Nthe close of Group 4 of Liga A in the first qualifying round, the goals of Leonete Correia (14 minutes) and Marta Melão (73) sealed the second Portuguese victory in this round and second place in the group, with six points, three less than than the leader Germany.

Despite the fact that, at the start of this match, just a tie is enough to finish the grouping between the top three and move on, the Portuguese team did not enter in a timid way or with reservations.

Portugal immediately put the focus on the opposing goal and, on their first two occasions, Ana Rita Cunha missed the target, in the fourth minute, and Andreia Bravo forced Dumanjic to make a great save with a free-kick (nine).

Still within the first quarter of an hour of play, at 14, the Portuguese ascendant gained note on the scoreboard, in a play by Cristiana Martins, who on the right ‘punched’ through the end line inside the area and watched for the easy back of Leonete Correia .

The Portuguese team kept pressure on the Bosnian defense in the following minutes and goalkeeper Iman Dumanjic applied again, with another stretch to defend a strong shot by Inês Simas from outside the area (26).

Between the end of the first-half and the re-entry after the break, Portugal continued to maintain dominance and pressure on the opposing team, but limited itself to holding possession of the ball, without disturbing Bosnia-Herzegovina’s last stronghold.

At game time, Marisa Gomes made a triple substitution and the Portuguese team ‘woke up’, once again creating danger with shots outside the substitutes Bruna Ramos (61) and Marta Melão (63).

With Bosnia unable to react, despite the slight difference, to try to escape from the last place in the group, it would be Marta Melão to increase the advantage, in the 73rd minute, after a pass by Andreia Bravo.

Until the final whistle, Portugal could have scored the third, but Maria Silva wasted two glaring opportunities, both blocked ‘at the mouth’ of the goal (76 and 85).