After beating Portland Thorns on penalties in the semifinals of the Women’s International Championship Cup tournament, Rayadas de Monterrey continued their run through this championship and faced Lyon in the final. The team led by Eva Espejo played the final this weekend against the European team, which is the most recent champion of the Champions League.
The Mexicans came out to play everything for everything in this final, although the Rayadas faced one of the most powerful teams in the world, they never gave up. The women from Monterrey began having some very good minutes in the first part of the match, at times they were seen to be superior to the French. Unfortunately with a brace from Lindsey Horan the French went up on the scoreboard, one of her goals coming from a penalty kick.
For the second half, the Rayadas went out to look for a tie and try to turn the match around, this caused an inevitable side effect within the Monterrey team, the lower area was neglected and more goals from Lyon began to fall, Sara Dabritz, Signe Bruun They were in charge of putting the 4-0 that would leave Rayadas out of the fight.
Although Rayadas lost the final in this tournament, they remained with the title of runners-up, putting the Liga MX Femenil and Mexico on top in an international tournament where the best teams faced each other. Las Rayadas against all odds eliminated the hosts and achieved this important recognition in the championship. The Mexican team took the palms and recognition from the other participating squads.
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