Liga F match-day 3 results: Brugts nets brace as Barcelona fend off spirited Atleti

Liga F match-day 3 results: Brugts nets brace as Barcelona fend off spirited Atleti Barcelona maintained their 100 percent start to the season with a hard-fought 4-2 victory over Atlético Madrid. Elsewhere, Real Madrid returned to winning ways with a 2-0 away win against Deportivo A Coruña.  Here’s how the latest Liga F action unfolded. Barcelona prevail in six-goal thriller Atlético took a surprise lead in their away clash against Barcelona. Summer addition Allegra Poljak raced beyond the Barça defence before slotting the ball off the upright. The Blaugrana hit back through Vicky López, who netted in a second consecutive game to send the two teams into the break on level terms.  Esmee Brugts then turned the game in Barcelona’s favour, nodding in from Clàudia Pina’s clipped delivery. To Atleti’s credit, they provided an immediate response. Lucía Rodríguez latched onto a neat through ball before sliding the ball across for Synne Jensen to sweep home. Unfortunately for the visitors, Caroline Graham Hansen restored Barça’s narrow lead with a simple finish from Pina’s second assist of the day. Brugts then sealed her brace to make sure of the three points. Caicedo shakes off penalty disappointment Lineth Beerensteyn earned an early penalty in Real Madrid’s trip to Riazor. However, Linda Caicedo was unable to take advantage of the opportunity, as she saw her penalty saved by Depor shot-stopper Andrea Tarazona. The Colombia international soon made amends for her penalty miss, curling an unstoppable strike in from just inside the box. Bella Andersson added a second with her first Liga F goal. The central defender got away from her marker to calmly steer the ball in from Andreia Jacinto’s corner. The two first-half efforts proved enough to secure a comfortable victory for Las Blancas, representing the perfect response to their recent stalemate against Eibar.  Late drama in Athletic, Espanyol draw Athletic and Espanyol shared the spoils in one of the most exciting games of the weekend. Iara Lacosta put Espanyol ahead in Lezama before the hosts hit back through Ane Azkona. After missing out on a half-time lead, the visitors required just two second-half minutes to restore their slender advantage. Lucía Vallejo made sweet contact with a bouncing ball in the box, sending her striker looping over Eunate Astralaga.  The home side thought they had spurned the chance to salvage a point when Clara Pinedo saw her 87th-minute penalty brilliantly saved by Espanyol shot-stopper Romane Salvador. However, there was still time left for a costly red card and a stoppage-time equaliser. Julia Guerra was dismissed for a dangerous challenge on substitute Nerea Zaldívar. From the subsequent free-kick, Pinedo drove a low ball into the box for Maddi Torre to divert home with her right boot. Badalona hit four past Eibar Badalona blew Eibar away with a strong second-half performance. After playing out a goalless first period, Badalona took the game away from their hosts with three goals in the space of 19 second-half minutes. Irina Uribe, Lauri Requena and Sheila Guijarro all found the net in a decisive period of the contest. Nerea Sánchez pulled a goal back for Eibar, but any hope of a late fightback was extinguished by Paula Sánchez’s 78th-minute effort. Madrid CFF, Alavés secure 1-0 victories on Liga F match-day 3 Madrid CFF maintained their 100% record with a narrow 1-0 home win over Sevilla. The hosts scored what proved to be the winning goal in the seventh minute of the contest, with a corner routine straight off the training ground. As Madrid CFF played the corner short, Emilie Holt made a run from the back post to the centre of the box to fire home from Ana González’s perfectly weighted pass. Meanwhile, newly-promoted Deportivo Alavés made it back-to-back home wins with a successful outing against Granada. Ainhoa Guallar scored what proved to be the only goal of the game in first-half stoppage time. The forward steered a composed header beyond Laura Sánchez after meeting Laia Parera’s deep cross. As a result of the victory, the Basque side have climbed up to seventh spot in the Liga F standings. Real Sociedad experience more frustration Real Sociedad are still searching for their first win of the season after being held to a 1-1 draw by Costa Adeje Tenerife. Ainoa Campo looked to have won the game for La Real when she broke the deadlock in the 74th minute. However, Elbe Verges had other ideas, glancing a header home from Aithiara Carballo’s near-post cross to rescue a point for Tenerife, who, like their opponents, are still waiting for their first three-point haul of the campaign. Logroño prove too strong for Valencia Logroño United recorded their first home win of the season in Sunday’s clash against newly-promoted Valencia. Isina struck in the 58th minute, getting across the near post to guide the ball in from Annelie Leitner’s cut-back. Ana Franco soon doubled the home side’s advantage after Valencia carelessly gave away possession on the edge of their own box. Danielle Marcano pulled a goal back in stoppage time, but it ultimately arrived too late for Valencia to stage a comeback.   Did you know? Atleti’s Jensen is leading the Liga F top scorers chart after netting four goals across the opening three games. Best goal of Liga F match-day 3 Caicedo produced an unstoppable strike for Real Madrid, showing great character to put her penalty miss behind her. The winger cut in from the left flank and used the angle to curl a right-foot shot into the far corner. Liga F match-day 3 results in full Deportivo A Coruña 0-2 Real Madrid Athletic Club 2-2 Espanyol Madrid CFF 1-0 Sevilla Barcelona 4-2 Atlético Madrid Real Sociedad 1-1 Costa Adeje Tenerife Deportivo Alavés 1-0 Granada Logroño United 2-1 Valencia Eibar 1-4 Badalona Related articles from Her Football Hub: Serie A Women’s Cup round-up: Roma run riot as Juventus edge out Inter Arkema Première Ligue week 2 results: OL Lyonnes thrash Paris FC in signature scoreline ÖFB-Frauen Bundesliga results: Graz stay top, Austria Wien and Pölten win big and Rapid claim first victory