La narrativa antes del Cruz Azul vs Atlanta United en la Leagues Cup era que si los cementeros quedaban eliminados, su entrenador, Ricardo 'Tuca' Ferretti se iba a quedar sin chamba.
Noventa minutos y una tanda de penales después, el DT puede respirar con cierta tranquilidad: La Máquina sobrevivió al desafío y avanzó a la segunda fase de la competencia.
PERTH — Jamaica defender Allyson Swaby scored from a sharp header to steer her side to a 1-0 win against Panama in Perth on Saturday, keeping alive the Caribbean side's hopes of advancing to the last 16 of the Women's World Cup.
Panama, who have yet to open their account having lost earlier to Brazil 4-0, can't progress ahead of France and Jamaica who lead Group F with four points.
"I think there was some wastefulness in front of goal. I didn't think we were clinical," winning coach Lorne Donaldson told a press conference.
BRISBANE — Captain Wendie Renard's header seven minutes from time earned France a dramatic 2-1 win over Brazil at Brisbane's Lang Park on Saturday as Herve Renard's side picked up their first win in Group F of the Women's World Cup.
The defender met Selma Bacha's corner with a firm downward header that bounced back up off the turf and beyond goalkeeper Leticia to give the French all three points after opening their campaign with a 0-0 draw against Jamaica last Sunday.
WONDERFUL WENDIE
Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema scored the winning goal as he made his debut for Saudi Champions Al-Ittihad in their 2-1 win over Tunisian side Esperance in the Arab Club Champions Cup.
After netting an angled shot from outside the box in the second half on Thursday, the Frenchman told the Saudi SSC television channel: "It was a strong match and a good start after hard work in preparation.
"Little by little we will build a great team."
American-born defender Sophia Braun was crucial for Argentina's national team as they rallied to a 2-2 draw against South Africa. The Oregon native scored a banger that launched a five-minute-span comeback that ended up rescuing La Albiceleste from elimination.
Before the game, Argentina planned to achieve their first-ever win at the Women's World Cup. However, by the 66th minute, the scene was grim. The South American squad was calamitous in defense, and they were 2-0 down, courtesy of Linda Motlhalo and Thembi Kgatlana.
América llegó a poner orden en la Leagues Cup. Las Águilas arrollaron al St. Louis por 4-0, en un partido donde la nueva dupla dorada del club, compuesta por Henry Martín y Julián Quiñones, combinó de manera perfecta para ilusionar a los fans con un futuro glorioso.
Con excepción de Tigres, Monterrey, León y Mazatlán, los equipos de la Liga MX han sido una lágrima en el torneo que los enfrenta a la MLS, llevando a muchos a pensar "¿y ahora quién podrá defernos?".
The USWNT vs. Netherlands World Cup group stage match on Wednesday night was a fascinating midfield battle that epitomized the old cliché of it being "a game of two halves."
In the opening 45, the Dutch diced the Americans apart with a precision so masterful that it resembled ease. In reality, it's very difficult to turn the USWNT's finely tuned press against themselves, but the Netherlands were a Clockwork Oranje with clever movement, one-touch play and numerical superiority.
Miguel Almirón triggered the nostalgia train for Atlanta United fans on Wednesday when he scored in Mercedes-Benz Stadium for Newcastle during a friendly vs. Chelsea. After the goal he hit the old Miguel Almirón Josef Martínez celebration special.
Miguel Almiron scoring in Atlanta just feels right. ❤️
Con dos goles de Germán Berterame, Monterrey derrotó 3-0 a Real Salt Lake y le dio un poco de dignidad a lo que venían haciendo los equipos mexicanos en la Leagues Cup.
La efectividad del delantero argentino enamoró a los aficionados Rayados, pero al mismo tiempo dejó una profunda pregunta en sus bases: ¿es hora de empezar a despedirse de Rogelio Funes Mori?
Qué necesario es este tipo, por Dios.
PSV hosted second division side FC Eindhoven on Wednesday in a derby preseason friendly, and 20-year-old American striker Ricardo Pepi was on the scoresheet in a 3-1 victory, giving him two goals in two appearances since arriving from FC Augsburg on a five-year deal.
It was an emphatic finish from the Texan as he swept a right-footed effort inside the far post.