Pumas UNAM secured a comfortable 2-0 win over Puebla in the eighth round of the Liga MX women's Regular Season at their home ground on Sunday evening. The hosts opened the scoring early through A. Mendoza and doubled their advantage well into the second half, while the visitors struggled to find any foothold in the contest.
And here's the thing about this one — the game was largely decided by the opening exchanges rather than any sustained period of pressure. Mendoza's goal came after just two minutes, catching Puebla off guard before they could settle into their shape. The visitors showed some spirit after that, but they never quite recovered from the early deficit.
S. Ribeiro made it 2-0 in the 53rd minute, and by then the match was effectively over. There were plenty of changes on both sides after the break — Hernandez and Micheels came on for the hosts at 60 and 64 minutes respectively, while Ribeiro and Rios were among those replaced at the 77-minute mark. Nothing really changed the flow of the game, though.
We had this one pinned down before kickoff — 83 per cent confidence in a home win, and the result followed that prediction without any drama. To be fair, the table tells its own story here: Pumas UNAM sit tenth with nine points from seven games, while Puebla languish in seventeenth place with just three points and six defeats.
The visitors have had a difficult run recently, losing six of their seven matches so far. Their last outing saw them fall 2-6 to Querétaro, and before that a 2-5 defeat to León. Meanwhile, Pumas UNAM showed they can bounce back — they beat Guadalajara 2-0 in their previous home game, even if they've struggled against the top sides like Cruz Azul and América.
This result keeps the hosts within touching distance of the upper half and puts more pressure on Puebla to find some consistency. One mistake ends it for visitors like this — and they made several. The final whistle brought another yellow card to A. Lopez's name after 90 minutes and four seconds, but that was just noise at this stage.