Alex Morgan bids farewell in final NWSL match

MIAMI –  U.S. women’s national team legend Alex Morgan played in her final professional league match as the four-time Concacaf Player of the Year hung up her boots.

Morgan exited the match in the 13th minute, as San Diego Wave FC hosted North Carolina Courage in NWSL action in front of 26,516 fans on Sunday at the Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego. The Wave fell 1-4 in league play, but Morgan’s finale was the story of the match.

The only goal from the hosts came in the 13th minute, with Morgan delivering her final corner kick, as Kennedy Wesley equalized to answer Haley Hopkins’ goal in the 4’. The Courage scored three unanswered from Feli Rauch in the 21’, Bianca St-Georges in the 45’, and Meredith Speck in the 90’+4.

San Diego Wave occupies the 12th spot in the NWSL standings and will seek to improve when they travel to face Utah Royals on Saturday. Wave FC will resume its participation in the Concacaf W Champions Cup when they host Portland Thorns FC next Wednesday.

NJ/NY Gotham FC won 2-1 against the Houston Dash to sit fourth in the league standings. After meeting Seattle Reign on Monday, Gotham FC will host CF Monterrey Femenil in the Women’s Champions Cup.

Nine weeks into the Apertura 2024 in Liga MX Femenil, Tigres UANL has reached the top of the table following a 2-1 victory at Atletico San Luis last Monday. The result also marks the ninth straight league win for the six-time champions.

Portuguese summer signing Ana Dias scored her first goal for Tigres in the 6’ with a right-footed shot. Maria Sanchez equalized for the hosts in the 45 '+3. Jaqueline Ovalle, a nominee for the Concacaf Women's Player of the Year, scored the match-winner in the 77’ after winning the ball near the touchline to earn her 11th goal of the campaign and lead the Golden Boot race.

CF Monterrey Femenil won 1-nil against Cruz Azul and sits in third place in the league standings. The two Nuevo Leon sides will meet on Saturday in another edition of the Clasico Regio before shifting their focus to their respective campaigns in the W Champions Cup.

Week five of the Clausura 2024 in Costa Rica saw some surprises as defending champions LD Alajuelense were defeated 4-1 by Sporting FC on Sunday at Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser in San Jose.

Abigail Sancho started the goal count for the hosts in the 22’. Alajuelense showed its experience in the 39’, pulling one goal back thanks to the services of Emelie Valenciano.

Sporting kept their tally going to the start of the second half, with Diana Vallejos scoring in the 49’. The third goal came in the 55’ by Daniela Coto. Abigail Martinez struck the last goal of the night in the 90’+3’.

LD Alajuelense will remain focused on league play. Its next challenge is away at Municipal Pérez Zeledón on Saturday. The Costa Ricans' next W Champions Cup encounter is on October 3, when they face Tigres UANL in Mexico.