Spain demolish neighbors Portugal at Euro Women 2025

(NLDO) – World Cup champion Spain defeated Portugal 5-0 in the opening match of Group B of Euro Women 2025 in the early morning of July 4.

Before the match between Spain and Portugal, the match organizers held a moment of silence to remember the famous player Diogo Jota and his brother who had just passed away in a traffic accident. The entire Portuguese football community and fans everywhere shared the pain of this loss.

The Spanish women's team had a convincing start against their neighbours Portugal in the match at Wankdorf Stadium (Switzerland). Star Aitana Bonmatí was absent due to not having recovered from meningitis, but the Spanish team managed to introduce young face Vicky Lopez, a talented 18-year-old striker with great promise.

Esther Gonzalez (9) opened the scoring after less than 90 seconds

Spain opened the scoring after less than 90 seconds when Olga Carmona sent a long ball to Esther Gonzalez, who scored. Spain's oldest player became the oldest scorer in a women's Euro when Esther González was 32 years and 207 days old.

Vicky Lopez doubles Spain's lead

Just 5 minutes later, Vicky Lopez scored when he ran in to tap the ball into the net from close range after a cross from Mariona Caldentey. 2-0 for Spain and the red team played smoothly, completely controlling the game and not giving the opponent a chance to attack.

In the 41st minute, captain Alexia Putellas increased the score to 3-0 with a dangerous shot before Esther González completed her double in the 43rd minute, ending the first half with complete dominance over the opponent.

Spain completely overwhelmed its neighboring opponent.

In the second half, Spain took the initiative to slow down the pace of the match but still maintained their dominance. In the 90+3 minute of injury time, substitute striker Cristina Martín-Prieto scored the 5th goal, sealing a resounding 5-0 victory for the reigning world champions.

Spain won the opening match

Post-match statistics showed that Spain controlled the ball 71% of the time, had 22 shots (9 on target), while Portugal only had one shot on target. Despite the heavy defeat, the Portuguese players still received the respect of the fans for playing with a resilient spirit amid the pain.

This victory helped Spain temporarily take the lead in Group B, creating a big advantage in the journey to conquer the European championship for the first time in history.

The Euro Women 2025 finals take place from July 2 to July 27 in Switzerland.

The final tournament featured 16 teams, including eight qualifiers (Iceland, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Germany, England, France, Netherlands) and seven play-off winners (Belgium, Finland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Wales). Switzerland participated as hosts.

Before the Spain-Portugal match, the first three matches took place with the results Iceland-Finland 0-1; Switzerland-Norway 1-2 and Belgium-Italy 0-1

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