the catalan Andrea Pereira converted a penalty this Monday to give the America a 2-3 victory over the Pachuca of his compatriot Jennifer Beautiful in the Clausura 2023 of women’s soccer in Mexico. The duel of ex azulgranas was taken by the central.
In Pachuca, Natalia Mauleón, Katty Martínez and Andrea Pereira scored for Águilas led by Ángel Villacampa and Pachuca cut with goals from Jenny Hermoso and Karen Díaz.
América came out to impose their conditions and in just 18 seconds they took the lead with a goal from Mauleón on a service from Katty Martínez.
Patient, the Tuzas equalized at 6′, when Alice Soto broke away down the right flank and handed the ball to Jenni, who converted her ninth goal of the championship to move within one of the championship’s leading scorer, her teammate Charlyn Corral. Charlyn let go of the advantage, but in the 10th minute she put in a service that Karen Díaz converted by touching the ball in the area to make it 2-1.
The goalscoring production continued: Martínez scored the equalizer with a header on 16′ and Andrea Pereira turned the score around with a well-taken penalty in the 20th minute. In the rest of the first half the intensity dropped and both teams had chances to score , but lacked forcefulness.
The second half was intense and Pachuca lacked aim, especially in a shot from Karla Nieto, with everything in her favor to score, and another from Jenni hitting the post.
América moved up to third place with six wins, two draws and 20 points, four less than the leaders Rayadas de Monterrey, who beat Juárez FC 2-0 on Friday. The Nigerian Chinwendu Ihezou scored from his left foot in the 13th minute and Rebeca Bernal did it on the 42nd pass from the American Christina Burkenroad to give Monterrey the victory, which has 24 points.
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