Grace's hattrick gives France a 5-1 victory over Italy

July 11, 2022 | SportsGuff Team 520 Reads

With the help of a hat-trick from midfielder Grace Geyoro, France has registered a great victory in the Women's Euro Championship 2022. France got off to a winning start with a 5-1 victory over Italy.

Grace Geyoro completed a hat-trick in France's wide victory in Sunday night's game in England. Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Delphine Cascarino scored the same goal. Italy's Martina Piemonte returned a goal. France scored all five goals in the first half and conceeded one in the second half.

France took an early lead in the ninth minute of the game at New York Stadium Rotherham South Yorkshire with a goal from Grace Geyoro. Marie-Antoinette Katoto doubled France's lead in the 12th minute.

Delphine Cascarino scored in the 38th minute to give France a comfortable 3-0 lead. The next two goals were scored by Grace Geyoro, who completed a hat-trick in the first half.

Grace Geyoro, who scored her second individual goal and fifth goal for the team in the 40th minute, completed a hat-trick in the 45th minute. Then Martina Piemonte scored in the 76th minute to make it 5-1 but no more goals were scored and France got off to a great start.

With this glorious victory, France is at the top of Group D with 3 points. While Italy is at the bottom, Belgium and Iceland are in second and third place with the same 1 point.

In the other match of the same group, Belgium and Iceland have drawn 1-1.