Women's Futsal World Cup: Argentina fall to Portugal in the semi-finals | OneFootball

The Argentina Women’s Futsal National Team could not overcome Portugal’s dominance in one of the semifinals of the first Women’s Futsal World Cup. The match was played at the PhilSports Arena in the Philippines and ended 7-1 in favor of the Portuguese side, who will play the final against the winner of Spain vs. Brazil. Meanwhile, La Albiceleste will face the loser of the other semifinal on Sunday.

The match

It was a very tough start, as due to some mistakes and the relentless intensity of the Portuguese team, after 10 minutes the score was already 5-0 in favor of Portugal: goals by Lidia Moreira, twice, Fifo, also twice, and Janice Silva. At the 14th minute, Ana Azevedo scored the sixth for Luis Conceicao’s team.

The second half also saw quick goals, as Inés Matos scored in the first minute to extend Portugal’s overwhelming lead. Before the end of the match, Mailén Romero scored for Nicolás Noriega’s team.

The story isn’t over, as La Albiceleste will compete until the last day and will play for third place next Sunday at 6:00 against either Brazil or Spain, ranked 1st and 2nd in the world, respectively.

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