FC Porto beat JuveForce 3-0, reach women's Portuguese Cup quarters | OneFootball

FC Porto defeated JuveForce 3-0 and secured qualification for the quarter-finals of the Women's Portuguese Cup, being one of the two second-division teams present at this stage, along with Famalicão.

The blue and whites completely dominated the first half and created several goal-scoring opportunities, but goalkeeper Regina Silva put on a good performance and stopped the attacks until the 35th minute, when American midfielder Eliza Turner opened the scoring for FC Porto. The only real threat for the Ponte de Vagos team came in the 23rd minute, when Xana Henriques found herself one-on-one with Porto's goalkeeper Cora Brendle, but shot wide.

With the game maintaining the same pace as the first half, JuveForce showed great difficulty in building up play, opting for direct football to exploit the forwards' speed and possible defensive errors from the opponent. FC Porto extended their lead in the 77th minute through another American midfielder, Lily Bryant, with a shot inside the box. In stoppage time, Eliza Turner scored her second, sealing the result at 3-0.

In the end, FC Porto's victory was underpinned by the superior individual quality of their players, which gave them greater ability in key moments and finishing, against a JuveForce side based on a cohesive collective and strong defensive teamwork, but with little effectiveness in attack.

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