Women's U-19 Championship! 5/30/2011.

It was an exciting day in the second qualifying round as Italy edged Russia 2-1 thanks to goals from Katia Coppola in the 3rd minute and Lisa Alborghetti in the 56th. The one Russian goal came from Nadezhda Koltakova in the 13th minute which set the two sides level at the half. The score, however, only scratches the surface of how many opportunities there were in an entertaining match. Meanwhile, in Switzerland, the home side thrashed Belgium 4-1. Eseossa Aigbogun and Corina Saner both struck in the first half to make it 2-0 at the half. Maria-Laura Aga then slotted one home for Belgium in the 58th before Michelle Probst and Nadine Fassler struck in the 89th and 93rd minutes respectively to sink any Belgian chances of victory or even a draw. Germany v.s. Norway was a closer affair, though the home side still owned the pitch when the final whistle blew and 3-1 was the scoreline. Isabella Schmid scored in the 26th minute to give the Germans a relatively early lead but Melissa Bjanesoy then equalized for the Norwegians in the 35th. With the half approaching and the sides still level, Lena Lotzen struck a goal just before the half-time whistle blew to giver Germany a 2-1 lead into the break. The second half on the other hand, was a lot less active with only Anja Hegenauer's 93rd minute goal breaking the deadlock as Germany walked away with the win. Finally, in Spain, the only game where the home side was not victorious! By this I mean there was no one to break the tie as Spain and the Netherlands were level 1-1 after Naiara Beristain struck gold in the 11th for the home side. The Dutch had to wait until the second half to equalize though, but equalize they did: Pia Rijsdijk slotting home in the 49th to put it all on the line once more. However, the only thing to happen after the second goal was the yellow-carding of Spain's Leila Ouahabi in the 67th.