With the summer departures of Israel Castro, Leandro Augusto and Dante Lopez, a repeat run towards a Mexican Primera title seemed like a virtual impossibility for UNAM Pumas. They lack depth and are being forced to play lots of inexperienced players thus far, but it hasn’t made a difference. Pumas have maximum points from their three games, including tonight’s dramatic and impressive 2-1 win over fellow title contenders Monterrey.
Pumas UNAM Vs. Monterrey: Full Time, Eduardo Herrera Captures Thrilling 2-1 Win For Hosts
The first half of the match ended 1-1, with Efrain Velarde and Neri Cardozo scoring the goals. Both teams’ star forwards were on display to start the match, with Humberto Suazo and Fransisco Palencia providing the assists and much more as both showed tremendous work ethic, tactical awareness, and creativity.
Both teams created chances in the second half, but the defenses held strong. The match appeared to be heading to a 1-1 draw until second half stoppage time, when substitute Eduardo Herrera scored the winning goal on a fantastic unsaveable header, assisted by Javier Cortes with a corner kick.
Managers Victor Manuel Vucetich and Guillermo Vasquez both made great substitutions and set up their teams with a chance to win, but the quality of Cortes and Herrera won out in the end, and Pumas are off to an absolutely fantastic start in the Mexican Primera.
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