Corral, Gomes guide Pachuca to Third Place finish in W Champions Cup

Pachuca secures first podium finish in tournament history

PACHUCA, Mexico – The 2025/26 Concacaf W Champions Cup Finals continued with Pachuca Femenil earning a 3-nil win over Gotham FC in the Third Place Match on Saturday at Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico.

Charlyn Corral placed Pachuca in the lead in the 12’, capitalizing on a long ball over the opposition’s backline with a first-time left-footed finish from the center of the box.

Corral sealed her brace to extend the lead for Las Tuzas in the 38’, this time with a right-footed hit from inside the box to the bottom-right corner. Berenice Ibarra provided the assist with an individual effort down the left side.

Aline Gomes rounded out the result for the hosts in with an impressive individual play in the 84’, gliding past a defender to break into the box before burying the ball at the bottom-right corner.

With the victory, Pachuca secured Third Place and a podium finish for the first time in the W Champions Cup. The result also saw Las Tuzas defeat an NWSL opponent in the competition for the first time.

Post-Match Data

• CF Pachuca Femenil earned their first-ever victory against an NWSL team across all official competitions (D1 L3). Las Tuzas had scored just one goal in their previous four meetings against clubs from the league.
• Charlyn Corral’s opening goal for Pachuca at 11:07 minutes was the second-earliest goal scored in a knockout-stage match in the history of the Concacaf W Champions Cup, only behind the strike by Aaliyah Farmer (Tigres UANL) against Portland Thorns in last season’s semifinal.
• Berenice Ibarra (Pachuca) became the youngest Mexican player to directly contribute to a goal in the Concacaf W Champions Cup. The Las Tuzas player provided the assist for the second goal at 17 years and 211 days of age.
• Pachuca’s first two goals came from build-up play sequences: the opening goal followed a three-pass sequence, while the second came after five consecutive passes. Las Tuzas have now scored seven goals following sequences of three or more passes in the current Concacaf W Champions Cup, the highest total in the competition alongside Spirit.
• In this match, Charlyn Corral recorded her third direct goal contribution (2G+1A), while Andrea Pereira and Karla Nieto each registered their second offensive contribution (2A) in the current Concacaf W Champions Cup. Eight Pachuca players have now been directly involved in two or more goals in the tournament, the highest total among all clubs.
• Charlyn Corral (Pachuca) became the second player to score two or more goals in a knockout-stage match in Concacaf W Champions Cup history, following Scarlett Camberos’ hat-trick for Club América against Gotham FC in last Wednesday’s semifinal.
• Tierna Davidson (Gotham FC) completed 73 of her 81 attempted passes in today’s match, the highest number of completed passes by a player in a knockout-stage match in Concacaf W Champions Cup history.