Photo by Cesar Gomez/Jam Media/Getty ImagesIt wasn’t the result that either side wanted, but the 2-2 draw was a fair result as Monarcas Morelia hosted Santos Laguna.
Early on the rain was coming down in sheets, pooling on the pitch and making play difficult for both teams. In the fourth minute, Julio Furch had a wide open shot in the box but he mis-hit it and it went high. In the eighth, it was Carlos Ferreira that scuffed his shot and knocked it out wide. In the 11th, Fernando Gorriarán had a chance for Santos that just missed the mark. In the 15th, Monarcas was able to hit Santos on a counterattack and Edson Flores hit a cross that Carlos Ferreira got his head to, redirecting it past…
