With pinpoint accuracy William Paredes opened the scoring with a perfectly placed left footed strike. The Rayados continued to pressure and if it was not for stellar work of Oswaldo Sánchez, the score would have been much worse. Twenty-four minutes into the match, Santos efforts were challenged as Juan Pablo Rodríguez was red-carded. Excluding the later stages of the match, Santos scoring efforts were at an extreme premium. Finally Monterrey broke through the visitors defense, as Carlos Ochoa brought the match to its final 2-0 conclusion with a nice piece of skilled ball handling to the Santos goal.
With the international break Monterrey is not off till September 14 when they face Toluca.
Match Details
Monterrey
1 Jonathan Emmanuel Orozco,19 José Hiber Ruiz (Octavio Valdez 46'),21 Diego Ordaz,23 Felipe Baloy,15 José María Basanta,2 Severo Meza,8 Luis Ernesto Pérez,22 William Paredes,28 Jesús Arellano (José Joel González 68'),9 Carlos Ochoa,26 Humberto Suazo (Gabriel Choy González 73')
Santos
1 Oswaldo Sánchez,4 Jorge Iván Estrada,19 Rafael Alejandro Figueroa,3 Fernando Ortiz,15 Edgar Eduardo Castillo (Jorge Barrera 58'),58 Juan Pablo Rodríguez,7 Walter Jiménez,5 Fernando Arce,26 Francisco Torres,11 Christian Benítez,30 Vicente Matías Vuoso(Daniel Emmanuel Ludueña 58')
