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 has taken an important step towards the round of 16 of the second most important club competition. See HERE how the match unfolded.

At Estádio Aurélio Pereira, in Alcochete, the match began with Sporting 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 struck a curling shot that only stopped at 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 driven cross. In the 90+5 minute, Flor Bonsegundo, with a beautiful lob, sealed the result and scored the third goal.

With this victory – their fourth in six games this season – the team led by Micael Sequeira now hold an important advantage for the second leg of the international competition, which will take place on Wednesday, October 15, at 18:00, in Malmo.

The green and white emblem 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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