The Chivas from Guadalajara won this Monday in a series of penalties by 3-0 at Monterey stripes to win the trophy Champion of Champions of the 2021-2022 season of the Mexican Women’s Soccer League.
The second leg ended 0-0 in regular time, which added to the 1-1 draw in the first leg last Friday, forced a penalty shootout.
Alicia Cervantes, Casandra Montero and Joseline Montoya converted the penalties for Guadalajara, champion of the Clausura 2022, while the shooters of Monterrey, champion of the Apertura 2021, Desirée Monsiváis, Mariana Cadena and Rebeca Bernal missed their shots.
The Champion of Champions is disputed between the monarch teams of the Opening and Closing tournament of the football year and defines the best team of the season. The award is granted from the 2020-2021 campaign. The first team to obtain this trophy was the Tigres UANL after being crowned two-time champions by winning the Apertura 2020 and Clausura 2021.
Alejandra Calderón (Monterrey) and Casandra Montero dispute a ball
The teams played an even first half, with opportunities to open the scoring for both teams. Monterrey was the first to send the warnings with a header by Desirée Monsiváis in the 14th minute and a shot by Diana Evangelista in the 23rd that was saved by goalkeeper Celeste Espino.
Later, Guadalajara took center stage in the match, with two shots by Alicia Cervantes that goalkeeper Alejandría Godínez saved in the 39th and 41st minutes.
The second half continued without a clear dominator and the teams changed their strategy to a more conservative one, without being as offensive as in the first half. Monterrey was the team that came closest to opening the scoring when in the 58th minute Diana Evangelista, from the right wing, crashed a shot off the crossbar.
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