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Ecuador's Nayeli Bolaños Scores Twice in León's Victory Over Monterrey
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Ecuador's Nayeli Bolaños Scores Twice in León's Victory Over Monterrey

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Ecuadorian player Nayeli Bolaños scored two goals, leading León to a 3-2 victory over Monterrey in the Mexican women's Apertura league.
  • Monterrey initially took the lead in the second half, but León secured the win with a late goal from Joselyn De La Rosa.
  • Other matches in the league saw Pumas UNAM dominate Querétaro 5-0, with several teams vying for top positions in their respective groups.

Ecuadorian international Nayeli Bolaños scored a brace to inspire León to a dramatic 3-2 comeback victory against Monterrey in the fourth round of the Mexican women's Apertura championship. The match, held on Friday, saw León secure three crucial points and climb to fourth place in Group 1 with six points, while Monterrey remained second in the same group with nine points.

Ecuadorian Nayeli Bolaños scored a brace in the 2-3 triumph of her team, León, over Monterrey.

— Article summaryHighlighting Bolaños's key contribution to the match.

In a closely contested game with alternating dominance, León took an early lead in the 12th minute. Bolaños found the back of the net with a right-footed shot inside the six-yard box to make it 0-1. However, Monterrey responded quickly just two minutes later. Colombian player Marcela Restrepo capitalized on a defensive lapse by León, striking the ball from the edge of the penalty area to beat goalkeeper Natalia Acuña and level the score at 1-1.

León surprised thanks to a right-footed shot that Nayeli Bolaños made inside the small area to celebrate the 0-1.

— Article textDescribing Bolaños's first goal.

The tide turned in the second half when Monterrey took the lead in the 77th minute. Spanish player Lucía García converted a penalty, sending the ball to the right of the goalkeeper to put the home side ahead 2-1. But León, spurred by Bolaños, refused to give up. In the 85th minute, Bolaños exploited a defensive error to score her second goal, nutmegging goalkeeper Paola Manrique to equalize at 2-2.

The Monterrey defense gave away the ball, and Restrepo struck it from the edge of the box to beat Natalia Acuña and celebrate the 1-1.

— Article textDescribing Marcela Restrepo's equalizer for Monterrey.

The dramatic turnaround was completed in the 92nd minute when visitor Joselyn De La Rosa scored from long distance, securing the 3-2 victory for León. Earlier in the day, Pumas UNAM, featuring Spanish player Andrea Pereira, thrashed Querétaro 5-0. Dorian Hernández scored twice, Stephanie Ribeiro added two goals, and Ana Mendoza contributed one for Pumas. The league action continues with several more matches scheduled across the weekend.

Rayadas took the lead 2-1 thanks to a penalty that Lucía García scored to the right of the goalkeeper.

— Article textDescribing Lucía García's penalty goal for Monterrey.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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