Gotham FC qualifies for NWSL Playoffs | OneFootball

MIAMI — Clubs in the Concacaf W leagues continue to advance in their quests to win their respective league titles.

Gotham FC continues its title defense in the NWSL as the latest team to qualify for the playoffs with a 1-nil victory against the Utah Royals on Sunday at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey.

The only goal of the encounter came in the 3’, as Yazmeen Ryan shot to the bottom left corner for the match-winning goal that gave her team its third win in a row. Lynn Williams was instrumental in the build-up, recovering the ball and playing the give-and-go off Esther González, to supply the assist.

In Week 11 of the Apertura 2024 in Liga MX Femenil, teams continue fighting for Liguilla positions. FC Juarez earned a valuable 1-nil victory with a late goal against Cruz Azul on Saturday at Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez.

Las Bravas showed resilience until the final minutes, scoring in 90’+7’ on a corner kick by Liliana Mercado that ended in the back of the net thanks to an Annia Mejia header. The hosts secured the three points to move up to 10th in the standings, one point removed from the last postseason spot.

The first and second divisions in Costa Rica are in full steam. AD Chorotega earned promotion by winning the second division final against AD Coronado, 3-1 on aggregate, on Sunday, moving up to play in the first division next year.

In the topflight, Deportivo Saprissa and Dimas Escazu got a 2-2 draw in the seventh match week of the Apertura 2024. Las Moradas scored the first goal in the 21’ thanks to the services of Maria Julia Garcia.

The visitors pulled one back by way of Hilary Bravo in the 37’ before taking the lead in the 45’ from a Fernanda Figueroa goal. Veronica Matarrita equalized the match in the 78’, as the two clubs split the points. Saprissa is third in the standings on goal difference, followed by Dimas Escazu and Puerto Viejo FC, all on 11 points.