Monterrey face Tigres in tasty CONCACAF Champions League final

Updated: May 17, 2023, 05:23 am

Monterrey set up a tasty CONCACAF Champions League final against city rivals Tigres on Thursday after beating Sporting Kansas City 5-2 on the night to cap an aggregate 10-2 win in the United States.

Monterrey, who lifted the region's premier club trophy three times in a row between 2011 and 2013, will meet Tigres, both of whom hail from the northern Mexican city, in the two-legged final that will kick off in two weeks time.

Tigres overcame Santos Laguna in the first semifinal on Wednesday.

Rogelio Funes Mori scored twice for Monterrey to eliminate Sporting Kansas City.
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Sporting Kansas City lost the first leg of the semifinal 5-0 in Mexico last week but they got the start they wanted with a goal from Gerso Fernandes after just five minutes.

However, Rogelio Funes Mori evened the score with a cool finish 15 minutes later and although Fernandes put the home side ahead again, man-of-the-match Rodolfo Pizarro equalised again for Monterrey six minutes before halftime.

Ilie Sanchez missed a penalty for the home side on the stroke of halftime and then Miguel Layun put Monterrey ahead for the first time after 62 minutes with a stunning free-kick from 30 meters out.

Aviles Hurtado made it 4-2 for Monterrey eight minutes from time and then Funes Mori got his second in stoppage time to seal a convincing victory.