Italy Women 0-4 Germany Women

Germany cruised into the Euro 2005 semi-finals with a comfortable, clinical win over Italy at Deepdale.
They took control of the match from the off and skipper Birgit Prinz slotted the opener with a cool right-footed finish after just 11 minutes.

Conny Pohlers made it two moments later with a rifled drive and Stefanie Jones glanced a header home after the break.

Italy conceded a fourth when Anja Mittag followed up to score after Carla Brunozzi parried her intial penalty.




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Italy: Brunozzi, Zorri (Boni 75), Di Filippo, Tona, Panico, Camporese, Pasqui, Masia, Schiavi (Delana 46), Ficarelli, Conti (Domenichetti 51).
Subs Not Used: Perelli, Gazzoli, Cupido, Lanzieri, Ganniadini, Marchitelli.

Booked: Camporese, Masia, Di Filippo.

Germany: Rottenberg, Stegemann (Grings 1, Jones, Prinz, Lingor (Wimbersky 61), Mittag (Smisek 77), Minnert, Carlson, Pohlers, Hingst, Garefrekas.
Subs Not Used: Fuss, Gunther, Wunderlich, Holl, Angerer, Omilade.

Booked: Pohlers.

Goals: Prinz 11, Pohlers 18, Jones 55, Mittag 73.

Att: 1,279

Ref: Kari Seitz (USA).