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Pratt on target as Uchendu and Machia help Braga to knockout stage

Shade Pratt, Chinaza Uchendu, Farida Machia and Marie Hourihan helped Sporting Braga to the Round of 32 stage of the Uefa Women's Champions League after Tuesday's 8-0 win over Rigas.

Prior to Tuesday's outing, Nigerian-American Pratt scored in Braga's opening 2-0 win over Sturm Graz and the winner in Saturday's 1-0 triumph over Apollon Limassol at the Arkadija Stadium.

Nigeria's Uchendu also starred against Sturm while Cameroon's Farida Machia and Cote d'Ivoire's Marie Hourihan played their part in the Portuguese queens' back-to-back wins.

In their final playoff tie, Barbara Azevedo, Francisca Cardoso, Vanessa Malho, Dolores Silva and Laura Luis scored a goal each to put Braga 5-0 up at half time.