Monterrey wasn’t supposed to have any trouble getting three points against Herediano, the worst team in Group D, but apparently someone forgot to tell the Costa Ricans that. They battled Monterrey for 90 minutes and made things tough all night to the point that it wouldn’t be ridiculous in the slightest to say they deserved a point from the match. Football doesn’t always give teams what they deserve though and Aldo de Nigris’ goal proved to be the difference as Monterrey defeated Herediano 1-0 for a key CONCACAF Champions League victory.
Monterrey Vs. Herediano, 2011 CONCACAF Champions League: Mexicans Get Surprisingly Tough Win
It took 29 minutes for Monterrey to go on top. Jesus Manuel Corona spotted de Nigris and the Mexican international was able to slot home what would prove to be the match-winner. Finally with their goal, it was expected that Monterrey would begin dominating the match as most expected them to do from the start, but that wasn’t the case.
Herediano defended well and even generated some chances of their own. Monterrey looked nothing like the team that won the competition a year ago, but they didn’t need to. They only needed a result and that is what they got, even if they didn’t look overly convincing in doing so.
With the win, Monterrey moves to second in Group D on nine points, but Comunicaciones is right behind them with nine points. Monterrey had to travel to Seattle for the final match day, a trip that will be difficult to get a result out of, but one they may need at least a point from because Comunicaciones could very well get three points from their trip to Herediano.
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