Benfica Sporting 1 leg Portuguese Cup semi-finals

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

Portuguese Cup
1st leg of the semi-final
FULL-TIME HT: 1-0
Benfica	1
Sporting	0
Scorer
Carole Costa 33'

In the 1st leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals, Benfica's women's football team beat Sporting (1-0), on Sunday, March 31, and put themselves in the driving seat for the clash that will decide which team will be at the Estadio Nacional in the final.

A fair win for the Reds (1-0), whose schedule has been dense, given their unprecedented appearance in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The second leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-final is scheduled for April 21 at the Estádio Aurélio Pereira. Before that, there's another derby at the same venue, for the 19th round of the BPI League, on April 14. For the time being, national competitions are at a standstill due to national team commitments.

Benfica-Sporting 1-0 Benfica Campus (Campo n.º 1)
Benfica Starting XI
Lena Pauels, Laís Araújo, Carole Costa, Christy Ucheibe, Lúcia Alves, Andreia Faria, Pauleta (Anna Gasper, 66'), Catarina Amado (Nycole Raysla, 77'), Marie Alidou (Andrea Falcón, 77'), Francisca Nazareth (Jéssica Silva, 77') and Chandra Davidson (Andreia Norton, 77')
Substitutes
Rute Costa, Sílvia Rebelo, Ana Seiça, Anna Gasper (66'), Andreia Norton (77'), Lara Martins, Jéssica Silva (77'), Andrea Falcón (77') and Nycole Raysla (77')
Sporting Starting XI
Hannah Seabert, Ana Borges, Andrea Norheim, Alícia Correia, Brenda Pérez, Joana Martins, Andreia Bravo (Mariana Rosa, 56'; Rita Fontemanha, 84'), Olivia Smith (Maísa Correia, 70'), Ana Capeta, Diana Silva (Jacynta Gala, 84') and Brittany Raphino
Substitutes
Carolina Jóia, Bruna Lourenço, Mariana Rosa (56'), Rita Fontemanha (84'), Carolina Santiago, Rita Almeida, Maísa Correia (70'), Ana Teles and Jacynta Gala (84')
At half-time		1-0
Goal
Benfica: Carole Costa (33')