The Tri, led by Pedro López, achieves its second victory in American lands by defeating Houston Dash 5-1.

Mexico dominated during the first half, creating clear goal-scoring opportunities but with poor aim.

After four attempts, Lizbeth Ovalle managed to open the scoring in the 11th minute.

The Tri created at least four clear opportunities that did not result in goals, and then a defensive lapse allowed Cameron Tucker to score a fantastic goal.

But the tie lasted only a few seconds as the attack quickly regrouped and Charlyn Corral scored the second goal.

In the 37th minute, Ovalle scored again with a fantastic goal that extended Mexico's lead. Controversy surrounded the first and third goals due to an offside and a handball, respectively, that were not signaled by the referees.

The second half saw Mexico imposing themselves in the opening minutes, but Houston Dash gradually settled down, closing spaces and slowing down the pace of the game.

The most dangerous play of the entire second half came in the 79th minute when Houston breached the defense and entered the penalty area, but Kimberly Rodríguez made a spectacular clean tackle to disarm the opportunity.

Four minutes later, in a set-piece play, Greta Espinoza finished Anika Rodríguez's cross to score her first goal with the national team and bring Mexico back into the game. In a moment of inspiration, Andrea Hernández took a long-range shot that sealed the final score of 5-1.

The Mexican National Women's Team concludes their participation in the Mex Tour W showing a team with better understanding and continuing to improve under the guidance of Pedro López.

JMH