Monterey /
The team of Women’s Tigers rowed against the current to beat the 3-1 Alajuelense in the Volcano and thus continue with its good step in the Concacaf W Champions Cup.
With this result, the Amazonas secured the top spot in Group A and qualified for the Final Four of this first edition of the international women’s tournament.
At 21′ the Tico team opened the scoring as a result of a header from Sofia Varela.
La Liga took advantage of a double opportunity inside the area and with a second touch, the Costa Rican only had to push the ball to beat Ceci Santiago.
Already Ana Dias appeared in the 32nd minute through the air to even the score, with a pass from Anika RodrÃguez.
The Portuguese jumped in, taking advantage of the lack of marking by the visiting defense and it was enough for her to score her second goal in the Concacaf W Champions Cup.
It was in the 60th minute, when Tigres took the lead in the game after a carom goal by Maricarmen Reyes.
Lizbeth Ovalle appeared on the left wing and finished off the crossbar, Reyes tried to push her headerbut it rebounded with the Costa Rican defense, Hermoso recovered and gave way to Maricarmen to finish from the right in front of the goal.
Anika RodrÃguez sealed the victory in the 63rd minute, after a powerful shot in which Bermudez could do nothing.
The team of Milagros MartÃnez He took advantage of the corner kick in which Ovalle returned a header so that the defense sent it to the back of the goal.
With the victory, Tigres reached nine units after three disputed dates and became the first team to reach the semifinals of the tournament with one match left to play in the group stage.
On the next date, the Amazon They will visit Gotham FC next October 16 in New Jersey.
RGS​
