Oliver Torres: double and the final with Monterrey

A double from the Spanish Oliver Torres This Saturday they broke through the 5-1 win over Saint Louis of Montereydirected by the Argentine Martín Demichelis, and which has catapulted him to the final of the Mexican Apertura Tournament. The Argentine Germán Berterame, the American Brandon Vázquez and an own goal by Daniel Guillén also contributed to Monterrey’s display. Frenchman Sébastien Salles-Lamonge scored a penalty for San Luis.

San Luis, led by Domènec Torrent, had won the first leg 2-1 last Wednesday. The series ended 6-3 in favor of Demichelis’s team. Monterrey dominated the first half and goalkeeper Andrés Sánchez stood out as a figure by preventing San Luis from falling.

Already in the 1st minute, Sánchez neutralized a header from Héctor Moreno, and in the 18th minute he rejected a long-distance shot from the Spanish Sergio Canales. Monterrey did not lower its intensity in the second half and at the start, in the 47th minute, Torres, taking advantage of a defensive rebound from a cross into the area, hit a low shot from the right that entered Sánchez’s left post for the 1 -0.

Sergio Canales drives a ball against Juan Sanabria (San Luis)

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The Rayados took advantage of their good moment in the match to increase their lead to 52 with a mid-range shot from Canales, which caused another loose ball from Sánchez, which now allowed Berterame to make it 2-0. San Luis reacted with a penalty that Héctor Moreno committed against Brazilian Vitinho and that Frenchman Sébastien Salles-Lamonge took in the 73rd minute to make it 2-1.

However, it was not enough to stop Monterrey’s siege, which in the 82nd minute, with a corner kick taken by Canales, led to Guillén’s own goal for the 3-1 score. Oliver Torres scored his first goal in the 85th minute to make it 4-1, with another volley off a defensive rebound, and Brandon Vázquez sealed the win and the place in the final in the 91st minute with a lob shot.