Barcelona Women blank Granada behind second-half surge
BARCELONA (Interstat) — Barcelona Women scored three unanswered goals to beat Granada CF Women 3-0 on Saturday, with Esmee Brugts and Caroline Graham Hansen among the scorers. Brugts scored in the 67th minute and Graham followed in the 72nd. Granada did not find the net. Ewa Pajor and Patricia Guijarro each provided an assist, and Guijarro was booked in first-half stoppage time. Brugts played 75 minutes before being substituted, while Hansen played 36. Pajor and Guijarro each went the full 90. Barcelona made second-half substitutions in the 54th, 75th and 82nd minutes, and Granada made changes in the ninth, 70th and 82nd. Barcelona improved to 3-1 in the competition and 4-1 overall. Granada moved to 2-1-1 in the competition and 2-1-1 overall. The hosts scored after halftime and sealed the result with their second-half goals at home. Barcelona held the visiting side scoreless and protected the advantage through the closing stages.