1, World Cup - U20 - Women

Match report

Key numbers

Penalty shootout

Match events

Statistics

Match prediction: Italy U20 Women — Colombia U20 Women

Reasoning

Recent form

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Colombia U20 Women