Chivas Femenil had a difficult night at the Azteca | OneFootball

Mexico City - There are no words to describe an atypical night for Chivas femenil, they did not have a good game and lost 3-1 to their bitter rivals in the first leg of the Semifinals of the Apertura 2022. After this result, the Rebaño is required to win by 2 goals to secure their ticket to the next round.

The first 20 minutes of the match were scoreless, both Chivas and América managed to crowd the midfield and hinder their opponents' intentions.

The first dangerous chance came at 27' for the Águilas, Pereira entered the box after teaming up with Katty Martínez, but her shot went wide. Three minutes later, the post helped the Rebaño Sagrado avoid conceding a goal after a crossed shot by Scarlett Camberos.

Chivas showed their guns until the 52', when, after a cross from Rubí Soto, Jaqueline Rodríguez combed the ball and smashed it against the Azulcrema post. Pato' Alfaro's team was aware that they were struggling to generate chances, so they stuck to their fixed tactics, and that's where they were able to put Itzel González in trouble.

In the second half, the game swung back in favor of the home team, who were able to play convincingly and take a significant lead ahead of the second leg of the match. However, Chivas didn't stop fighting and on the hour mark scored a stoppage time goal.

The goals:

33': After a couple of dangerous opportunities, América took the lead through Betzy Cuevas, who appeared at the penalty spot and scored with a right-footed shot to make it 1-0.

58': The side from the Capital extended their lead thanks to Scarlett Camberos, who entered the box unmarked on the left and with a cross-shot left Celeste Espino with no chance.

67': The third goal for the Azulcremas came from Nicolette Hernández, who took advantage of a defensive lapse in concentration to score a left-footed shot past the Red-and-White goalkeeper.

93': El Rebaño scored the stoppage-time equalizer through Jaqueline Rodríguez, who pushed the ball in after a corner kick by Caro Jaramillo.

América Femenil 3-1 Chivas FemenilReferee: Francia María GonzálezAzteca Stadium

Lineups:

América Femenil: 23 Itzel González, 2 Jocelyn Orejel (AM at 30') (13 Eva González at 60'), 4 Andrea Pereira (AM at 55'), 15 Kimberly Rodríguez (AM at 73'), 26 Karen Luna (16 Sabrina Enciso at 60'), 5 Aurelie Kaci, 8 Betzy Cuevas (17 Natalia Mauleón at 81'), 20 Nicolette Hernández, 24 Scarlett Camberos, 7 Kiana Palacios (AM at 50'), 9 Katty Martínez (10 Alison González at 70').Coach Ángel Villacampa

Chivas Femenil: 1 Celeste Espino, 26 Araceli Torres, 2 Jaqueline Rodríguez, 5 Karol Bernal (10 Adriana Iturbide at 81'), 3 Damaris Godínez, 7 Casandra Montero, 18 Susan Bejarano (16 Victoria Acevedo at 72') (AM at 74'), 8 Carolina Jaramillo (AM at 17'), 15 Rubí Soto, 13 Joseline Montoya (9 Gabriela Valenzuela at 72'), 24 Alicia Cervantes.Coach Juan Pablo Alfaro