And Ramos? Mazatlán surprises with victory over Monterrey

Breaking the predictions, Mazatlán defeated Rayados de Monterrey 1-0 on Matchday 9 of the Clausura 2025 of the Liga MX ; Anderson Duarte was proclaimed the hero of the match by scoring in the first half.

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Without Sergio Ramos , Oliver Torres and Lucas Ocampos on the bench, the locals showed up at the Encanto looking to extend their good run, but they came up against some organized gunners who closed out the game and worked from start to finish.

The first half was short, with many fouls , some yellow cards but it was the locals who came close to opening the score at 5' , through Duarte who connected with Nicolás Benedetti . Until 16', the locals responded through Nelson Deossa , who shot with his left foot from outside the area, the ball went out on the right side of the goal.

Hugo González's first intervention came at 23' when he stopped a shot by Stefan Medina , who also tried from outside the penalty area. Monterrey 's dominance on paper was not reflected on the scoreboard, and at 39' Duarte took advantage of a cross from the right to send the ball into the back of the net and make it 1-0 .

In the second half , the game belonged to Rayados and the figure of Hugo González rose to prominence , stopping attempts by Deossa , 'Tecatito' Corona , Fidel Ambriz and the entire visiting attack, who, although they tried, were unable to beat the Mexican goalkeeper, keeping a clean sheet for just the second time in the tournament.

With the victory, Mazatlán reaches 11 points , while Monterrey stagnates at 12 ; next day the gunners receive Cruz Azul and the regios visit Santos.

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