Photo: UNAM Pumas Femenil
The Liguilla for Liga MX Femenil’s 2023 Apertura season has been set.
UNAM Pumas clinched the eighth and final spot in the playoffs with a convincing 2-0 victory in the regular season finale against FC Juárez. Meanwhile, after a stellar season last year, Juárez missed the playoffs, needing a win or a tie against Pumas.
To add insult to injury, FC Juárez was at their home field.
Mónica Monsiváis, the former C.F. Monterrey attacker, scored in the opening two minutes of the match, finding herself wide open inside the box.
FC Juárez were able to keep Pumas scoreless for the remainder of the first half, going into the locker room down by one. However, early in the second half, Aerial Chavarin gave Pumas their second tally. Chavarin scored off a world-class strike inside the box, taking the ball herself and slicing between three defenders.
Both teams finished with 26 points on the table, but Pumas advanced on goal differential, with a +10 GD compared to the Juárez +5 GD….
