The whistler Karen Hernández Andrade will become this weekend in the duel between León vs. Puebla, corresponding to date 12 of the Clausura 2024 tournament, the third female referee to officiate a Liga MX match in the last 20 years, thus adding to the experience that Virginia Tovar experienced in 2004 in the duel Irapuato vs América and Karen Itzel García , in the match between Pachuca and Querétaro on date 11 of this championship.
A rather daring decision at a time when the Arbitration Commission of the Mexican Football Federation who has been harshly criticized for providing the alternative to Karen Itzel García, supposedly hanging on to the situation that represented the commemoration of one more year of International Women’s Day on March 8.
The truth is that beyond the gender perspective that some sports media have given, the reality is that the decision of the Referee Commission to provide the alternative to the third female referee in the last 20 years, choosing Karen Hernández Andrade , the appointment is an interesting bet and the demonstration that there is a modernity within Mexican soccer that does not distinguish between race, sex or social status, but rather capacity and resources as a central referee.
Obviously after the participation of Katia Itzel García last day in the duel between Tuzos and Gallos Blancos, it was evident that that incursion by Virginia Tovar remained an interesting anecdote, but now the fact that in 15 days two whistlers are scheduled women, shows that they are being graded by capacity and professional growth and not by recommendations and favoritism.
In this match, the central judge will be accompanied by Marco Antonio Bisguerra, José Ibrahim Martínez and Diego Montaño, who will make up the refereeing quartet for this match between the Esmeraldas and the La Franja team.
But the presence of the ladies for date 12 not only subscribes to the designation of Karen Hernández as central judge, but Karen Janett Díaz will be as line judge in the match between Querétaro vs. FC Juárez and Elizabeth Ramírez will do the same in the match between Xolos de Tijuana against Santos Laguna.
Background of Karen Hernandez
According to the data released on the technical file of whistler Karen Hernández, we have that in seven years of professional career from the U13 branches of the M League, until now that she will direct in the highest circuit, the referee has had growth gradual that has allowed him to be on the threshold of this great opportunity in his career.
Whistler Hernández has served as the main whistler in the Liga de Ascenso MX, Liga MX Expansión, as well as in the Liga MX Femenil, where she has guided crucial duels such as Chivas vs. América, the Women’s Champion of Champions and the most recent final in the Apertura 2023.
In addition, he has represented Mexican refereeing in competitions such as the Olympic Games, Concacaf Qualifiers for U-17 and U-20 World Cups and Senior National Teams. And recently he participated in the W Gold Cup games between Puerto Rico vs. Panama and Paraguay vs. The Savior.
The development of women in Mexican refereeing has been as important as was demonstrated in the last FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, when linesman Karen Díaz participated in the game between Costa Rica vs. Germany.
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