Monterrey maintains perfect pace and takes the lead in the Apertura 2024!

Rayados of Monterrey beat Puebla 2-1 at the Cuauhtemoc Stadium, which took them to 12 points and put them at the top of the Liga BBVA MX General Standings.

Monterrey sought to get close to the opponent's goal from the first minutes, and German Berterame opened the scoring. In the second half, Sergio Canales scored the Regios' second with a great long-distance shot.

At 16', Esteban Andrada made a great save, after Gustavo Ferrareis' cross shot, to prevent the goal.

At minute 33, Joao Rojas tried to break the net with a volley, but the ball went just wide of the goal.

36' PUEBLA 0-1 RAYADOS | German Berterame
Sergio Canales took a powerful shot from outside the box, and the ball hit the crossbar! On the rebound, German Berterame pushed the ball in to open the scoring.

After a good move down the left flank, Johan Rojas shot at goal at minute 43, but the ball went over the crossbar.

The Regio team maintained its offensive approach and managed to extend the lead with a goal by Sergio Canales.

Early in the second half, Oliver Torres took a first-time shot at the near post, but the goalkeeper deflected the ball for a corner kick.

56' PUEBLA 0-2 RAYADOS | Sergio Canales
Sergio Canales scored Monterrey's second goal with a powerful left-footed shot from outside the box, a great goal by the Spaniard!

At minute 73, the referee signaled a penalty kick for Puebla for a sweep by Stefan Medina inside the box. However, after reviewing the VAR, he corrected as Stefan touched the ball first.

81' PUEBLA 1-2 RAYADOS | Santiago Ormeño
Esteban Andrada deflected a shot by Rafael Duran. The ball fell to Santiago Ormeño, who finished and reduced the gap on the scoreboard.

On Friday, August 23, at 8:05 p.m., Rayados will visit the Xolos of Tijuana at the Estadio Caliente for matchday 5 of the Apertura 2024. Let's go, Rayados!

Andrés Jiménez