Cruz Azul Women

Match report

Cruz Azul women beat Atlante women 3-1 in the Liga MX regular season on Friday night. The result moves them further clear at ninth place while Atlante remain rooted to the bottom half. D. Garcia opened the scoring early and added a second at the death to complete her brace.

The home side went ahead in the eighth minute when Garcia found space to fire past the keeper. And here's the thing — they never really looked back after that. Their possession of 65 per cent told the story of who controlled the tempo. Atlante could only watch from the sidelines for long spells.

Yellow cards started to accumulate around the half-hour mark. Mendoza picked up a booking in the 28th minute, and Miranda followed with two in quick succession before she was eventually substituted. By then, Atlante had managed to pull one back through Walker in the 66th minute. It gave them a flicker of hope before Garcia's late strike killed the game.

Cruz Azul made changes to see out the result. Montano Osuna and Martinez came on together in the 68th minute. Garcia sealed her double with a goal in the 90th minute to wrap up the three points. The home side kept their heads when Atlante pressed late on.

The numbers showed the gulf between the sides. Cruz Azul registered 53 attacks compared to Atlante's 22. They had three shots on target and scored three goals — a return that felt deserved. Atlante hit nine shots off target and could only manage one on target.

Cruz Azul sit ninth with nine points from six games. They have lost three but won three, and this result extends their recent improvement. Atlante remain 15th with just three points from five matches. They have won only once and lost four times so far this season.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 65 – 35

Shots on target 3 – 1

Shots off target 3 – 9

Attacks 53 – 22

⚽ 8' D. Garcia — Goal 🟨 28' D. Mendoza — Yellow card 🟨 30' V. Miranda — Yellow card 🟨 31' V. Miranda — Yellow card ⇄ 62' V. Miranda — Substitution ⇄ 63' A. Gonzalez — Substitution ⇄ 63' V. Gonzalez — Substitution ⚽ 66' R. Walker — Goal ⇄ 68' M. C. Montano Osuna — Substitution ⇄ 68' A. Martinez — Substitution 🟨 70' H. Ruth — Yellow card ⇄ 74' S. S. Gomez Mejia — Substitution ⇄ 80' B. Ceren — Substitution ⇄ 80' B. Cruz — Substitution ⚽ 81' L. Rodriguez — Goal ⇄ 86' V. Sanchez — Substitution 🟨 89' J. G. Felix Rosales — Yellow card ⚽ 90' D. Garcia — Goal

Match events

8' 1:0 Cruz Azul Women Goal D. Garcia assist: D. Mendoza
28' 1:0 Cruz Azul Women Yellow card D. Mendoza
30' 1:0 Cruz Azul Women Yellow card V. Miranda
31' 1:0 Cruz Azul Women Yellow card V. Miranda
62' 1:0 Cruz Azul Women Substitution V. Miranda off: H. Ruth
63' 1:0 Atlante Women Substitution A. Gonzalez off: A. Kirnos
63' 1:0 Atlante Women Substitution V. Gonzalez off: C. Herrera
66' 1:1 Atlante Women Goal R. Walker assist: K. Becerril
68' 1:1 Cruz Azul Women Substitution M. C. Montano Osuna off: L. Rodriguez
68' 1:1 Cruz Azul Women Substitution A. Martinez off: J. Solis
70' 1:1 Cruz Azul Women Yellow card H. Ruth
74' 1:1 Atlante Women Substitution S. S. Gomez Mejia off: A. Villanueva
80' 1:1 Cruz Azul Women Substitution B. Ceren off: A. Lomeli
80' 1:1 Cruz Azul Women Substitution B. Cruz off: M. Leon
81' 2:1 Cruz Azul Women Goal L. Rodriguez assist: A. Lomeli
86' 2:1 Atlante Women Substitution V. Sanchez off: C. McDaniel
89' 2:1 Atlante Women Yellow card J. G. Felix Rosales
90' 3:1 Cruz Azul Women Goal D. Garcia assist: L. Rodriguez

Statistics

65 Possession, % 35

3 Shots on target 1

3 Shots off target 9

53 Attacks 22

3 Corners 8

10 Free kicks 13

0 Offsides 1

3 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

7 Goal kicks 6

23 Throw-ins 30

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