During the semi-finals, PSG beat Liverpool on penalties (1-1 in regulation time). While for their part, the Italians of AC Milan did what was necessary against Atlético Madrid, with a 2-0 success.
At the Michel-Bendichou stadium in Colomiers, near Toulouse, the Amos Women’s French Cup tournament returns for its 6th edition.
On the stadium pitch, Paris Saint-Germain, Atlético Madrid, AC Milan and Liverpool FC will face each other in the semi-finals. Kick-off is at 6 p.m. and the final whistle is scheduled for 9 p.m.
The qualified teams will meet in the final, while the third step on the podium will also be played on the same day. These two matches will also be played between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
A tournament established in the landscape of high-level women’s football for six years now in the Toulouse region, this year the organizers once again wanted to create a football festival.
The first semi-final offered an opposition between two clubs, the winners of the last Spanish Cup, Atletico Madrid, were opposed to the Italians of AC Milan, for a game between two teams which have great ambitions in their respective championships. From the start of the match, the color was set and this tournament no longer had anything friendly. Given the contacts and the level of play displayed, both teams aimed to qualify.
It was the Milanese who were the best. Andrea Staskova against the court of play opened the scoring in the 12th minute before the spinning winger Gloria Marinelli doubled the lead after half an hour of play. In the second period, the Madrilenians still couldn’t do it, so it was time to bring in the executives. But that didn’t change anything, the contacts became rougher and rougher and some players spent long periods of time on the ground. Final score 2-0, the Italians advance to the final.
PSG vs Liverpool in the second semi-final
For the second semi-final of the evening, the Parisiennes faced the strong English side Liverpool. After a slight delay at kick-off due to a broken net, the match could begin. And the players from the capital had difficulty getting started against the diligent English players.
The Parisiennes were dangerous on the counterattack, their first big chance hit the post (9th). While the Reds, who were playing the game, were more technically comfortable, the PSG players opened the scoring through Jade Le Guilly (21st). Returning from the locker room, the English equalized with a nice cross shot (56th). Then, the debates became balanced and the tension increased. It was finally on penalties that the two teams were decided, and at the end of the night, it was the Parisians who won the right to face AC Milan for a tempting final.
Liverpool and Atlético Madrid in the small final, and PSG and AC Milan in the final.
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