The Striped they had to crush the Pumas, who did not present weapons and who played with 10 men for more than 45 minutes.
A score of 1-0 made up, because Monterrey was on the auriazul area and the cats did not have a single shot aimed at Hugo González’s goal. Without Juan Ignacio Dinenno at the center of the attack, the university students have no direction.
Ake Loba scored for the Monterrey team (minute 31), enough to stay with the victory and the leadership of the Guardians 2021, with 10 points. Despite the fact that Javier Aguirre sent instructions to put more pressure on the visitors and increase the scoring quota, La Pandilla had no problem to leave the scoreboard.
If Alan Mozo’s indiscipline was not enough to end the patience of the Pumas fans, the full-back was sent off at 37 ‘, a direct red card for an iron on Alfonso González. The referee Eduardo Galván Basulto did not notice and only admonished him, but he received a call from the booth, he consulted and that was how he ended the sanction against the youth squad.
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The Mexican barely returned after his indiscipline and internal sanction, but he disappointed again.
For the second half, Monterrey had one, two, three, four and a lot of chances to turn their victory into a beating. Andrés Lillini, feline trainer, accommodated, prioritized the tactic in order and abandoned the attack. The presentation of Gabriel Torres, incorporation for the contest, was an anecdote, because he barely touched the ball.
The Pumas added 443 minutes without scoring a goal as a visitor, a crisis that worsened with Dinenno’s injury and, of course, the departure of Carlos González to the Tigres.
The university team was left with five points, located in the tenth position of the 2021 Guardians, while the Rayados are leaders.