Portugal became the first known finalist of the European women’s roller hockey tournament after defeating the Italian team this Friday in Olot, Spain, in the first semi-final of the tournament.
Portugal’s final opponent in Saturday’s final will be seven-time champion Spain, the big favorite to host the tournament, which crushed France 11-1 in the other semi-final.
Italy had already met Portugal in the group stage, and then the game ended in a 3:3 draw, which was “taken away” by the Transalps with 10 seconds left.
Now the Portuguese behaved more confidently in the final part of the match and managed to take a 2:1 lead, with which they went into the break much better.
Ana Catarina Ferreira opened the scoring for Portugal in the 10th minute, and Elena Tamiozzo restored equality in the 12th. Nine minutes before the break, the Portuguese regained the lead thanks to a goal from Sofia Moncovio.
Much better than in the first game against Italy, Portugal eventually took their time to make it 4-1, with Raquel Santos’ doubles in the 27th and 50th minutes making up for a missed penalty. end of the first part.
Portugal play again on Saturday at 20:30 (19:30 in Lisbon), aiming to reclaim the title that has eluded them for 22 years.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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