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Heated Monterrey Derby Ends in Draw
Guadalupe, Mexico – A tense Monterrey derby between Monterrey and Tigres UANL ended in a 1-1 draw at the Estadio BBVA, a match marked by intensity and controversy. The match, valid for matchday 16 of the Liga MX Apertura 2025, was full of emotions from the start.
The first half saw an exchange of cards, including a red card for Juan Rodriguez of Monterrey. Tigres also suffered the expulsion of Jesús Angulo just before halftime. Amidst the chaos, Monterrey managed to take the lead with a penalty converted by Sergio Canales on the stroke of halftime.
The second half continued at a similar pace. Tigres, despite playing with ten men, showed grit and managed to equalize thanks to a goal by André-Pierre Gignac, assisted by Juan Brunetta.
Although Monterrey maintained a slight advantage in ball possession (52% against Tigres’ 48%), both teams generated a similar number of offensive opportunities. Monterrey took 13 shots, 5 of which were on target, while Tigres attempted 12 shots, 6 of them directed at the rival goal. The contest was characterized by a high number of fouls, 12 for Monterrey and 19 for Tigres, reflecting the constant struggle in midfield. The refereeing of César Ramos Palazuelos was constantly questioned due to the large number of cautions and expulsions that directly influenced the development of the match.
Substitutions monterrey: at minute 46 J. Corona came in and C. Salcedo went out., at minute 73 L. Ocampos came in and A. Martial went out., at minute 80 F. Ambriz came in and V. Guzman went out.
Substitutions tigres uanl: at minute 46 O. Herrera came in and A. Gignac went out., at minute 53 F. Gorriaran came in and J. Vigon went out., at minute 84 J. Aquino came in and J. Garza went out., at minute 90 A. Correa came in and U. Antuna went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Monterrey
Titulares:
Tigres UANL
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