Gently 'solving' Monterrey, Dortmund meets Real Madrid in the quarter-finals

Dortmund won 2-1 against Monterrey on July 2 in the round of 16 of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. This victory helped them qualify for the quarter-finals to meet Real Madrid...

Serhou Guirassy scored twice to help Dortmund beat Monterrey 2-1 - Photo: Reuters

The two teams started the game very fiercely from the first minutes, Dortmund took the initiative to attack while Monterrey chose to play defensive counter-attack. Monterrey was the team with the first chance in the 11th minute, Deossa fired a powerful shot from a distance of nearly 30m but goalkeeper Kobel (Dortmund) caught it.

Just 3 minutes later, Dortmund responded with the opening goal. From a sharp central attack, Guirassy broke through and fired a neat shot past goalkeeper Andrada to score, helping Dortmund lead 1-0.

Monterrey then created several chances but Jesus Corona was unable to beat Dortmund goalkeeper Kobel. In the 19th minute, Corona again got in front of goalkeeper Kobel but failed to finish. The referee then raised his flag for offside.

In the 23rd minute, from a quick counter-attack, Adeyemi passed the ball to Guirassy, ​​who shot into the Monterrey net to raise the score to 2-0 for Dortmund. In the following minutes, Guirassy had consecutive opportunities to score a hat-trick, when he received good assists from his teammates, but unfortunately he could not take advantage.

In the 48th minute, Monterrey suddenly scored a goal to shorten the gap. Starting from an attack on the left wing, Monterrey players coordinated very well before Berterame headed the ball to shorten the score to 1-2.

This was also the final score of the match. In the remaining minutes, both teams had chances but could not take advantage. With this result, Dortmund entered the quarterfinals to meet Real Madrid.

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