Monterrey Vs. Tijuana: Final Score, Rayados Come Back To Hand Xolos 4-2 Loss

The Club Tijuana Xolos got off to a fantastic start at the Estadio Tecnologico on Saturday night against Monterrey, but the Rayados did more than just get back into the game after falling behind. They showed their class throughout the second half of the match, running over the Xolos and showing them how difficult it is to get a result on the road in the Mexican Primera. The newcomers’ took an impressive 2-0 lead, but it eventually evaporated, with Monterrey taking a deserved 4-2 victory on the evening.

Dayro Moreno and Joey Corona, arguably Tijuana’s two best attacking players were the two who struck for them in the first half, with Moreno scoring a brilliant goal to get the Xolos on the board and Corona scoring a tap-in to double their lead. A bad defensive error would gift the Rayados a goal just before the halftime whistle, though, with Sergio Santana making the score 2-1 at the interval.

Shortly after the second half started, the Rayados were granted a penalty after a supposed foul by Fernando Arce. The call was a poor one, though, as it looked like Arce made little to no contact with Santana. Nonetheless, the penalty was given and Luis Ernesto Perez converted from the spot.

From that point forward, the Xolos fell apart and were completely dominated by the superior team. Walter Ayovi came off the bench and scored what would be the eventual winner in the 71st minute and Cesar Delgado put the game to rest less than one minute later with a 72nd minute goal.

Monterrey now have six points from their first two matches and look very much like a title contender, while the Xolos have two losses and look like they’re struggling to adjust to life in the top flight.