Portugal and Switzerland drew (2-2) in a vibrant game that opened group C. The Swiss, who like the Portuguese seek to get out of the group stage for the first time in their history, found themselves with a favorable 2-0 when neither not even the first 5 minutes had been consumed. The goals of Sow y Kiwic made things very complicated for Portugal, but the team coached by Francis Net They took control of the game until they got a draw in the second half, which is not enough if you take into account the many occasions they enjoyed. Diana Gomes y Jessica Silva They were the scorers.
One minute and twenty seconds it took Switzerland to get ahead on the scoreboard. Coumba Sow he caught a ball from no one outside the area and shot across with his right leg to put his team ahead. The Swiss could not imagine a better start to the match. Or yes, since the next ball that reached the Portuguese area also ended in a goal. It was minute 4 of the match when Bachmann put her to the small area to find the head of Kiwicwho took advantage of his physical power to prevail over the world and send the ball to the back of the net with a powerful header.
Portugal could not have started in a worse way, despite the initial hammer blow, they tried to take control of the game and were stepping on the area, but without danger. In fact, the Swiss goalkeeper Thalmann He did not have to perform a single intervention in the entire first half. Of course, the weight of the game was carried by the Portuguese. A prelude to what would be the second half.
The second half was an absolute siege of Portugal. Switzerland had given up the ball and was increasingly confined to their field, although they still did not see themselves in too many problems despite the warnings from the Portuguese. Until in the 59th minute the Portuguese insistence would have a reward: the sixth corner kicked (no one had taken Switzerland) ended in the head of Diana Gomes who finished off centered but was able to catch the rebound of Thalmann to cut distances with the thigh. A deserved award for some Portuguese players who looked more and more grown up and confident. On the other hand, Switzerland faced the last half hour of the game with many doubts, despite the goal advantage they still had.
Portugal kept trying and warned again with a high shot after a corner. The feeling was clear: the tie was about to fall. So it was. the lusa star Jessica Silva showed his talent with a masterful shot of first after a perfect center of the Levante Tatiana Pinto to the heart of the area. It was the 65th minute and Switzerland was going to be very long the almost half hour that remained ahead. Portugal’s chances kept coming and in minute 69 they had the opportunity to put themselves ahead on the scoreboard for the first time in the game. A foul on the edge of the area thrown by the captain Dolores Silva forced to Thalmann to make one of the best interventions of the match. The whole game took place on the Swiss pitch and at 74′ Jessica Silva He stepped on the area again with great danger in a play that ended in a corner. Eight led Portugal by none of Switzerland.
The Portuguese needed very little to create danger, but Switzerland knew they would have theirs. So it was. in the 80′ Reuteler He finished off the crossbar after a bad rebound from the Portuguese defense. It would not be the only one of the team trained by Nils Nielsen. Already in the 84th minute, Amado had to save a ball that was a low goal. The game had gone completely crazy and three from the end it would be Portugal who would be about to get the victory: a powerful cross kick from the newly incorporated Incarnation hit the stick. own Incarnation He had her again a minute later when she was leaving all alone, but she fell asleep. The game had five minutes added and it was clear that she could go through anything. Even so, there were no more clear chances and the final result was 2-2.
A tie that does not serve either of the two teams very well considering that they share a group with two of the candidates for the title: Sweden and the current champion, the Netherlands. Next Wednesday Switzerland will face Sweden (6pm) and Portugal will do the same with the Netherlands (9pm).
DATASHEET
Portugal: Inés Pereira, Catarina Amado, Joana Marchão, Andreia Norton, Ana Borges (Francisca Nazareth 77′), Jéssica Silva (Incarnaçao 83′), Tatiana Pinto (Fátima Pinto 83′), Dolores Silva, Carole Costa, Diana Silva, Diana Gomes
Suiza: Gaëlle Thalmann, Noelle Maritz, Géraldine Reuteler (Fabienne Humm 90′), Sandy Maendly (Lara Marti 74′), Ana-Maria Crnogorčević, Ramona Bachmann, Coumba Sow, Lia Wälti (Sandrine Mauron 90′), Rahel Kiwic, Viola Calligaris, Eseosa Aigbogun
Goals: 0-1, Coumba Sow (2′); 0-2, Rahel Kiwic (5′); 1-2, Diana Gomes (58′); 2-2, Jessica Silva (65′)
Referee: Jana Adamková (Czech Republic) shows yellow cards to Viola Calligaris (69′) and Géraldine Reuteler (82′)
Estadio: Leigh Sports Village Company
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