Braga keep rolling in the North, Sporting show no mercy in the South

The sixth matchday was marked by the leaders continuing to dominate. SC Braga won away at Aves and keep their perfect record in this edition of the Campeonato Nacional da 2.ª Divisão Feminina. In the South, Sporting CP hand out yet another heavy defeat and leave no doubt in the battle for the top.

Série Norte

In Oliveira do Bairro, OBSC Gresart beat Casa Povo Freixo 3-1. Sara Reis was the player of the match: she opened the scoring in the first minute and scored again at 39'. Meanwhile, Maria Pato made it 2-0 (35') and Fabiana Pereira pulled one back to 2-1 (36'), but Reis secured the 3-1 moments later.

In Aves, SC Braga went behind... or almost. The Bracarenses scored through Sofia Daniela Castro (3') and Marta Dias (5') for a 0-2, but Aves responded with Cátia Cardoso (11') and Carolina Martins (13') to level at two apiece. Braga did not flinch: Márcia Ferreira (15'), Bruna Marques (16'), Inês Couto (16') and Sofia Daniela Castro again (18') made it 2-6 in less than eight minutes. Five wins in five matchdays, 26 goals scored and only 5 conceded.

In Baguim do Monte, Gondomar and Matosinhos were separated by a single goal until the end (3-2). Beatriz Granja gave Matosinhos the lead (9'), but Beatriz Guedes equalised (14') and Patrícia Soares put Gondomar ahead (21'). Nicole Sousa levelled again (28'), but in that same minute Lígia Campos scored the decisive 3-2.

In Chaves, ACD Santo Estêvão lost again, this time 0-1 to Futsal Campo/Gil Vicente FC. Mónica Rego scored the only goal at 3' and Campo/GV held on to the result until the end, collecting three more important points.

Série Sul

In Parchal, UA Povoense took the three points away from SRB União Parchalense thanks to a late goal by Leonor Ribeiro (37'), in a game where the goal took a long time to come.

At the Luís Batista Pavilion, ACDR Arneiros beat Cria 4-2 in an intense match. Cria went ahead through Alexandrina Goís (2'), but Catarina Constantino scored a hat-trick (17', 19', 32') and Cristiana Antunes sealed the 4-2 (39'). In the middle of it all, Mariana Fernandes gave Cria hope with a 1-2 (17'), but Constantino was unstoppable.

At João Rocha, Sporting CP thrashed Juventude Ouriense 8-1. Jéssica Almeida (9'), Laura Dias (12' and 25'), Júlia Santos (17'), Beatriz Vicente (21'), Inês Lopes (31' and 39') and Margarida Silva (34') made up the Sporting scoreline. Marta Nunes scored Ouriense’s only goal (31').

At the Encosta do Sol Pavilion, Juventude S. Campinense came from 2-1 down to beat Norte e Soure CSCD Paleão 2-4. Joana Maia (5') and Beatriz Roxo (28') scored for Paleão, but Inês Rosa (26') and a run of three goals between minutes 34 and 38 gave Campinense the win, with Maria Labrador (34') and Vanessa Batista (38') standing out.