DOHA. Monterrey estinguishes León 5-1 with goals of G. Berterame (4′), A. Gonzalez (34′), A. Gonzalez (37′), A. Gonzalez (71′) and G. Berterame (88′). On the opposite side, León scored with ​B. D. Castillo Segura (49′). León was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (71%).​

R. Funes Mori didn’t convert a penalty (53′) for Monterrey.​

The match was played at the Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium stadium in Doha on Sunday and it started at 3:05 am local time. The referee was Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava with the collaboration of Karen Janett Díaz Medina and Michel Ricardo Espinoza Avalos. The 4th official was Maximiliano Quintero Hernández. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 32 degrees Celsius or 89.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

León had a superior ball possession 71% while Monterrey was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

León had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, Monterrey was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Monterrey shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, León shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Monterrey didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, León received 2 yellow cards (L. Montes and F. Ambriz).

Standings

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Monterrey will host Pachuca on the 1st of October with a 18-12 head to head statistic in favor of Monterrey (9 draws).

León will host Tijuana on the 3rd of October with a 12-9 head to head in favor of León (4 draws).

Monterrey – Formation

Monterrey started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Víctor Manuel Vucetich Rojas decided to play with the following team: Luis Cárdenas (7.4), Stefan Medina (7.2), Sebastián Vegas (7.0), Héctor Moreno (7.3), Érick Aguirre (6.8), Maximiliano Meza (7.6), Celso Ortiz (6.9), Luis Romo (7.1), Arturo González (9.9), Rogelio Funes Mori (6.2) and Germán Berterame (9.4).

The home team had on the bench: Esteban Andrada, César Montes, Luis Sánchez, Edson Gutiérrez, Jesús Gallardo (6.4), Matías Kranevitter (6.2), Jaziel Martínez, Rodrigo Aguirre (6.8) and Jacobo Reyes.

Substitutions

Monterrey made 5 changes: M. Meza for M. Kranevitter (75′), A. Gonzalez for J. Gallardo (75′), R. Funes Mori for R. Aguirre (75′), L. Romo for J. Reyes (87′) and E. Aguirre for E. Gutierrez (88′).

Best player: Arturo González​

The most impressive player for Monterrey was Arturo González.

His rating is (9.9) with 3 goals, 16 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10.

León – Formation

León started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Renato Manuel Alves Paiva played with: Rodolfo Cota (6.2), Byron Castillo (7.8), Jaine Barreiro (5.8), Paul Bellón (5.8), Osvaldo Rodríguez (6.0), Ángel Mena (6.4), Fidel Ambríz (6.7), Luis Montes (6.6), Joel Campbell (6.6), Victor Dávila (6.8) and Lucas Di Yorio (6.4).

They had on the bench: Alfonso Blanco, Julien Celestine, David Ramírez, Oscar Villa, Federico Martínez, Elías Hernández (7.0), Javier Ibarra, Jorge Díaz, Yairo Moreno (7.0) and José Alvarado (6.2).

Substitutions

León made 5 changes: A. Mena for E. Hernandez (80′), L. Montes for J. Alvarado (81′), V. Davila for Y. Moreno (81′), B. D. Castillo Segura for D. Ramirez (85′) and O. Rodriguez for O. Villa (86′).

Best player: Byron Castillo​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for León was Byron Castillo.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 43 passes (90% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.​

• Pachuca – Tigres UANL – 2-0
• Atlético San Luis – Necaxa – 1-2
• Toluca – Tijuana – 3-1
• Santos Laguna – Cruz Azul – 4-0
• Monterrey – León – 5-1