Sporting win first leg 3-0, take big step towards Europa League last 16 | OneFootball

The Sporting women's football team defeated Rosengard 3-0 this Tuesday, October 7. In the first leg of the second qualifying round of the UEFA Women’s Europa Cup, the green and white squad thus takes an important step towards the round of 16 of the second most important club competition. See HERE how the match unfolded.

At the Aurélio Pereira Stadium in Alcochete, the match began with Sporting being more dominant and trying to impose their rhythm of play. In the 39th minute, Madison Haugen opened the scoring. The American player took advantage of an incomplete clearance by the opposing defense and fired a curling shot that ended up in the back of the Swedish team’s net.

In the second half, the Alvalade club made it 2-0 through Carolina Santiago. The Portugal U-19 international burst into the box and, first time, gave the perfect finish to Beatriz Fonseca’s tense cross. In the 90+5 minute, Flor Bonsegundo, with a beautiful chip, sealed the result and scored the third goal.

Micael Sequeira and his team now carry an important advantage into the second leg of the international competition, which will take place on Wednesday, October 15, at 18:00, in Malmo.

The green and white club now turns its attention to the BPI League. Sporting’s next match is scheduled for Saturday, October 11, against Marítimo, at 11:00, at Campo da Imaculada Conceição, in Funchal, in a fourth-round clash of the National Championship.

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