Kgatlana Scores Four as Tigres Tears Through Toluca

Toluca struck first through Eugénie Le Sommer, but the lead only seemed to wake up Tigres. Maricarmen Reyes equalized before Thembi Kgatlana, María Sánchez and Kgatlana again turned a 1-0 deficit into a 4-1 halftime lead. Toluca lost Karla Martínez to a red card before the break, and Tigres kept pouring it on after it. Kgatlana completed a four-goal night, Mariza Nascimento scored her first for the club and Tigres walked out of the Nemesio Díez with a 7-2 victory. The response to the previous round’s loss to América could hardly have been louder, with Tigres moving level with Group A leader Monterrey on 21 points.

FC Juárez kept itself in that chase with a 2-0 win at León behind two goals from Aisha Solórzano, taking the Bravas to 18 points. Santos Laguna produced another notable result by beating Cruz Azul 2-0 for its fourth victory of the Apertura, while Atlante finally stopped a six-match losing streak with a 2-1 victory over Querétaro. Andrea González and Conni Herrera gave Atlante a two-goal cushion before Niomi Grimaldo pulled one back deep into stoppage time.