Milan lined up in their usual 3-5-2 formation with star player Veronica Boquete making a return to the line-up. Juventus lined up in their usual 4-3-3 which would change to a 4-3-1-2 formation.
Juve unlike Pink Bari last time out, pressed Milan high up the field in an assymetric 3-4-3 formation off the ball using a man to man oriented press when Milan brought the ball out from the back. Boquete acted as a Deep Lying playmaker acting as the bridge between defense and offense with Grimshaw more of the attacking midfielder slotting in as a makeshift trequartsita and Hasegawa as the B2B. Bergamaschi played as a more attacking wingback while Tucceri was a more defensive wingback.
FIRST GOAL
First goal came about as a result of Giacinti not being able to win her 1v1. Juve then made a vertical pass to Rosucci who pulled Tucceri away making space for Hyyrynen to make a deep cross to Hurtig and with no-one tracking the run of Bonansea Juve scored their first of the day.
SECOND GOAL
The second goal was a consequence of Milan playing a high line and Juve with a swift counter-attack, they were easily able to play a ball behind the defense and Juve’s left winger Hurtig was easily able to collect the pass and score the goal.
THIRD GOAL
The Third goal came from Milan being unable to beat Juve’s midfield press. Grimshaw faced a real roadblock and passed back to Fusetti, a defender who is not the most comfortable player on the ball. A bad touch from Fusetti and Juve dispossessed her and started a counter attack creating a 2v1 situation against Agard and Staskova scored.
The Fourth Goal
One of the main problems with a 3 at the back formation is that it exposes the wings to quick counter-attacks and if the center backs are not fast enough then the opposition attackers can easily progress the ball upfield. Once again Milan failed to beat Juve’s press and launched a counter attack but once they reached the edge of Milan’s box they switched play to Caruso whose deflected short spun above the keeper Koreniciova and crossed the line
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