Jenni Hermoso's Tigres: leader, undefeated and classified for the league

He UANL Tigers of Cuenca coach Milagros Martínez defeated this Thursday 2-0 Blue Cross to establish itself in the leadership of the Apertura women’s soccer tournament in Mexico. In the continuation of the twelfth day Cristina Ferral She scored a goal in the 84th minute and Nayeli Rangel scored in the 93rd minute to resolve a match in which Tigres played 33 minutes with one more on the field due to the expulsion of defender Lía Martínez.

Despite playing in their stadium against a rival with little prominence so far in the championship, the ‘Amazons’ were unable to break the Blues’ siege. Tigres, who had possession of the ball 60-40 in their favor in the first half, started intensely and dominated in the first 10 minutes, but the visitors remained patient and little by little they also stepped into the area.

Alexia Delgado (Tigre) disputes a ball with Danya Gutiérrez

For the second half, Cruz Azul created danger with an arrival on goal by Danya Gutiérrez, in the 51st minute, but in the 57th minute the light blue team suffered a blow with the expulsion of Lía Martínez, for a double warning. In the 80th the Cruz Azul goalkeeper, Alejandría Godínez, was injured, after which Tigres was more incisive until in the 84th they decided the victory with a right-footed shot from Ferral, after a pass from the Portuguese Ana Seica, on a throw-in. corner. In the 93rd minute, Rangel took advantage of a cross from Jacqueline Ovalle and headed the score to 2-0.

Tigres has 11 wins, one draw and 34 points, two more than the Tuzas de Pachuca, winners a couple of hours earlier by 2-0 of Puebla, with scores from the Nigerian Chinwendu Ihezuo and Charlyn Corral, who confirmed herself in the leadership of the scorers with 15 goals, four more than Ovalle.