The Portuguese women's national football team defeated its Czech counterpart 3-1 on Wednesday, in a warm-up match in Estoril, which they had already won 2-0 after only five minutes of play. Their decisive entry into the match was decisive for Portugal to win, as they were able to convert the first two moments of finishing the match into goals, during the first five minutes of the match, by Ana Capita, in the second, and Carolina Mendes, in the fifth. .
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It was not possible for the Portuguese team to start better, as it needed only one minute and twenty seconds to celebrate for the first time, through a clumsy intervention by Czech defender Dominika Hovarova, who tried to clear the ball but did so in front of Ana Capita. Who pressured her and served as “the table” with a score of 1-0.
Shortly afterwards, Portugal reached the second goal thanks to a neat move from Thelma Encarnação down the left flank, as she sent in a low, late cross for Carolina Mendes' first shot.
The Alquinas team was leading from very early on in the match, and the Czech Republic tried to improve its image with some good moments on the ball, but without putting Patricia Moraes' goal in great danger.
On the other hand, Portugal came close to scoring again in the 25th minute, again through Carolina Mendes, who shot it directly into the attacking position, but goalkeeper Olivi Lukasova blocked a corner kick.
As happened in the first half, the Portuguese team started better in the second half and was on the verge of scoring the third goal after the 53rd minute in a double opportunity, in which Joana Marchao scored first, and Thelma Encarnaçao scored on the counter. It hit the crossbar from the Czech goal.
As the minutes passed, the match lost its rhythm, especially when the usual substitutions began, which Portugal took advantage of to promote the debuts of Maria Alagoa, Nelly Rodriguez and Beatriz Fonseca as international players, but also to manage the physical condition of some players. From their ordinary owners.
Portugal's superiority was never in doubt and they were able to increase the lead at the start of the final third of the match via a free kick taken by Ana Dias in the front area, which allowed Joana Marchao to score a perfect direct free kick.
Until the end, the Czech Republic still threatened to take the lead with a mid-range shot from Miroslava Mrazova, Patricia Moraes had to save her two-step shot in the 82nd minute, after achieving that effort shortly afterwards, in the 84th minute. With a beautiful goal by Michaela Khairova.
Portugal will hold another preparatory meeting next week, Tuesday, against South Korea, again in Estoril.
The match will be held at the Antonio Coimbra da Mota stadium in Estoril.
Portugal – Czech Republic 3-1.
End of the first half: 2-0.
Tags:
1-0 Anna Capita, 02 minutes.
2-0 Carolina Mendes, 05.
3-0 Joanna Marchau, 75.
3-1, Michaela Khairova, 84.
– Portugal: Patricia Moraes, Ana Borges, Diana Gomez, Ana Sica, Catarina Amado, Tatiana Pinto (Ana Root, 79), Dolores Silva (Joana Martinez, 90+2), Joana Marchão (Nelly Rodriguez, 79), Carolina Mendes (Maria Alagoa, 65), Thelma Encarnação (Ana Dias, 65 years old) and Ana Capita (Beatriz Fonseca, 90+2).
(Alternatives: Barbara Santos, Sierra Cota Yarde, Nelly Rodriguez, Beatriz Fonseca, Ana Root, Agata Filippa, Joana Martinez, Melissa Gomez, Giovanna Maia, Ines Maia, Ana Dias and Maria Alagoa).
Coach: Francisco Neto.
– Czech Republic: Olivier Lukasova, Dominika Hovarova, Petra Bertoldova (Antoni Starova, 73), Anita Buschmanova, Eva Bartonova, Kamila Dubkova (Eliska Sontagova, 64), Klara Kahinova, Tereza Krčíríkova (Miroslava Mrazová, 64), Tereza Ševičkova (Michaela Khy). Rova, 64), Franny Serna (Katerina Cvetkova, 64) and Andrea Staskova (Alina Bykova, 82).
(Substitutes: Barbora Votikova, Michaela Radova, Karolina Krivska, Eliska Sontagova, Gabriela Slisova, Katerina Cvetkova, Antoni Starova, Michaela Khairova, Katerina Kotrkova, Anita Deddinova, Alina Bykova, Miroslava Mrazova).
Coach: Karel Rada.
to rule: Rica Molnar (Hungary).
disciplinary action: Yellow card for Carolina Mendes (57), Kamila Dubkova (58). Anna Dias (68) and Anita Bushmanova (74).
help: About 2000 spectators.
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