Jannet Jiménez named Matchday 3 MVP: KRÜ FC’s defender wins the vote ahead of the Queens Cup Mexico Quarter-Finals
4 points from the players, 4 from the presidents and a Quarter-Final spot sealed in Shootouts. Andrea Gallegos, with 6 goals, finished just one point short.
The Queens Cup Mexico Matchday 3 MVP goes to a defender. KRÜ FC’s Jannet Jiménez took the award with 9 points, edging out Andrea Gallegos, the tournament’s top scorer. She got the nod after KRÜ FC beat Club de Cuervos in Shootouts in the last game of the group stage.
The award comes with KRÜ FC already in the Quarter-Finals: on October 11 they face Straight Edge United, while Galácticas del Caribe and Club de Cuervos battle for the other ticket to the Semi-Finals, where Club América and Peluche Caligari are waiting.
How the Matchday 3 MVP was decided
The vote combines three blocks — fans, players and presidents — and Jannet Jiménez won it thanks to the dressing room and the presidents, picking up 4 points from each. Here is the official breakdown:
- Jannet Jiménez (KRÜ FC): 9 points (fans 1, players 4, presidents 4)
- Andrea Gallegos (Peluche Caligari): 8 points (fans 4, players 1, presidents 3)
- Dulce Alvarado (Club América): 7 points (fans 3, players 2, presidents 2)
- Esther Solà (Galácticas del Caribe): 6 points (fans 2, players 3, presidents 1)
The game that put her in the spotlight
Jannet Jiménez was MVP of Club de Cuervos 1 (2) – 1 (3) KRÜ FC, a one-goal-apiece contest: Elizabeth Garrido put KRÜ FC ahead in the 23rd minute and Fátima Alonso equalised in the 31st. The Shootouts went KRÜ FC’s way, sealing their place in the Quarter-Finals.
It wasn’t her first big moment of this Queens Cup Mexico: on Matchday 1, Jannet Jiménez opened KRÜ FC’s 3-0 win over Atlético Parceras FC with a goal in the very first minute. KRÜ FC finished second in Group A with a 2-1 record, behind an unbeaten Club América (3-0), according to the official standings.
Queens Cup Mexico leaders heading into the Quarter-Finals
The Matchday 3 award went to a defender, but the official tournament stats have clear owners up front. Andrea Gallegos leads the scoring chart with 6 goals, ahead of Valeria Castro (Straight Edge United) and Judith Góngora (Peluche Caligari), both on 4. Góngora also has the most Match MVP awards, 2, while Alondra Tinajero, also of Peluche Caligari, leads the assists with 3.
Between the posts, Regina Ruiz (Straight Edge United) has 24 saves, Dayán Téllez (Galácticas del Caribe) 23 and Paola Márquez, KRÜ FC’s goalkeeper, 20.
Quarter-Finals: October 11
The Quarter-Final ties are set: KRÜ FC vs Straight Edge United and Galácticas del Caribe vs Club de Cuervos, both on October 11 (Spain time; kick-off times TBC: XXXX). The winners meet Club América and Peluche Caligari in the Semi-Finals on October 18, and the Final is on October 25.
KRÜ FC head into the Quarter-Finals with the latest MVP in their back line and Paola Márquez among the goalkeepers with the most saves. Across the pitch, Straight Edge United have Valeria Castro, the second-highest scorer: the first knockout tie pits exactly those two strengths against each other.
