The Spanish women’s futsal team won the first of two friendlies against Portugal in Portugal in preparation for the European Championship that will be played in just over a month. La Roja had just drawn and lost to Portugal in the two previous friendlies played in Spain, but this time they were Those of Claudia Pons who achieved victory (2-5) with great intensity, high pressure and the debut of a María Sanz who scored a double. Tomorrow, Wednesday, another friendly will be played between both teams, two of the participants in the final four for the continental title that Spain will defend in Gondomar (Oporto) from March 25 to 27.
Spain and Portugal are surely the favorites to win the title. In fact, they have already played, with today’s, 43 duels between both teams. They were the finalists in the first and so far only European Championship that has been played in history. Then, those of Claudia Pons won to take the first wound in history. And it is common for both teams to play each other in preparation friendlies. This time, it was the Spanish who achieved victory in a duel in which the strong pressure at the start and the high intensity surprised the locals. And after eight minutes, María Sanz, who made her debut with La Roja, opened the scoring after a steal, a quick combination and a great outside shot. The one from Atlético Navalcarnero could not make a better debut. The other debutante, Patri did not want to be less and put the second heel inside the area. Of strategy Sara Ferreira shortened distancesbut María Sanz appeared again to put the third with a loose ball in the area.
Already in the second half, Luci finished off a counterattack led by Irene Córdoba to make the fourth. The other Cordoba, Laura, signed the fifth Spanish after a great collective play. Carla Vanesa, in the final stretch, put the definitive 2-5. A game with very good feelings for the Spanish who took revenge for the defeat suffered at the hands of the Portuguese in Spain in the last friendly between the two. On Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. and on Teledeporte, the second friendly between Spain and Portugal with the European Championship as a backdrop…
RESUME
PORTUGAL: Starting quintet: Marta Costa (P), Fifó, Janice Silva, Pisko and Sara Ferreira.
They also played: Odete Rocha (P), Taninha, Ines Fernandes, Carla Vanessa, Cátia Morgado, Ana Azevedo (C), Débora Lavrador, Carolina Pedreira and Ana Pires.
SPAIN: Starting quintet: Silvia (P), Ana Luján (C), Noelia, Rocío and Ale De Paz.
Also played: Cris (P), Irene Córdoba, Jenny Lores, Luci, Danny, María Sanz, Patri, and Laura Córdoba.
GOALS:
0-1 | Maria Sanz, min. 8.
0-2 | Patri. min. 12.
1-2 | Sara Ferreira, min. fifteen.
1-3 | Maria Sanz, min. 16.
1-4 | Lucy, min. twenty-one.
1-5 | Laura Cordoba, min. 31.
2-5 | Carla Vanessa, min. 38.
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