Guirassy scores twice, Dortmund "overcome" Monterrey at FIFA Club World Cup

(NLDO) – Serhou Guirassy's double in the first half helped Dortmund win 2-1 against Monterrey, thereby advancing to the quarter-finals of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

Rated higher than Monterrey thanks to the quality of the squad as well as the superior class, Dortmund still had a difficult match against the opponent from Mexico. Pressing the opponent right after the opening whistle, Dortmund quickly opened the scoring in the 14th minute when Karim Adeyemi passed the ball delicately for Serhou Guirassy to run down and finish the goal.

Serhou Guirassy opens the scoring for Dortmund

Ten minutes later, the Guinean striker escaped very quickly, received a pass from Adeyemi and completed a double against Monterrey. 2-0 for Dortmund and the fate of the match seemed to have been decided.

Guirassy (9) completed his double within 10 minutes

Leading by two goals early, Dortmund took the initiative to slow down the tempo but that made it difficult for them against the strong rise of the Mexican team. If it weren't for the excellent performance of goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, Dortmund would have had a hard time keeping a clean sheet in the first 45 minutes.

Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel made excellent saves from many dangerous situations.

After the break, Monterrey continued to launch dangerous attacks and narrowed the gap to 1-2 in the 48th minute thanks to German Berterame. Monterrey played better and better while Dortmund completely lost control of the game and the Bundesliga representative only knew how to play defensively to protect their goal.

German Berterame (7) shortens the gap for Monterrey

Unfortunately for Monterrey, they had a chance to equalize with a goal from German Berterame in the 66th minute, but the goal was disallowed due to an offside by Berterame himself. Dortmund tried to protect the result until the end of the match and overcame Monterrey to win the last ticket to the quarter-finals. Dortmund awaits to face Real Madrid in the round of 8 on July 6.

This is considered a huge challenge for coach Kovač and his team, especially when they are not really stable in defense and game control.

Dortmund ready to face Real Madrid in the quarter-finals

Speaking after the match, coach Niko Kovač admitted that his team had let up too early: "We started well but lost focus in the second half. This is a valuable lesson if we want to go further in the tournament." The biggest bright spot was striker Guirassy, ​​who has scored 3 goals in the last 4 matches and is the number one hope in the attack of the Ruhr team.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/guirassy-lap-cu-dup-dortmund-vuot-ai-monterrey-tai-fifa-club-world-cup-196250702110309645.htm