“Luis Puente fires Atlante into an early lead, finishing off a move started from a corner and assisted by Walter Portales.”
Pivotal“Hugo Cuypers responds almost immediately, levelling the score after Oliver Torres' assist.”
“Luis Calzadilla puts Atlante back in front early in the second half, pouncing after Jhojan Esmaides hit the post.”
Pivotal“Eduardo Tercero extends Atlante's lead to two goals, finishing a move set up by Jhojan Esmaides Julio Palacios shortly after Monterrey made their substitutions.”
Pivotal“Jhojan Julio caps off the win with a late fourth for Atlante, immediately after Monterrey had cut the deficit to one.”
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Atlante
Monterrey
Outstanding performance
Atlante•AttackerAtlante turned in a ruthlessly efficient display, scoring four goals from just 14 shots while Monterrey squandered their overwhelming territorial dominance - 59% possession and 544 passes to Atlante's 373 counted for little against a side that hit hard on the counter. Luis Puente's early opener set the tone before Hugo Cuypers levelled almost immediately, but Atlante seized control in the second half through Luis Calzadilla and Eduardo Tercero to open up a two-goal cushion. Monterrey's Roberto Carlos De La Rosa Gonzalez gave his side hope with a goal moments after coming off the bench, but Jhojan Julio's stoppage-time strike sealed it, capping a night where Atlante's 20 tackles to Monterrey's 5 underlined a defensively disciplined performance built around soaking up pressure and striking clinically. For Atlante this is a huge statement result given their mid-table standing, while Monterrey's inability to convert dominance into goals will be a real concern heading into their next fixture.
How entertaining was this match?
Corner awarded.
Uros Djurdjevic takes a right-footed shot but misses.
On comes Martin Fernandez, off goes Luis Calzadilla.
Cristobal Alfaro comes on for Walter Portales.
Roberto Carlos De La Rosa Gonzalez takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Shot - Roberto Carlos De La Rosa Gonzalez Head Shot Goal
Armando Escobar Diaz is on, and Walter Clar is off.
assist: Carlos Salcedo
Goal! Roberto Carlos De La Rosa Gonzalez scores, making it 3-2.
Corner awarded.
Fidel Ambriz takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Joaquin Moxica takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Diego Martin Rossi Marachlian takes a shot with his head, but it is saved.
Christian Bermúdez is on, and Martín Nicolás Sarrafiore is off.
Joaquin Moxica comes on for Luis Puente.
Uros Djurdjevic takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Shot - Hugo Cuypers Head Shot Missed
Corner awarded.
Roberto Carlos De La Rosa Gonzalez takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Uros Djurdjevic comes on for Cesar Garza.
Omar Galvez comes on for Lucas Orellano.
Oliver Torres takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Hugo Cuypers takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Eduardo TerceroShot on goal! Eduardo Santiago Tercero Mendez takes a left-footed shot and scores.
assist: Jhojan Julio
Goal! Eduardo Santiago Tercero Mendez scores to make it 3-1, assisted by Jhojan Esmaides Julio Palacios.
Eugenio Pizzuto takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Roberto Carlos De La Rosa Gonzalez is on, and Daniel Aceves is off.
Diego Martin Rossi Marachlian comes on for Jesus Corona.
Jesus Corona receives a yellow card.
Fidel Ambriz takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Luis Calzadilla takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Goal! Luis Calzadilla scores, making it 2-1.
Jhojan Esmaides takes a shot with his right foot, but it hits the post.
Corner awarded.
First half ends with a score of 1-1.
Cesar Garza attempts a header but misses the shot.
Eugenio Pizzuto takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Gerardo Daniel Arteaga Zamora takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Martín Nicolás Sarrafiore takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Eugenio Pizzuto takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Jhojan Esmaides takes a shot, but Julio Palacios saves it with his right foot.
Martín Nicolás Sarrafiore takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Martín Nicolás Sarrafiore takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Ricardo ChávezRicardo Chavez Soto takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Offside.
Hugo CuypersHugo Cuypers scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Óliver Torres
Goal! Hugo Cuypers scores to make it 1-1, assisted by Oliver Torres.
Nico Carrera receives a yellow card.
Luis Puente takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Luis Calzadilla's left-footed shot is saved.
assist: Walter Portales
Goal! Luis Puente scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Walter Portales.
Jesus Corona takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Mario Terrazas Chavez.
Atlante's winless slide hits six games as they host a Monterrey side missing key internationals but still favored to grind out a result. With both teams in mixed form, expect a tight, low-scoring affair in Mexico City.
