Tigers and Puebla They faced each other on the night of November 30, 2023, on the field of the Cuauhtémoc stadium. The match, corresponding to the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Apertura 2023 tournament, began at 7:00 p.m. and ended shortly after 9:00 p.m., with a 2-2 tie that brings Tigres closer to the semifinals.
The first forty-five minutes of the game were all for the locals. The Puebla team created danger in Tigre’s goal, but it was the Nicolaítas who opened the scoring with a goal from Sebastián Córdova, at minute thirty-eight of the first half.
The Mexican midfielder, who had been key last May, when Tigres won the league and finished as national soccer champions, had been struggling. Especially in goal counting.
Since the second leg final against Chivas, the former Águilas del América player had not scored again. It wasn’t until tonight when he, with an accurate header, sent the ball into the net again, giving the momentary advantage to his teammates.
However, at minute forty-four of the first half, Guillermo Martínez tied the score at one, just when his team was beginning to suffer, especially in the defensive aspect. In the second half, Puebla found themselves with the second goal of the game. Things began to get complicated for the Mexican champions.
However, Robert Dante Siboldi adjusted the pieces, sending Ozziel Herrera and Raymundo Fulgencio to the field, giving a new face to the Auriazul attack. ‘Rayo’ scored a goal from another game and made it 2-2 between Tigres and Puebla.
The second leg will be played next Sunday, on the ‘Volcán’ Universitario field. It is enough for Tigres not to lose to advance. The ‘camoteros’, on the other hand, must win no matter what in the home of the champion. Where, by the way, Tigres has not lost since Robert Dante Siboldi arrived on the cat bench.
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