He Atletico Madrid won this saturday night Queen’s Cup finalin the penalty shootoutbefore him real Madrid, in the Butarque stadium (Leganés). The rojiblanco team tied in the final stretch of the game, at minutes 87 and 95, with goals from Lucia Moral and Baninithe 2-0 that, with the goals of Toletti and Ivana, had placed the white team on the scoreboard; on penalties, Manolo Cano’s players won clearly, 3-1. It is the second Cup that Atlético Madrid has won.

Thus, the Cup final was full of emotion, and had an outcome that, given how the score was with just a few minutes remaining in the game, it was very difficult to predict. Atlético Madrid bravely took the field and came close to opening the scoring in the first half through Rasheedat Ajibade and Banini, but after half an hour, with a header from a corner, Sandie Toletti put Madrid ahead Real Madrid; the goal gave rise to Alberto Toril’s team, which did not suffer excessively until the break to maintain its advantage.

Weir was about to make it 2-0, shortly after the start of the second half; Gallardo avoided it, with a great save, but the Atlético Madrid goalkeeper could not avoid, however, the goal from Ivana Andrés, who also scored with a header from a corner kick executed with intelligence by the Real Madrid players.

The rain, which fell hard and made it difficult for the players of both teams to work, made the comeback that Atlético Madrid was able to complete even more epic. Lucía Moral made it 2-1 in minute 87, and in minute 95, on a free-kick, Estefanía Banini, with her right foot, scored a spectacular goal for the squad, which took the final to extra time.

Extra time passed goalless, although Weir came close to scoring a third for Real Madrid; In this way, the final reached penalties, where the rojiblancas were more successful to be able to lift, in this way, the trophy that accredits them as Cup champions.

Data sheet

2 – Real Madrid: Mass; Robles, Kathellen, Ivana, Carmona; Toletti (Freja Siri, min.114), Zornoza (Abelleira, min.82), Weir; Athenea (Oroz, min.70), Caicedo (Svava, min.82) and Feller (Moller, min.70).

2 – Atletico Madrid: Gallant; Moraza (Alexia, min.76), Van Dongen (Lundkvist, min.67), Menayo, Medina; Maitane, Sonia Majarín (Guerrero, min.57); Cardona (Moral, min. 57), Banini, Ajibade; and Barbara (Eva Navarro, min.57).

Referee: Acevedo Dudley (Catalan Committee). He admonished Kathellen (min.34), Oroz (min.93), Lundkvist (min.110) and Alexia (min.114).

Goals: 1-0, min.30: Toletti. 2-0, min.55: Ivana. 2-1, min.87: Lucía Moral. 2-2, min.95: Banini.

Shots from the penalty spot: Menayo (0-1), Weir (1-1), Guerrero (1-2), Carmona (miss) (1-2), Eva Navarro (1-3), Abelleira (miss) (1-3), Banini (miss) (1-3), Svava (miss) (1-3).

Incidents: Final of the Copa de la Reina played at the Butarque stadium, in front of 9,217 spectators. In the preview, the players posed with a banner with the message “Racists, get out of football.”

Source: Eitb

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