América Women 5-2 Tigres, the Eagles cement top spot | OneFootball

América show they mean business in their bid for back-to-back titles and thrash Tigres at the Estadio Azteca.

This was the starting XI: Celeste Espino, Isa Haas, Karina Rodríguez, Kim Rodríguez, Jana Gutiérrez, Gabriela García, Irene Guerrero, Xcaret Pineda, Scarlett Camberos, Priscila da Silva, and Geyse Ferreira.

5′ AMÉRICA GOAL – A shot from outside the box by Jana Gutiérrez that flies into the top corner.

15′ América close! – A counterattack by Geyse Ferreira ended with a great shot on goal that was saved by the opposing goalkeeper.

34′ AMÉRICA GOAL – A shot from outside the box by Xcaret Pineda ends up in the back of the net.

A first half with América Femenil completely dominant, constantly threatening the opposing goal, while Tigres only tried with long balls to take advantage of the speed of their center forward.

37′ AMÉRICA GOAL – Scarlett Camberos goes one-on-one with the opposing goalkeeper and finishes with no trouble to make it 3-0.

49′ Tigres goal – Kgatlana took advantage of an América corner to launch a lightning-fast counterattack and score the first.

51′ Tigres goal – They failed again in defense and Kgatlana appeared once more to score the second.

55′ AMÉRICA GOAL – Geyse Ferreira with a brilliant goal to make it 4-2.

Just when it looked like Tigres had everything going for them to tie the match, Geyse Ferreira stepped up to settle things down and restore América’s two-goal lead.

66′ Substitutions – On: Karen Luna, Nancy Antonio, and Sarah Luebbert – Off: Priscila da Silva, Xcaret Pineda, and Karina Rodríguez.

69′ AMÉRICA GOAL – Nancy Antonio wins the ball back outside the box and scores the Eagles’ fifth.

An important win for América that keeps them as the only team with a perfect record in the tournament, with seven wins in seven matches played. With this result, they also remain the best attack with 35 goals scored and the best defense with five conceded.

América’s next match will be on Saturday against Atlas at the Mini Estadio El Nido.

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