Benfica – Porto: Inspiradoras claim Portuguese Cup in first-ever clash | OneFootball

The Jamor celebration was red and white. On the afternoon of this Sunday, May 17, the Benfica women’s team won another Portuguese Cup against Porto. In the decisive match, the Inspiradoras beat the blue-and-white side 2-0, thanks to two goals scored by Caroline Møller. Read the match story here.

Lena Pauels, Marit Lund, Nycole Raysla, Caroline Møller, Lúcia Alves, Carole Costa, Diana Silva, Catarina Amado, Pauleta, Diana Gomes and Anna Gasper were the players who started the match against the blue-and-white team. Ivan Baptista also had Thaís Lima, Beatriz Cameirão, Cristina Prieto, Letícia Almeida, Christy Ucheibe, Chandra Davidson, Ana Clara Oliveira, Carolina Tristão and Neide Guedes on Benfica’s bench.

Playing at the National Stadium in Jamor, the traditional stage for the cup final celebrations, the six-time national champions faced the second division winners, in a match that started better for the Reds. In the opening minutes, Benfica made it 1-0 through Caroline Møller (4'), and the goal was confirmed by VAR. In a first half in which the Inspiradoras were superior, the Eagles also made it 2-0 before halftime, with the Dane getting her second (40').

In the second half, the team in red continued at a high tempo, but without any rush to score more goals, against a Porto side that is still taking its first steps in the elite of women’s football. As the minutes passed, the Inspiradoras still created more chances, but the scoreline remained unchanged.

At the final whistle, the club from Luz secured the Portuguese Cup, completing the domestic double in Ivan Baptista’s debut season in charge of the team in red. .

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