Women Football - HIGHLIGHTS | Lazio vs. Sampdoria (Serie A Femminile 2024-25 Relegation Pool Matchday 1)

Here's Megan Connolly for Lazio. Louise Erickson occupying a right centre-back position today. Not occupying her usual deep-lying midfield position. Connolly. Maria again. One goal this season. Late equaliser against Sampdoria in the 1-1 draw in September. Le'Veon. She's got a stand on her foot but play continues. Le'Veon. She's got Vicentino in the middle. And also in the middle is Simonetti. Well, she's one of the smaller players on the pitch. Dominia Simonetti. But she nods that one past Katrin Larsson for the game's opening goal inside nine minutes. Maria towards the front post and that's picked goalwards. And it just teased the front of the goal. Katrin Larsson will clear her lines and look to relieve the pressure. Her point at goal. Here's Piemonte. She's goal-side. And she struck that straight at Larsson. She gets a lot of creeps. And Martina Piemonte scores again for sixth goal in three games. And she is on fire at the moment. Le'Veon for Vicentino. Switch from Eriksson across to Daria. Connolly. Le'Veon's equal to it by Vanessa Panzeri. She's run it back here. Le'Veon. Footed cross in. And Simonetti almost with another headed goal. Short. Le'Veon. Footed cross in on the edges. Oliviero first time shot. Head towards goal. Lazio. That's given away to Piemonte. And that's the cheapest of goals conceded by Sampdoria. And it is now Lazio 3 Sampdoria 0. Connolly. Piemonte. And she has a chance to release Vicentino. And she has done. Vicentino. Great save by Catherine Larsson. It's been a miserable season for these players and their confidence must already be incredibly low coming into this one. Good job for the management. They try and lift their heads to chase down Napoli. And there are just two points between the teams, mind you. Arcangeli. It's a lovely first touch by Arcangeli. Right footed cross in by Baldi. You want her in there on the end of that. And the follow-up shot. It's a decent effort. Pagliaracimo. Saved by Cetinje. Le'Veon. It's a stretch to get it under control. So aware of the positioning of Alice Benoit over her shoulder. Lovely touch by Vicentino. And Lazio are on the attack again here. Le'Veon. Vicentino wants it back again. Might break instead. And it's come off the crossbar from Zanoli I think it was with the shot from that left-hand side. Deliveries to the front post. Flick goalwards. Piemonte is there. Larsson with the save. Another chance for Doria. And now Benoit. Three opportunities in that exchange for Lazio to make it four. Catherine Larsson who is one of the star performers in that first half. The Danish Sampdoria goalkeeper. Three or four fantastic saves to keep the scoreline down. Doria. And now Simonetti. She fancies a shot. But it's difficult to get the power on it that she wanted from a standing position. Zanoli. She's found Le'Veon. And Le'Veon has Kayane in front of her. Martinovic to her left-hand side. It's Goldini. And now Oliviero. Saved by Larsson. Goldini. Oliviero again. Players in the middle. Plenty of them in white. Oliviero. Goes for goal herself. Larsson has had to make a number of saves today. No-one closing her down just yet. And she's sent it into the middle calmly. With the clearance. This is Falico. Tachio with the first-time delivery in to a dangerous area. And some concern at the back for Lazio. For one of the first times in the game. Next up for Lazio. It's a big game. From a Sampdoria perspective. Because Lazio. Will play against Napoli next week. And Sampdoria will be hoping that. Lazio can do to Napoli what they did to Sampdoria today. And give them a beating. Sampdoria not in action until the 15th of March. And that match will be against Napoli. And I think it's that one. Likely to be at the bottom of the table. Here's Martinovic now for Lazio. Martinovic with the chance to shoot. And Larsson. Not for the first time today. Goes full length to. Collect that one. Eminently. More realistic. Think that they might get something from. Than Sampdoria today. This was always going to be a difficult match for Sampdoria. Lazio. One of the stronger teams in the pool. And that's how it's proven. For Sampdoria today. Beaten by three goals to nil by that man's team. He doesn't look particularly happy about it. His side surged into a three goal lead inside 24 minutes. Flaminia Simonetti with the opening goal on nine minutes. Bouncing a header into the ground. And passed Catherine Larsson. Who's been excellent today for Sampdoria the goalkeeper. Martina Piemonte. Got her 10th of the season on 16 minutes. To make it 2-0. And then her 11th on 24. To give us a final score here. At Stadio Mirco Fersini. It's Lazio taking the points. Final score. Lazio 3. Sampdoria 0.