Portugal recovered, on Saturday, in Paredes, at the Multipurpose Furniture Route Pavilion, the title of European Skating Hockey Champion that fled him since 2016, overcoming France 4-1, in a final that rehabilitated the selection, after the three groups in the group stage, raising the record of European titles to 22.
A goal of Rafael Bessa, on 14 minutes, gave Portugal a advantage, which still in the first part reached 2-0, in the collection of a direct free, from Alvarinho (19 ‘). Extended advantage at the beginning of the second half, after 29 minutes, in a penalty of Roberto di Benedetto about Rafa Costa, who should have faced the selection in this game, and that Gonçalo Alves did not forgive.
Bruno di Benedetto (49 ‘) still reduced in controversial bid, but Rafael Bessa (50’) replaced the difference immediately, sealing victory.
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France, runner-up in 2021, thus lost the second final of its history in the sport, after in 2023, in Paredes, was prevented from reaching the final of Catalonia by Portugal.
After hitting the Portuguese in the group stage, France again tried to surprise, with Portugal to sustain the French’s direct game and respond with greater balance, control and collective meaning than shown in the previous match. Posture that was also reflected at the disciplinary level, aspect that penalized France.
This detail would prove decisive in the second goal, obtained following a free to punish the tenth lack of the French. A France that even started the match with the same four field players who started the final of four years, lost to Spain (2-1).
All act in Portugal: the three Benedetto brothers (FC Porto, Benfica and Oliveirense) and Remi Hermán (SP. Tom.), Guided by Portuguese Nuno Lopes. Moreover, the “survivors” of this tournament and the basis of a selection that intruded into a almost exclusive fight of the three chronicles.
In advantage, despite the status of a recording of European titles – now with three more than Spain (19) -, Portugal He just needed to overcome the insecurities revealed to the fourth quarters to avoid a dangerous relapse compared to the value of the opponent, who reached the final after golling (6-0) Germany and beating Italy 9-5.
Italy who surprised the three-time champion Spain, removed by Portugal in the midfield, who lost with (3-1) with the transalpinos, being for the first time since 1950, outside the podium of a European.
In the end, Portugal surpassed the race, with France to despair for the tenth Portuguese lack to try to reach the goal that would allow him to reent in the discussion. A occasion that appeared in a penalty at 1m50s of the end, with Luís dear playing in Carlo de Benedetto, but that Rémi Herman failed, with Xano Edo to defend.
The last moments have cheered up with France to abdicate the goalkeeper and obtain a goal that could have been annulled, by deviation from Bruno Di Benedetto’s skip, but the referees validated. In the answer, Rafael Bessa marked and consumed the achievement.
