He UANL Tigers of the Spanish world champion Jenni Hermoso won this Wednesday by 1-2 at Tolucawith a last-minute goal, and remains undefeated in the Clausura 2025 tournament of Mexican women’s soccer. The Brazilian Jheniffer Cordinali and Aaliyah Farmer scored for the ‘Amazons’, while the French Eugenie Le Sommer scored for the local team.
In Toluca, 2,600 meters above sea level, the two teams showed pleasant football in the first half. Tigres created danger with an arrival into the area by Diana Ordóñez and Toluca responded, with a hit to the crossbar by Frenchwoman Amandine Henry. The ‘Amazons’ pressed and in the 35th minute they took the advantage. Ordóñez appeared on the right wing and put a ball to Cordinali, who was lethal with the goal from his left foot.
Jenni gave a scare during Tigres’ match against Toluca
The ‘Diablas’ came out with advanced lines in the second half. With Jamaican Deneisha Blackwood and Amandine Henry, the home team came close to the goal. For the second time, Toluca let the goal go, in the 62nd minute when Brenda Díaz hit the ball against the crossbar. The team insisted and in the 64th minute they tied the duel with a right-footed goal from a pass from Henry, who was sent off in the 84th minute. Tigres insisted and in the 90+6 they signed the victory with a header goal from Farmer on a corner kick.
With two wins, a draw, seven points and a game in hand, Tigres is seventh in the table, with three points less than the leaders América and Pumas UNAM. This Wednesday, the Colombian Wendy Bonilla scored a penalty and gave Pumas a 0-1 victory over Necaxa to reach América, which yesterday beat San Luis 0-2, with scores from the Spanish Irene Guerrero and Nancy Antonio.
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In another duel on Tuesday, World Cup player Charlyn Corral scored three goals to lead Pachuca’s attack, which beat Puebla 7-0. Corral, three times; Nina Nicosia, two and Abril Fragoso converted for the Tuzas, who completed the victory with an own goal from Sheila Vivanco. In another duel so far on matchday 4, yesterday Juárez FC beat Tijuana 1-2. Monterrey, for its part, beat Cruz Azul 2-1.
