Toluca gave the bell of the tournament: it eliminated the Tigres UANL champions in the quarterfinals of the Clausura 2026 of the Liga MX Femenil.
The first chapter left an advantage for the Mexican team, which won 2-1 at home and, in a complicated visit to the ‘Volcano’, they reaffirmed their dominance over the ‘Amazons’.
Tigres, current championwas forced to reverse the score to stay in contention; However, the dominant football Toluca He left them out of the race early on.
How was Tigres vs. Toluca in the quarterfinals of the Liga MX Femenil?
Toluca gave the surprise in the Clausura by beating Tigres 1-2 in Nuevo León and seal their place in the semifinals with an aggregate score of 4-2, after also having won the first leg 2-1.
The ‘Red Devils’ They resolved the tie effectively in key moments against some cats that dominated for periods, but lacked forcefulness.
The visiting team opened the scoring in the 30th minute on a set piece: after a corner kick, goalkeeper Aurora Santiago rejected it weakly and Diana Guatemala He took the opportunity to finish with a header and make it 0-1.
Before the break, both teams generated constant arrivals, with Jenni Hermoso leading the Tigres attack in search of Diana Ordóñez and Chrestinah Kgatlana, while Eugénie Le Sommer It was the most dangerous in Toluca, although without precision in the definition.
In the second half, Tigres went forward and put their rival in their own half, but the pressure did not translate into goals. Toluca opted for the counterattack and found the 0-2 at minute 52, when a handball by Stephany Mayor inside the area led to a penalty that Faustine Robert converted safely.
The locals reacted until the 81st minute, also from the eleven steps, after a handball from Erika Martínez that allowed Diana Ordóñez discount for the final 1-2. Tigres insisted in the final minutes, but could not avoid elimination.
All the quarterfinal matches of the Liga MX Femenil
In the rest of the day, Club América Femenil became the first semifinalist by beating Juárez FC 3-2 with a double from the Spanish Irene Guerrero, while Monterrey advanced after beating Cruz Azul 4-0, with a triple from Lucía García and a goal from Marcela Restrepo.
Meanwhile, the ‘Tuzas’ of Pachuca will seek to overcome their series against Guadalajara after losing 2-1 in the first leg in order to meet all the invitees to the semifinals of the tournament.
In this way, this is how the quarterfinals go:
Before the start of the league, the general table was headed by Club América with 42 pointsfollowed by Rayadas from Monterrey with 40.
UANL Tigers occupied third position with 37 units, while Pachuca He was fourth with 36. Guadalajara finished in fifth place with 34 points, Toluca in sixth with 33, Blue Cross in seventh with 31 and FC Juarez He closed the classification with 29.
With information from EFE
