The first game of the friendly international series of the Rayadas de Monterrey was played against NC Courage of the NWSL, in which the Monterrey squad beat the American team by a tight score of 2-1 on the field of the “Giant of Steel”. »
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In recent months, the clash of Mexican women’s teams against international rivals has become more frequent, the most recent clashes being the Amazon Cup between the UANL Tigers and the FC Bayern Munich and those of the eagles of the America contra OL Reign y Angel Cityhowever, now it was the turn of the Striped from Monterreywho participated in the last edition of the Women’s International Championship and measured before him Portland Thorns American and the Chelsea FC English and that on this occasion they played the first chapter of an international series against the North Carolina Couragealso of the National Women’s Soccer League of the USA.
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The game began with a tight rhythm on the part of the local team, having control of the ball and giving the first blow just 4 minutes into the game when the whistler decreed the maximum penalty for a handball in the area of the visiting squad and falling the responsibility of the collection in the local captain, Rebecca Bernalwho with a great execution and a lot of calm defeated Casey Murphy.
For the complementary part, the North Carolina squad, intensified its operation and equalized the conditions on the field, managing to create dangerous opportunities, however, in a defensive error by one of the defenders, he left a ball adrift that was recovered by Diana Evangelistadefining correctly before the goalkeeper’s bilge Murphy.
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When it seemed that the American team would go blank, the young rookie appeared Olivia Wingate, to shorten the gap after 80 minutes, by stealing a ball in the six-yard box and later taking a powerful shot that left the goalkeeper without a chance to react Alexandria Godinez and with it decree definitive figures.
As the relevant data, they highlight the debut of the historic striped player, Desiree Monsiváis on his return to the Sultana del Norte team to live his second stage in the north of Mexico and the conclusion of the first international tour for the Courage.
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