Club León beat Monterrey 2-0 in the Primera Division Apertura, taking the points despite seeing far less of the ball. León were clinical in front of goal, scoring with two of their big chances while Monterrey dominated possession.
Jordi Cortizo put León ahead in the 24th minute, finishing from Diber Cambindo's assist. Daniel Arcila doubled the lead in the 79th minute, and Monterrey's hopes of a response were hit when Jhohan Romaña was shown a red card in the 66th minute.
The stats underline the nature of the win: Monterrey had 65% possession and 18 shots to León's 11, but León created four big chances to Monterrey's one and converted two of them. León's expected goals stood at 1.71 against 1.28 for Monterrey.
