América 2-1 Monterrey (3-2 on pens) – América crash out | OneFootball

Club América was eliminated from the Apertura 2025 after losing 3-2 to Monterrey on aggregate.

Match Lineups:

América's Lineup: Luis Malagón, Sebastián Cáceres, Israel Reyes, Kevin Álvarez, Cristian Borja, Jonathan dos Santos, Álvaro Fidalgo, Erick Sánchez, Alejandro Zendejas, Rodrigo Aguirre, and José Zúñiga.

Monterrey's Lineup: Luis Cárdenas, Gerardo Arteaga, John Medina, Sergio Ramos, Fidel Ambriz, Oliver Torres, Sergio Canales, Erick Aguirre, Jesús Corona, Jorge Rodríguez, and Germán Berterame.

Match Report:

We hadn't even reached the first minute of the match when Kevin Álvarez gifted Monterrey a goal opportunity; fortunately, Luis Ángel Malagón appeared to save the team.

América's first chance came with the ‘Buffalo’ in the 12th minute; he was left alone in front of the Rayados' goalkeeper but his right-footed shot was very poor.

When the match was at its tightest with the opponent fully defending, a play from another game by América's number '10' appeared, placing a long-distance shot in the bottom corner.

After this goal, Monterrey started pressing higher and created some goal opportunities, but the clearest chance was from América with a header by Rodrigo Aguirre that hit the post.

The second goal for the Eagles came after a great play by ‘Chiquito’ Sánchez and with a bit of luck, the ball ended up with the ‘Panther’ who dove in to score the 2-0.

The ‘Panther’ had sealed the game by scoring the third, but unfortunately, it was disallowed for a very minimal offside.

83′ Red card for Rodríguez from Monterrey for a second yellow.

Inexplicable actions by América in the final minutes; the team had a numerical advantage after the opponent's expulsion, and despite that, they focused on wasting time and keeping the ball in the corner.

In the end, Monterrey found one chance and that was enough for them to qualify; a resounding failure for América and a 2025 to forget for the Eagles.

Goals:

29′ GOAL FOR AMÉRICA – Alejandro Zendejas opened the scoring with a stunning long-distance goal.

58′ GOAL FOR AMÉRICA – José Zúñiga scored the second for the Eagles after a deflection from the rival defender.

69′ Disallowed goal for América – The ‘Panther’ Zúñiga had scored the third for the Eagles, but it was disallowed for a millimetric offside.

92′ Goal for Monterrey – Berterame went completely alone into the area after surpassing Kevin Álvarez's mark.

Substitutions:

74′ Out: Rodrigo Aguirre – In: Ramón Juárez.

82′ Out: José Zúñiga and Álvaro Fidalgo – In: Henry Martín and Allan Saint-Maximin.

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