Nicaragua’s UNAN Managua (pictured) gathers for a team photo prior to its Central American Women’s Inter-Club Championship match against Moravia of Costa Rica on September 6, 2017, in Managua, Nicaragua.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua – Nicaraguan football history was made Wednesday as both Aguilas de Leon and UNAN Managua won to finish first in their respective groups at the 2017 Central American Women’s Inter-Club Championship.
The sides -- along with UPNFM (Honduras) and Moravia (Costa Rica) -- advanced to the semifinals, which will be contested Friday, also at the Estadio Nacional.
Here are the match summaries:
2017 Central American Women’s Inter-Club Championship
Estadio Nacional – Managua, Nicaragua
September 4-9, 2017
(matches are 80 minutes)
GROUP A: Aguilas de Leon (Nicaragua), Orchids FC (Belize), UPNFM (Honduras)
GROUP B: Legends (El Salvador), Moravia (Costa Rica), UNAN Managua (Nicaragua)
GROUP A
(Games Played-Wins-Draws-Losses-Goals For-Goals Against-Points)
Aguilas de Leon 2-2-0-0-13-0-6
UPNFM 2-1-0-1-4-5-3
Orchids FC 2-0-0-2-1-13-0
September 4, 2017
Aguilas de Leon 9, Orchids FC 0
Jansy Aguirre 4', 55’; Sheyla Flores 8', 9’, 12’; Ninoska Solis 26', 79’ pen; Sandra Salazar 30'; Diana Lopez 34'
September 5, 2017
Orchids FC 1, UPNFM 4
Shanell Gentle 80'+4 / Geimy Lagos 3’; Dulce Aguilar 14’, 68’; Riccy Hernandez 31’
September 6, 2017
Aguilas de Leon 4, UPNFM 0
Jansy Aguirre 10’; Ninoska Solis 37’; Sheyla Flores 75’, 77’
- Jansy Aguirre scored the first goal in a second straight game as Aguilas de Leon earned a 4-0 win over UPNFM.
- Sheyla Flores struck for a brace taking her goal total to a tournament-best five.
- Ninoska Solis also scored in a winning effort and now has three goals in the competition.
- With the victory, Aguilas de Leon will head to the semifinals as the Group A champion, while UPNFM will also progress as the runner-up.
GROUP B
(Games Played-Wins-Draws-Losses-Goals For-Goals Against-Points)
UNAN Managua 2-2-0-0-3-1-6
Moravia 2-1-0-1-11-1-3
Legends 2-0-0-2-1-13-0
September 4, 2017
UNAN Managua 2, Legends 1
Wendy Flores 17’ pen; Alys Cruz 20’ / Delmy Liliana Payes 56'
September 5, 2017
Legends 0, Moravia 11
Mariana Lopez 9’; Jazmin Elizondo 12’; Karla Villalobos 30’, 40’, 57’; Daniela Coto 54’, 64’, 65’; Cristin Granados 56’; Mariana Benavidez 77’ pen; Yerli Rojas 80’+2
September 6, 2017
Moravia 0, UNAN Managua 1
Shanelly Treminio 37’
- For the second consecutive year Moravia lost its last match in the first round, falling 1-0 to UNAN Managua.
- Shelly Treminio (37’) scored the game’s only goal minutes before halftime.
- After conceding five goals in last year’s group stage, UNAN Managua allowed only one in the current edition to finish atop the Group B table. Moravia advanced to the semifinals as the runner-up.
- Moravia also lost its last first-round game last year, but still went on to capture the title.
SEMIFINALS
September 8, 2017: UNAN Managua v UPNFM; Aguilas de Leon v Moravia
MATCH FOR THIRD PLACE
September 9, 2017
FINAL
September 9, 2017
