Atlas vs. Monterrey – Game Report – November 27, 2021 – ESPN

After 17 years, Atlas returns to a semifinal, Diego Cocca’s team ended the drought that they had sustained since the 2004 Apertura Tournament, after eliminating Rayados de Monterrey, after equaling 1 to 1 on the global scoreboard and obtaining his pass through best position on the table.

The push from the red and black fans influenced in the first minutes so that Atlas began dominating the actions, being in the second minute when Anderson Santamaría appeared by high and with a header he placed the 1 to 0, however, the goal was annulled by offside, the Guadalajara supporters drowning out the goal cry.

Minutes later, Jairo Torres had the opportunity to open the scoring on two occasions, the first with a volley shot that went over the top, and later with a header that was deflected by the rival defense to avoid the first goal of the night.

In an approach from the left sector, Luis Reyes entered the area and when trying to shoot Erick Aguirre knocked him down after he touched the left leg of the ‘Bone’ with his knee, so the central referee with the support of the VAR assistants later After a few minutes he sanctioned the penalty for the red-black team, which was executed by Julio Furch in a good way to place the 1-0 on the scoreboard and explode the stands of the Jalisco Stadium in jubilation.

Already in the second half, Monterrey looked for the goal that would give him the equalizer in the match, and when there was greater despair in the visiting team, the annotation that gave life to Rayados in the match appeared, after, in a center by Alfonso González appeared on the right side and with a header he scored 1 to 1 in the match at 73 ‘.

In the final part of the match, nervousness was present in the match for both squads, where for a moment the pushes came and the intensity increased with the seven minutes of added time, however, between pressure from the fans and whistles, the central whistle sentenced the match to turn the stands of the ‘Monumental’ Jalisco Stadium into a party, with the red-black team passing to the semifinals of the Apertura 2021 where they will face Pumas.