With their nails: Miguel Herrera's Tigres survived with 10 men and left Cruz Azul out
Tigres will face Atlas in the semifinals.
Photo: Miguel Sierra / EFE
For: EFE Updated 16 May 2022 , 0: 19 am EDT
The UANL Tigers they fell this Sunday against Cruz Azul, 0-1 with a goal from the Uruguayan Cristian Tabó, but they qualified for the semifinal of the Mexican Clausura, by tying the series and benefiting from a better position in the standings.
In a duel in which they played the entire second half with an extra man, the Blues of Peruvian coach Juan Reynoso lacked aim, which cost them elimination.
Forced to win by two goals to qualify for the semi-final after losing the first leg 0-1, the Blues came out with an offensive proposal and at the minute 19 fulfilled the purpose of scoring an early goal.
After an error in Javier Aquino’s exit, striker Santiago Giménez saved a ball, which, after an oversight by Hugo A yala, it came to Tabó, lethal with the shot of the right leg for the 0-1 that tied the series.
The goalkeeper Sebastián Jurado saved the Blues in a shot by Juan Pablo Vigón, in the 33 and kept the visitors with the advantage, one goal away of the pass to the semifinal.
Tigres was left with one man less on the court due to the expulsion of Aquino in the stoppage time of the initial half , however, played better against a rival unable to take advantage of the superiority.
Cruz Azul let go of the qualifying goal in the 76. The Chilean Iván Morales, who missed the goal with which La Machine was able to access the final of the Concacaf Champions League, he missed again at the right time; with everything in his favor he put the ball at the base of the post.
In the semifinals, Pachuca, first in the regular phase, will face América, fourth, while Tigres, second, will play Atlas, third.
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