After moments of pressuring Monterrey's goal, Real Salt Lake saw themselves quickly defending their own. In the blink of an eye Jesus De Nigris found the back of the net after a mad scramble in the penalty box. The goal came in the 18th minute after some heavy pressure around the penalty box by Monterrey.
Monterrey Vs. Real Salt Lake: CONCACAF Champions League: De Nigris Strikes First For Monterrey
Real Salt Lake had done well defending before the goal came. Nick Rimando had come up with a couple big stops early on in the game. But Monterrey's speed on the flanks and quick counter attacks are causing some issues for the Claret-and-Cobalt.
Shortly after the goal, De Nigris and Luis Perez was subbed out in place of a defensive subs. Monterrey does have a home match this weekend and could be saving players for that or could be saving players for the next leg in this series from picking up any unneeded red cards.
It will be interesting to see if the two early subs by Monterrey will come back to haunt them later on in the match.
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