Benfica cruise to victory and progress in the cup | OneFootball

The women's football team of Benfica was in action this Sunday, November 23, making their debut in the Portuguese Cup. The team, led by Ivan Baptista, traveled to the home ground of Clube Albergaria, a match counting for the third round of the prestigious competition. After 90 minutes of play, the eagles triumphed 4-0.

This afternoon's duel marks a return to competition after the Club from Luz had another less positive result in the Champions League, where Benfica lost 2-0 against Paris FC. On this Sunday afternoon, the coach made several changes to the lineup: Thaís Lima, Chandra Davidson, Joana Silva, Carole Costa, Neide Guedes, Pauleta, Anna Gasper, Carolina Tristão, Lara Martins, Rakel Engesvik, and Nycole Raysla.

Against a theoretically weaker opponent, the red and white team controlled the match from the first minute and didn't take long to open the scoring. In the 8th minute, Nycole Raysla found the back of the net, setting the eagles on the path to a rout.

Still within the first 45 minutes, the Club from Luz had another opportunity to shake the nets of Albergaria's goal, with Rakel Engesvik adding her name to the list of scorers. At halftime, Benfica was leading 2-0.

In the second half, the story was similar, with the overwhelming dominance of Ivan Baptista's team. To the despair of the opponent, in the 61st minute, Joana Silva caused more damage and extended the score to 3-0. To seal the deal and the qualification, Lara Martins made it 4-0 when the clock showed 77 minutes.

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