Benfica crush Braga in the League Cup (6-0); steamroller in Minho! | OneFootball

Benfica’s women’s football team beat Braga 6-0 in the opening round of Group A in the first phase of the League Cup. On the morning of Sunday, 4 October, Ivan Baptista’s side gave their opponents from Minho no chance at all.

The Eagles started the match in control from the outset, and their attacking intent paid off in the 24th minute. Carolina Tristão advanced down the left and played the ball forward to Frøya Dorsin, who, already inside the box, cut inside and curled her shot into the back of Sam Murphy’s net.

Just seven minutes later, from a Marit Lund pass, Flourish Sabastine - signed from Fenerbahçe - made a run in behind on the left and delivered a low cut-back for Caroline Møller, who finished clinically from the middle of the box. The 3-0 came in the 42nd minute, through a penalty converted by Nycole Raysla, setting the final score of the first half.

After the restart, Benfica continued to give Braga no room to breathe. It was 4-0 through Lúcia Alves, who had just come on (46'), and 5-0 in the 49th minute withCaroline Møllergrabbing her second. Diana Costa hammered in the final nail in the coffin at 90+3. The women’s team begin their march towards a sixth League Cup title in emphatic fashion.

In their next match, Benfica face Marítimo on Sunday, 18 October. The match, part of the fourth round of the women’s football championship, against the team coached by Carlos Graça, will be played at 11:00 am at Campo da Imaculada Conceição, on the island of Madeira.

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