Necaxa defeats Santos Laguna 2-1 in the Apertura 2016 of Liga MX

Necaxa achieved its second consecutive victory tonight in the Apertura 2016 of Liga MX, defeating Santos Laguna 2-1 in a match of round 8 held at the Victoria Stadium in this city.

Brayan Beckeles from Honduras scored for Necaxa in the 15th minute, and Fabián Espíndola from Argentina (42nd minute), while Mauricio Cuero from Colombia scored for Santos (2nd minute). With this result, Necaxa has 10 points and Santos remains with five.

Santos took the lead 1-0 in the first offensive of the match. In the 2nd minute, Mauricio Cuero from Colombia scored with his right foot from inside the area into the top corner of the goal defended by Argentine goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero.

Necaxa pushed forward and tied the game 1-1 in the 15th minute, with a cross from Michel García into the small area, which was headed by Honduran player Beckeles without any mark from the visiting defense, defeating the stretched Argentine goalkeeper Agustín Marchesín.

Rayos continued to attack and Fabián Espíndola took a low shot that was deflected by the Santos goalkeeper, just when the goal was being celebrated, in the 20th minute.

Necaxa took a 2-1 lead in the 42nd minute. A pass from Luis Gallegos to Fabián Espíndola, who entered the area and released a powerful and well-placed left-footed shot that beat Marchesín, and that's how the first half ended.

In the second half, Necaxa sought to increase their advantage with a shot from Chilean player Edson Fuch, which was deflected for a corner kick in the 58th minute.

The Comarca team came close to tying the match when Argentine Martín Bravo faced the goalkeeper alone, but his shot was saved by Barovero in a great save, in the 64th minute of action.

The red and white team responded with a quick offensive that Espíndola finished with a header over the crossbar in the 71st minute.

In the final minutes, the lagunero squad pressed, but they couldn't equalize, allowing Necaxa to achieve their second consecutive victory after defeating Querétaro away in the previous round.

The refereeing was done by Paul Enrique Delgadillo. Michel García from Necaxa was shown a yellow card in the 57th minute, and Brayan Beckeles in the 67th minute.