Goals and Highlights: Monterrey 2-1 Necaxa in Liga MX 2023

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MONTERREY 2-1 NECAXA

Funes Mori leaves and Moreno enters, Monterrey changes.

GOAL MONTERREY

Berterame's header off a corner kick into the net to make it 2-1.

Add 8 more minutes.

Gallardo's shot into the hands of Hugo González.

Cortizo's mid-range shot hit the crossbar.

Govea and Cortizo 

Gonzalez and Aguirre come out

Monterrey changes

Monreal with the overflow and takes the shot that Andrada saves.

NECAXA GOAL

Edgar Méndez, with power and through the center, sends the ball into the net to make it 1-1.

Guzman sweeps after Dominguez's shot hits his hand.

Monreal and Domínguez join the team

Poggi and Silvera leave

Necaxa changes

GOAL MONTERREY

Berterame's cross shot by Funes Mori at the far post to open the scoring 1-0.

Romo leaves and Meza enters, Rayados change.

Funes Mori's mid-range shot straight into the stands.

Berterame's shot from inside the area goes high after Funes Mori's pass in the area.

Garnica leaves and Madrigal enters, Necaxa change

Poggi with a long shot that goes over the top.

Funes Mori's shot into the hands of González.

Luis Romo is cautioned for a strong foul.

Batallini enters and Bastista leaves, Necaxa change.

The second half begins between Monterrey and Necaxa.

MONTERREY 0-0 NECAXA

A Monterrey cross that Hugo González manages to deflect with his fingernails.

Add 8 more minutes.

Aguirre's penalty kick is kicked to the side.

Penalty on Funes Mori by Hugo González.

A foul was called on Funes Mori, but the goalkeeper did not award a penalty.

Van Rankin's cross shot was saved by Van Rankin from the line for the first of the afternoon.

Yellow card for Hugo Gonzalez for stalling.

Goal disallowed for offside by Gonzalez

GOAL MONTERREY

A shot hit the post and was blocked by González, but Arturo González pushed the ball into the net to make it 1-0.

Berterame's shot gained position inside the area, but goes wide.

Necaxa offside on a set piece.

Berterame's header right to the goalkeeper's location.

Rayados had more possession of the ball in the first few minutes, but were still unable to generate danger.

Monterrey and Necaxa kick off the game

We are minutes away from the start of action between Rayados de Monterrey and Rayos del Necaxa in Liga MX.

 10 Damián Batallini

 196 Diego Gómez

 27 Heriberto De Jesus

 8 Fernando Madrigal González

 28 Rafael Ramírez

 30 Ricardo Monreal

 5 Edson Partida

 23 Alan Montes Castro

 17 Juan Domínguez

 15 Arturo Palma

 5 Omar Govea

 23 Luis Sánchez

 24 César Ramos

 19 Jordi Cortizo

 201 Isidro Suárez

 47 Ali Avila

 62 Iván Tona

 14 Érick Aguirre

 15 Héctor Moreno

 11 Maximiliano Meza

22 Hugo González, 2 José Van Rankin, 6 Juan Pablo Segovia, 16 José Esquivel, 25 Vicente Poggi, 18 Brayan Garnica, 3 Agustín Oliveros, 4 Alexis Peña, 11 Facundo Batista, 21 Maximiliano Silvera, 7 Édgar Méndez.

1 Esteban Andrada, 20 Sebastián Vegas, 33 Stefan Medina, 17 Jesús Gallardo, 4 Víctor Guzmán, 21 Alfonso González, 27 Luis Romo, 16 Celso Ortiz, 9 Germán Berterame, 29 Rodrigo Aguirre, 7 Rogelio Funes Mori.

Recalling the characters of the Chavo del 8, Necaxa catalogued this game as the Clásico de la Renta that they will be looking to pull out this day:

¡Sábado de partido! 🙌
Se juega el "clásico de la renta" entre los @Rayados del Sr. Barriga y los Rayos de Don Ramón. ¡Vamos con todo, Necaxa! 💪#MTYvsNEC ⚡ #YoLeVoyAlNecaxa ❤️@ChavodelOcho_Of pic.twitter.com/pPwxxRq4JB

— ⚡️Club Necaxa⚡️ (@ClubNecaxa) February 18, 2023

This is how the Rayados arrived at the Steel Giant.

¡𝐋𝐀 𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀 𝐃𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐒 𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐋 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐘! 👊🏻🤠@MBenzBusesMx pic.twitter.com/2BLSUdxbJK

— Rayados (@Rayados) February 18, 2023

This is the Saturday activity of Day 8 of Liga MX:

San Luis vs Santos Laguna

Monterrey vs Necaxa

Atlas vs Tigres

Pumas vs Chivas

Monterrey is looking for its seventh win, which would mean retaining its leadership position in the face of champion Pachuca and undefeated Tigres. Los Rayados have 18 points at the top.

Rayados de Monterrey are looking for their seventh win in a row and hope that Necaxa can be the victim of their goal. We begin with VAVEL's coverage of the Liga MX Matchday 8 game.

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This is the start time of the game Monterrey vs Necaxa of February 18th in several countries:

Argentina: 8:05 PM to be confirmed

Bolivia: 7:05 PM to be confirmed

Brazil: 8:05 PM to be confirmed

Chile: 8:05 PM to be confirmed

Costa Rica: 5:05 PM to be confirmed

Colombia: 7:05 PM to be confirmed

Ecuador: 6:05 PM to be confirmed

United States (ET): 6:05 PM on Fox Deportes

Spain: 12:05 AM to be confirmed

Mexico: 7:05 PM on Azteca 7, Azteca Deportes, Fox Sports and Fox Sports Premium

Paraguay: 8:05 PM to be confirmed

Peru: 6:05 PM to be confirmed

Uruguay: 8:05 PM to be confirmed

Since 2019 that Rayados have not been able to pull out a win against the hydrocalidos, although they have only lost one of the last five games on any field.

Necaxa 1-2 Rayados Monterrey, Apertura 2022

Necaxa 0-4 Rayados Monterrey, Clausura 2022

Rayados Monterrey 0-1 Necaxa, Apertura 2021

Necaxa 1-1 Rayados Monterrey, Clausura 2022

Rayados Monterrey 1-1 Necaxa, Apertura 2021

Spaniard Édgar Méndez already made his mark on the championship last game by scoring a brace and has shown that he can be an important part of the Aguascalientes team's offensive scheme.

The Rayados have had a love affair with the goal in the first games of the championship, but beyond Funes Mori, Berterame and Aguirre, the one who has scored the goals has been Alfonso González with five goals and, in fact, they have just collaborated with one of them in the most recent victory against Querétaro.

22 Hugo González, 6 Juan Pablo Segovia, 4 Alexis Peña, 3 Agustín Oliveros, 2 José Van Rankin, 16 José Esquivel, 25 Vicente Poggi, 7 Édgar Méndez, 18 Brayan Garnica, 21 Maximiliano Silvera, 11 Facundo Batista.

1 Esteban Andrada, 15 Héctor Moreno, 4 Víctor Guzmán, 17 Jesús Gallardo, 33 Stefan Medina, 16 Celso Ortiz, 27 Luis Romo, 21 Alfonso González, 11 Maximiliano Meza, 7 Rogelio Funes Mori, 9 Germán Berterame.

Víctor Manuel Vucetich acknowledged that in the game against Querétaro they lowered their offense a little and should have been more forceful, so they will be looking to pick it up again this Saturday at home.

"We faced a team that has not won away for a long time, with respect for Querétaro, we had to play cautiously and aggressively to hurt them, with that perseverance to seek results, which leaves us satisfied that the positive streak will continue", he commented at the press conference.

Little by little, the Rayos del Necaxa have picked up rhythm and have obtained good results at home, as they did last Wednesday against the Pumas of the UNAM, but the pending debt of Andrés Lillini's team has been to obtain points away from home, something they will try to change this Saturday to continue climbing positions and take advantage of the fact that the last playoff tournament in the Liga MX will be played.

Víctor Manuel Vucetich's work has received little recognition, but the reality is that he has done a great job with Rayados de Monterrey. After starting with a loss against Chivas del Guadalajara, they have been on a roll with six wins in a row where they have found consistency in attack and defense and this has paid off in points.

The Monterrey vs Necaxa match will be played at the BBVA Stadium, in Monterrey, Mexico. The kick-off is scheduled at 18:05 pm ET.

My name is Adrian Hernandez and I will be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, roster updates, and news as it happens live here on VAVEL US.