Match Report
Italy W went into the game 2nd in the table on 4 points; Spain W sat 1st on 9 — a 5-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Italy W: only 7th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Against a league average of 1.85 goals per team per game, Italy W ran at 1 scored and 1.33 conceded, Spain W at 4.67 and 1.
Italy W had not lost in 5 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Momentum sat with Spain W, winners of their last five, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
Stadion Wankdorf (Bern) in Bern, capacity 32,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-3.