Monterrey came into the match looking to continue their hot start in Mexico’s Clausura 2019 while Club León would have wanted to get a result after being unlucky to only draw Monterrey’s cross-town rivals Tigres UANL the previous week.
Monterrey got started early, putting in two attacks in quick fashion, coming close on a couple occasions in the first five minutes or so of the match. León responded quickly, getting themselves a good chance on goal in the 11th minute, forcing a corner kick after some good attacking play.
That early pressure, however, would not last the rest of the half, as León settled the match down and kept men behind the ball, not allowing Monterrey to get a lot of pressure.