With Aitana Bonmat in the bank, Spanish defeated the Portuguese 5-0 and took the lead of group B
The turn is worth the favoritism on Thursday (3) and won 5-0. One of the favorites to win the competition that could not become champion, the Spanish just did not do it anymore because they failed to finish, because in the game did not make room for the Portuguese, who all the time just defended themselves. After the initial whistle, it was not long before Spain would send in the game. He opened the scoring with just a and a half minutes with Esther González. With dominance of the match, the second did not take long to happen, came 7 minutes with the young Vicky López, one of the promises of Spain. The player is only 18 years old.
Despite controlling the game, Spain failed to finish. Good for Portugal, who did not see the score enlarge. But before the first half it is over, the Spanish found the goal of the goal once again. Now with Alexia Putellas, one of the stars of the national team and was already elected gold ball twice, who made a great goal. She dominated in the chest, left the Portuguese marker on the floor and finished beautiful to make the third. Two minutes later, at 42, came the fourth goal. Esther started the play, but in the finalization, could not be effective. But Vicky López took advantage of the rebound and served Claudia Piña, who crossed, the ball hit the post and found Esther to make the room.
The outcome of the early stage was built without Aitana Bonmat, the best player in the world, who was diagnosed with meningitis days before the competition started and had to be hospitalized, but recovered and went to the game, starting in the reserve bench. In the second half, Spain only managed the game, and Portugal managed to play, even had a chance to decrease with Ana Capeta, but she wasted. On the other hand, in the final minute of the game, with Aitana Bonmati on the field, Spain closed the scoring with Cristina Martín-Prieto and won 5-0. Spain and Portugal are from Group B, with Italy, who beat Belgium in Thursday’s first game. In the next round, the world champions take Belgium on July 7, and Portugal faces Italy.
Italy x Belgium
Belgia and Italy debuted this Thursday (3) in the female Euro. Who took the best were the Italians, who were able to swing the net and win by 1-0. In a balanced game, in which the two teams were looking for the goal, the decisive goal came 44 minutes with Arianna Caruso after a play that started in midfield with Lucia di Guglielmo and stopped at the feet of the player shirt number 18. Tessa Wullaert shot next door. With the result, Belgium adds another defeat in the history of the Euro. In the last 9 games, he has only been able to triumph twice, while Italy.