Juarez City. – In a historic night for women’s soccer for Juarez, Bravas Juarez fell 3-1 to América on Friday night in their first match in the Liguilla of the Liga MX Femenil, a duel that meets the first leg of the quarter-finals. .
Despite the result, the fans at the Benito Juarez Olympic Stadium responded with jubilation and the Juarez Women’s Club women’s team received the unconditional support of more than 11,000 spectators in the stands.
The history of the Bravas in Liguilla started turbulently, because after 10 minutes they were already facing adversity on the scoreboard.
An inattention due to a lack of communication in the free-kick game opened the registration for the visit. Alisson Gonzalez took the free kick under the wall, the shot had no power, but the border defense could not clear or stop the ball and it slid into the back of the goal.
Bravas’ nervousness in his first final phase was evident, and although he made a few passes in midfield, he could not create danger in the opposition goal.
America seemed calm and relaxed on the field which got him noticed on the scoreboard with a second goal.
Kiana Palacios finished off the penalty area with her right leg and made it 2-0 for the visit in the 40th minute.
In the second half, Bravas found a small reward for a try.
Captain Andrea ‘La Chata’ Hernandez gave Bravas a light of hope and joy for the fans with his goal in the 73rd minute. Hernandez headed in a cross from the penalty area that was denied by goalkeeper Itzel Gonzalez, but the ball fell back to La Chata. On this occasion he did not miss the opportunity in the counter-strike.
The good spirits of the Bravas and their optimism came to an end in the 92nd minute, when Jocelyn Orijel finished on the edge of the area to send the ball into the local goal and thus put the final 3-1 up.
The return match will be held next Monday at the Azteca Stadium, starting at five in the evening, in a match in which Bravas must win by a difference of three goals if he wants to qualify for the semi-finals of the tournament.