MX Women’s League

Amid controversy and suffering, Tigres retained the lead in the Liga Mx Femenil by defeating a Cruz Azul team 2-0, which showed resistance throughout almost the entire match. The Felines reached 33 points, while the Celestes were left with 14 points and are still out of the league positions after 12 days of the Clausura 2024 tournament.

Cristina Ferral broke the zero at the Volcán stadium until the minute mark by shooting inside the area after a corner kick. The goal came just after Cruz Azul’s starting goalkeeper Alejandría Godínez left the field due to an injury and substitute Jennifer Amaro entered in her place.

Already with the goal, the cats closed the game at 90+3 when Jaqueline Ovalle sent in a cross for Nayeli Rangel to connect with a header.

The light blue team managed to fight almost the entire duel even when they were left with 10 players on the field after Lia Martínez was sent off in the 83rd minute in a controversial manner.

The whistler José Maximiliano Negrete also sparked controversy for disallowing a Tigres goal due to an alleged crowding in addition to the visitors demanding a penalty.

Pachuca stopped its perfect run in the Liga MX Femenil. In eight previous rounds, it achieved the same number of victories and only allowed three goals. That made the Tuzas, who are leaders of the competition, the favorites in their visit to Ciudad Juárez. What the Hidalgo fans did not count on was the resistance shown by the Bravas to tie 0-0 in the ninth round of the regular phase.

The Tuzos’ attackers could do nothing. Mexican Charlyn Corral led several plays in front of goal, but like her teammate, Nigerian Chinwendu Ihezuo, she crashed into the home team’s defensive wall.

Sensing their rival’s desperation as the minutes ticked by, the Bravas bet everything on the draw. This meant that both their forwards and midfielders supported the defensive tasks, in order to not allow any damage to their goal.

The result brought the border team to 10th place with 11 points while Pachuca, which remains in first place with 25, recorded its first draw so far this season.

America and Chivas play friendlies

In the debut of Mexican coach Efraín Juárez at the helm of Atlético Nacional, América tied 2-2 with its Colombian rival in a friendly match held at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.

The Eagles were far from controlling the match. A goal by Alfredo Morelos, in a quick play headed by Dairon Asprilla, gave the Verdolagas the lead towards the end of the first half (45).

After three defeats in a row, including their elimination in the Leagues Cup, the American team returned to the basics of their fast-paced game and thus caused the 1-1 with an own goal by defender Simón García, who tried to clear the ball and sent it into the net (54).

The Colombians, who had Efraín Juárez on the bench for the first time, took back control with a goal from Álvaro Angulo (71), but Rodrigo Aguirre equalized from the penalty spot in the final stretch (82).

In Colima, Guadalajara defeated the Caimanes 3-1 in another practice match due to the Liga MX break for the FIFA date. Forward Ricardo Marín scored a double (15 and 19) while Pável Pérez, in a collective action of several passes, closed the score under the rain.