Benfica is a ten-time national champion in roller hockey among women.

This Sunday, Benfica beat Turkel in Luz 4-1 to become a ten-time national champion in women’s roller hockey.

In a match in which Rui Costa was on the bench, Sofia Silva (3) and Marlene Souza scored goals for the Reds. Rita Lopez scored for Turkel.

Rita Lopez opened the scoring in the 8th minute and took HC Turkel to half time, dreaming of the title they achieved in 2011/12, but Maria Sofía Silva, 31, was encore in the second half. and 34, set Benfica to win. Marlene Sousa, at 38, increased the score, and on a golden morning, Maria Sofia Silva recorded the result at 50.

It is also worth mentioning the presence of Benfica President Rui Costa in the collective greeting of the team before the starting whistle of Chidalino Lamosa of the skating association of Setúbal, who this Sunday says goodbye to the top wheel of the sport and who must stay in touch in the areas.

After HC Turkel’s 3-3, 2-1 penalty shoot-out victory on 28 May and Benfica’s 7-1 win this Saturday, both teams began to fear each other a little, although the outsiders were keen to have better control of the ball.

It was in perseverance that Turkel took the lead, scoring a goal from Rita Lopez in the 08th minute, a player who, along with his sister Ruthe, represented the “incarnations” from 2013/14 to 2018/19. then goes to Sporting for three seasons. This season they represent both from HC Turquel.

Benfica did not disarm, grew in the game and could even reach the goal in the 16th minute thanks to Catalina Flores, but the Chilean was too slow and allowed the opponent to rebuild.

The Leiria Skating Association team gave a lesson in good defense and blocked the way under the guidance of Claudia Vicente and entered the break in the condition of the winner of the meeting.

In the second half, Benfica continued to attack and reached a tie in the 31st minute after an organized attack and the appearance of Maria Sofia Silva in front of the goal, making the score 1:1.

The (few) spectators present at the pavilhão da Luz, it didn’t even seem like the national title was being discussed, began to wake up, until in the 34th minute, Maria Sofia Silva made them boil again, making it 2-1 and, at the same time, letting Benfica ” to “deck”.

Manager Paulo Almeida was one of the few who was still unconvinced and when he saw Benfica retreating too far, he asked the Benfica players to keep pressing.

The goal of the “rest” was scored by the “stick” of captain Marlene Sousa, who did not swing during the penalty reload and made the score 3:1 in the 38th minute.

In the final, Turkel balanced the attack and, 54 seconds before the end, surprised Maria Sofia Silva with a “hat-trick”, fixing the score 4:1.