Photo: Club Tijuana Femenil.
The Liguilla is underway in Liga MX Femenil’s Clausura season!
The playoffs kicked off last week in thrilling fashion with lots of goals and plenty of controversy. As always with the Liguilla, matches were split into two legs, one home and one away for each team. There was one upset, with No. 5 Pachuca taking down No. 4 Chivas.
Meanwhile, also advancing with Pachuca is Tigres, Club América and C.F. Monterrey. Here’s a look at what happened in the Liguilla quarterfinals.
Tijuana surprises in Leg 1, sees red in Leg 2
Club Tijuana skirted into the playoffs with a major shock, beating Chivas in the final week of the regular season. Tijuana continued to thrive on momentum, earning a 2-0 win at home to C.F. Monterrey, Angelina Hix, the American striker, scored in the 31st minute after teammate Paola Villamizar slid the ball across the box to Hix for the tap-in. Right before the halftime whistle blew, Adyson Willet — another American, who played her college soccer at Cal State — scored offer…
