MX Women’s League

Cruz Azul needed just half an hour to get on track for their third win in the Liga MX Femenil. With three goals in the first half, Santos was a victim of the speed with which La Máquina decided the match. The capital team won 4-1 in the end with a double from Ximena Ríos.

The win allows them to reach 10 points. The Coahuila team, on the other hand, will remain stuck at the bottom of the table; they only have one point.

At home, the Celestes were looking to break a two-match winless streak.

After a promising start in which they had even placed themselves at the top of the table, the Cruzazulinas began to fade away.

The opportunity to return to the forefront was ideal against a team that has been sailing at the bottom of the standings.

While some fans were just settling into their seats, the home team quickly broke through the opponent’s goal.

Not even two minutes had passed when Ximena Ríos, from a corner kick, shook the net with a slight shot that barely managed to touch, after a previous header from Valeria Valdez.

Faced with a confused Laguna team on the field, Cruz Azul tried by all means to hurt the visitors. Thus, in another set piece, the Cruz Azul team extended their lead. Faced with a careless marking, Danya Gutiérrez, with a header inside the six-yard box, once again exposed the deficiencies of the white-green team.

Superior on the field, Cruz Azul’s attacks did not stop. Moving the ball from one side to the other, they drove the Coahuila team to despair. The pressure was so noticeable that they awarded a penalty to the locals. From the eleven steps, the Nigerian Vivian Ikechukwu, with a strong and angled shot, was successful.

Less than 32 minutes had passed when the match was over. The Santos players, therefore, went into the break demoralized.

Without the same persistence, the capital team lowered the pace in the second half. Despite this situation, Cruz Azul found a way to shake the opposing goal again. Thus,

Ximena Ríos, with a half-turn shot on the edge of the area, scored the goal for the second time in the afternoon (58′)

With the match already decided, Ugandan Sandra Nabweteme scored in the final moments.

Pumas arrived on the Nemesio Díez stadium in Toluca as a crew that makes a speciality of tough situations. Throughout a number of tournaments within the Liga MX Femenil, their outcomes weren’t encouraging or barely assured a minimal mathematical chance of coming into the playoffs. Now, the college college students not solely compete, however are able to turning round video games like yesterday’s in opposition to the Diablas. From being down on the scoreboard from the seventh minute, they got here again and gained 2-1 to take the lead within the second spherical of the event.

With the assistance of goalkeeper Heidi González, who reacted late and the ball slipped from her palms, midfielder Liliana Rodríguez put the Mexicans forward with a free kick that went over the barrier. Quite than falling into discouragement, the overseas stars of the gold and blue crew managed to get by means of a primary half that gave the impression to be going uphill.

American Stephanie Ribeiro (18) and Jamaican Deneisha Blackwood (44), with an error by goalkeeper Kayla Thompson, led the turnaround of their go to to the so-called “hell”. Brazilian Ricardo Belli, coach of the Diablas, did little or no to stop their rival from rising within the second half. If it weren’t for severe errors by Blackwood and Aerial Chavarin on a few events in entrance of the aim, the 2-1 would have change into a rout.

This lack of forcefulness from Pumas allowed Toluca to remain alive and preserve its defensive position alert. Not glad together with her efficiency at the beginning, goalkeeper Heidi González corrected her mistake by responding on at the very least three events when the scarlet followers had been already celebrating the tie. Within the clearest motion, ahead Mariel Román discovered a collection of rebounds within the space and couldn’t push the ball into the web.

The college college students quickly reached first place within the League with six factors.

Mexico Metropolis. Coach Fernando Samayoa had a very good debut in command of Querétaro by successful 1-0 towards Tijuana to interrupt a streak of 11 video games with out successful within the Liga Mx Femenil since he was in command of Atlético de San Luis final season. The match additionally uncovered one other case of neglect for the well being of the gamers, after Lia Morán suffered a kick within the face.

Morán had barely entered the sphere when, within the dispute for the ball, she acquired an unintentional kick from Mayra Pelayo-Bernal, who was expelled (62). The Gallos midfielder was handled by the medical service, however regardless that her left eye and cheekbone had been swollen, the participant solely put ice on it and continued with the match.

The Queretaro group gained at house after Solange Lemos Martínez saved the ball within the space to ship it into the online because the break approached (45+4). The victory is an incentive for the group and particularly for coach Samayoa, who comes after a foul season with Atlético de San Luis.

Potosinas additionally win

On the Alfonso Lastras stadium, Atlético de San Luis additionally returned to victory by beating Mazatlán 1-0. The group from Potosí went by means of a troublesome marketing campaign within the final event once they solely gained one match.

Now, they celebrated the victory at house after a mistake by the rival, when Samantha López (25) despatched the ball into her personal purpose in an try to deflect it. On this method, Mazatlán continues with a unfavorable streak of 20 video games with out successful within the Liga Mx Femenil, because it gained on matchday 5 of the Clausura 2023 event.