Sporting draw 2-2 but progress to Europa League last 16 | OneFootball

The Sporting women's football team drew against Rosengard (2-2) this Wednesday, October 15. In the second leg of the second qualifying round of the UEFA Women's Europa Cup, the green and white team benefited from the 3-0 advantage brought from the first leg and is through to the next round. See HERE how the match unfolded.

In Malmo, on the opponent's ground, the 1-0 for the Lionesses came in the 29th minute. After an excellent exchange of passes, Cláudia Neto combined with Carolina Santiago and found herself one-on-one with the opposing goalkeeper. The midfielder chipped the ball over with a classy touch and opened the scoring.

In the second half, in the 47th minute, Maja Johansson made it 1-1 with a great shot from outside the box, before Carolina Santiago, in the 57th minute, appeared in front of goal to put the Alvalade club back in the lead. Even so, the Nordics would reach 2-2 through Filippa Sjostrom in the 62nd minute.

With this draw – the second in eight games this season – the team led by Micael Sequeira moves on to the round of 16 of the international competition and now waits to find out their next opponent in this new competition created by UEFA.

The green and white club now turns its attention to the League Cup. Sporting’s next match is scheduled for Sunday, October 19, against Rio Ave, at 2:00 pm. The clash against João Marques’ team will be played at Estádio dos Arcos, in Vila do Conde.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.