Serie B Women, Coppa Italia: Venezia FC – Frosinone 1-0

Venezia FC - Frosinone 1-0
Goals: 76' Mounecif (V)

Yellow card: Duarte (V).
Red card: Nardi (F).

Venezia FC: Beka, Duarte Crespo, Barro, Gismann, Airola (87' Novelli), Doneda (57' Mazis), Lamti, Ballo, Nurzia (71' Mounecif), Zuanti, Furlanis (87' Morin).
Substitutes: Gabbatore, Trapella, Brigiotti, Muffato Miani, Barbierato.
Coach: Andrea Rizzolo.

Frosinone: Nardi, Neddar, Nocchi (74' Leone), Buono, Tata (62' De Matteis), Karaivanova, Costa, Licari (45' Pastore), Coady, Stibel (62' Contena), Dezotti Preedin.
Substitutes: Cacchioni, Vaccari, Battistini, Palmieri, Zuliani.
Coach: Francesco Foglietta.

Referee: Radovanovic.

First official match of the 25/26 season for the Leonesse, who in the preliminary round of the Italian Cup past Frosinone and advance to the Round of 32 of the competition, where their next opponent will be Napoli Women.

The first scare comes after just 3 minutes of play when Airola finds Furlanis in the box, who attempts an overhead kick. The acrobatic effort by the Venetian forward is cleared by the opposing defense. One minute later, Lamti tries from a free kick but her shot is deflected by the wall. In the 14th minute Venezia come very close to scoring: Furlanis beats both defender and goalkeeper to the ball and sets up Ballo in the area, but her shot goes wide under pressure from a defender. In the 33rd minute, Beka makes an easy save on a shot from Licari. The first half ends with a powerful strike from distance by Lamti that whistles just over the crossbar. After 45 minutes, the score is still 0-0.

At the restart, Venezia FC raise their line of play and keep their opponents pinned in their own half. After 8 minutes, Doneda fires over the bar following a quick combination on the edge of the area between Lamti and Ballo. Furlanis again comes close in the 60th minute, but when one-on-one with the goalkeeper she is denied. It’s the prelude to the goal: in the 76th minute, Mounecif unleashes a powerful right-footed shot from 16 meters that beats Nardi and flies into the top corner, 1-0 Leonesse. Frosinone respond in the 82nd minute with Buono, but her attempt misses the target. In stoppage time, goalkeeper Nardi is sent off for a last-man foul on Ballo.