Atlético San Luis women defeated Puebla women 5-2 in the fourth round of the Liga MX regular season on 23 August. The visitors opened the scoring inside the first ten minutes and never looked back. By the time the opening exchanges settled, the pattern was already clear. And here's the thing — Puebla's home advantage meant little on this occasion.
R. Contreras struck twice in quick succession at the eighth and ninth minutes to set the tone. E. Higuera then produced a double hat-trick of sorts, firing four goals between the thirty-ninth and forty-fifth minutes. The hosts had only themselves to blame for that collapse. To be fair, they failed to respond when the deficit grew.
Puebla finally pulled one back through A. Lopez with a penalty at sixty-four minutes, but he had already scored at sixty-three. J. Nalukenge added two more for Atlético San Luis at seventy-two and seventy-three. K. Terrell was sent off after collecting two yellow cards and an own goal from R. O. Masciarelli compounded the misery.
The statistics tell a straightforward story. Atlético San Luis enjoyed fifty-eight percent possession and registered twelve shots on target compared to eight. They also won ten corners to four and registered seventy-three attacks against sixty-one. Many shots with five goals means efficiency, but the dominance was evident throughout.
The result keeps Atlético San Luis in fifth place with nine points from five games. Puebla remain seventeenth with just three points and four defeats. The visitors extended a run of results that suggests they have found their rhythm. There is no value left at that number for the home side.