Antonio “Turco” Mohamed’s unbeaten run in his return with los Rayados will continue all the way to the Liga MX Final as Monterrey defeated Necaxa 1-0 on Saturday to advance 3-2 on aggregate over los Rayos.
As expected, Necaxa were the slicker side for much of the first 45 minutes, but apart from a pair of long distance tries, los Rayos were ineffective in challenging Rayados goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero.
Monterrey came close to grabbing the breakthrough immediately after the break when Dorlan Pabon forced a good save off Hugo Gonzalez.
Still needing to score at least a goal, Necaxa increased the pressure, but just like in the first half, los Rayos were only able to trouble from long range.