Chivas women's team has one foot in the league semifinals

▲ The red and white team won 2-0 against Pumas in the first quarterfinal match. Photo: Chivas Femenil

From the Editorial Staff

La Jornada Newspaper, Friday, April 25, 2025, p. a31

Chivas advanced to the semifinals of the Liga MX Femenil Clausura 2025 tournament after defeating Pumas 2-0 in the first leg of the quarterfinals, played yesterday at the Akron Stadium in Guadalajara, Jalisco.

The goals for the Guadalajara team were scored by Esbeydi Salazar (60) and Alicia Cervantes (80), who reached 159 goals in total, thus continuing as one of the league's top scorers.

The red and whites made their home advantage count from the opening minutes and created danger; however, the feline defense, led by Julissa Dávila, became an insurmountable wall, while the offense forgot to attack, so both teams went into the break scoreless.

It wasn't until the 60th minute that Chivas managed to breach the auriazul goal, after Salazar received a pass sent from long distance and defined with a cross shot to beat goalkeeper Wendy Toledo and put the score at 1-0.

The home side extended their lead (2-0) in the 80th minute through Cervantes, who scored with a shot from the center of the box. The goal was nearly disallowed due to an alleged offside by the forward; however, referee Carlos Trejo validated it after reviewing the play with VAR.

In stoppage time, at 90+6, the red-and-whites celebrated a third goal thanks to a header from Adriana Iturbide, which was not counted due to an alleged prior foul.

The second leg of this series will be played this Sunday at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario.