Club America defeat the Washington Spirit 5-3 for the CONCACAF W Champions Cup title

by | May 24, 2026 | Sports

PACHUCA, Mexico — Irene Guerrero scored the go-ahead goal in the 79th minute and Scarlett Camberos added another in stoppage time to seal a 5-3 victory for Club America over the Washington Spirit for the CONCACAF W Champions Cup title Saturday night.It was the second regional championship for women’s club teams. Gotham FC, the defending champions, fell 3-0 to Pachuca in the third place-match earlier Saturday at Estadio Hildalgo. Liga MX’s Club America took the early lead when Aylín Aviléz’s tapped in a goal off a pass from Camberos in the 22nd minute. They doubled the lead in the 27th with Geyse’s goal just some five minutes later. Sofia Cantore narrowed the score for the NWSL’s Spirit with a goal from 35 yards out. Rosemonde Kouassi tied it at 2 just 35 seconds into the second half. Kouassi chipped in a second goal in the 58th to give the Spirit the lead. She was the tournament’s top scorer with six total goals. But Geyse took advantage of a mistake from Spirit goalkeeper Sandy MacIver to score a second goal in the 61st that pulled Club …

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