In Record Attendance, Tigres Tie Monterrey in First Leg of Liga MX Femenil Final

In front of 41,615 fans, Tigres Femenil tied Rayadas de Monterrey 1-1 in the first leg of Liga MX Femenil's final on Friday night. The attendance was a record for Estadio Universitario and second highest for the league, another example on how the women's league in Mexico has been growing since its inaugural season in 2017.
📹 ¡Así canta nuestro estadio! ¡Qué bonito es el futbol y qué bonita es esta afición!#Qu3r3mosS3rL3y3nda | #Tigres pic.twitter.com/uSKGpMjd3K
— Club Tigres Femenil 🐯 (@TigresFemenil) November 30, 2019
Tigres dominated the game and scored early as Belen Cruz made it 1-0 in the first five minutes of action.
⚽️Goooool de @TigresFemenil⚽️
— TUDN USA (@TUDNUSA) November 30, 2019
Belén De Jesús Cruz ya puso el primero en el Universitario ⚽️👏🏻🐯#LIGAMXFemenil | #LaFinalEsDeEllas | #EllasJuegan
🔴En Vivohttps://t.co/vG6RmKJBGK pic.twitter.com/QADJaXWBI9
Chances were missed by the home side and shortly after the start of the second half, the visitors made them pay as Annia Mejia's powerful header from a corner earned a goal for Monterrey.
📹 | Tigres 1-1 #Rayadas
— Rayadas (@Rayadas) November 30, 2019
Y de esta manera @Anniaa09 mandó guardar el balón al fondo de la red. ¡VAMOS EQUIPO!#ArribaElMonterrey 🔵⚪🎀 pic.twitter.com/Do63aRi0T8
The game ended in a tie and all to play for in the second leg. The league has yet to announce the second leg so both teams have time to rest before the finale.

Luis Miguel Echegaray is a reporter, producer and head of Latino/Spanish content with Sports Illustrated. He is also an adjunct professor at CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.