Liga MX Femenil, Costa Rican Apertura return from break

MIAMI, Florida – The international break is over, and the women’s leagues are back in action. Players that were called up for their National Teams returned home to their clubs in Mexico and Costa Rica, ready to get back to the fight to reach the top of the table.

It took no time for the teams of La Liga MX Femenil to hit the ground running again, giving fans the show, they have been waiting to watch for the last couple of weeks.

On Friday afternoon Queretaro welcomed in Club Leon in one of the first matches of week 7, in which the clash of these two teams ended in a 2-2 draw. The visitors scored first thanks to the precision of Daniela Calderon, who in the 19’ scored a free kick, sending the ball over the defense wall. In the 54’, the Gallos evened things with a header from Jazmin Enrique.

In the last minutes of the game things intensified again when, in the 81’, Calderon scored her second goal for La Fiera, shooting in the area after recovering the ball. But Queretaro was not done and in the 89’ Fabiola Santamaria went past the GK and defensive line, scoring the second and final Club Leon goal of the evening.

Another draw happened on Friday evening when Club Tijuana and FC Juarez closed the night with one goal each, 1-1. The emotions were high and in the second half in the 54’ Monica Alvarado received a pass from outside the area and scored her first goal as a Tijuana player. However, a late penalty was called for Las Bravas, in the 94’, and the always ready Miah Zuazua took the ball and sent it to the back of the net, leaving both teams with a point.

The excitement ran until the last match of the week, with Pachuca downing current champions Tigres, 2-1. Las Tuzas struck early in the match with a goal from outside the area by Spain international Jenni Hermoso. In the 32’, the great Charlyn Corral of Pachuca showed up and scored the second one for her team, after controlling the ball from midfield and firing in from inside the area. Tigres showed resilience and pulled one back thanks to Nancy Antonio, who received the ball in the area after a free kick. This is the first time Tigres has lost two matches in a row.

Apertura 2023 Liga Femenina Costa Rica

The Apertura 2023 in Costa Rica is back in action as well, and the teams were ready to face a full week 4 of the tournament.

Municipal Pococi bounced back after their week 3 defeat, winning 2-1 over Perez Zeledon on Sunday afternoon. Municipal Pococi’s Maylin Grajal led her team to victory, scoring both goals for her team, the first one being in the 47’ and the second one in the 86’, to achieve a late win. Perez Zeledon didn’t go down without a fight, scoring a goal that would even things up in the 58’ thanks to the services of Laura Vargas. Pococi now sits in fourth place after adding those three points.

Another team that added points after not doing so in their last game was Sporting FC, who rolled past CS Herediano 5-0 on Saturday afternoon. Uruguayan Lourdes Viana scored two goals, the first one in the 18’, firing in the ball through the defensive line, and the second one in the 39’ with an almost exact replica of the first.

National legend Cristin Granados also scored a double, in the 61’ and the 81’, both times being ready to receive the ball in the area and shooting for goal. The last scorer of the day was Yerling Ovares, who in the 72’ scored for her team, helping them secure the win.