This Wednesday at the University Stadium, Tigres and León opened the actions of the semifinals of Ida, where the locals came from behind to overcome 2-1 and arrive with an advantage to the return match, to be held next Sunday in the Nou Camp Stadium, to meet the first finalist of the Tournament Grita México 2021 of Liga MX.
From the start of the game, the university students went out with everything to prevent La Fiera from doing the football that characterizes it, however, just at minute 7 there was a controversial action where the Argentine goalkeeper Nahuel Guzman came out to cut off an Ecuadorian attack Angel Mena, in which the red one could be removed. After a few minutes, the referee finally Marco Antonio Ortiz went to VAR to see what happened and marked out of place.
After that came great plays by the locals putting the goal guarded by Rodolfo Cota. First it was French André-Pierre Gignac, who by outwitting several rivals released a strong long-distance shot that went over the goal. Minutes later it was the turn of the Uruguayan Nicolas Lopez, who also tried long distance with the goalkeeper tackling, apart Luis Rodriguez He went into the area, outwitted the goalkeeper and when he took his shot the defense rejected.
The clearest of the U de Nuevo León came at minute 32 through the Tooth. In his eagerness to go out playing, the Argentine Santiago Colombatto he trusted and Juan Pablo Vigón he stripped him of the round, leaving him at the mercy of the Uruguayan, who with his goal wide open threw his shot from one side of the right post. With a minute to go, the Esmeraldas counterattacked through Ore, who decided to shoot from outside the area to put the ball in the left post.
For the complement, the coach of the Panzas Verdes, the Argentine Ariel holan, made movements to remove the superiority of the regios, achieving greater attack, scoring the goal at minute 56. Mena gave the ball to the Chilean Jean Meneses, who appeared from the right side and took a powerful shot that beat the Paton, who apparently thought that Takeshi would take a cross and not a shot. Even the Andean was close to surprising again a few minutes later with a ball that passed by one side.
With the adverse marker, Tigers he did not lower his arms, Miguel Herrera made offensive changes to avoid defeat, which also opened the spaces for Lion, which was close to surprising 77 ‘when Ore fired inside the area and the spherical impact on the right post, leaving the locals alive, who sent all the meat to the grill, entering the Paraguayan Carlos Gonzalez, the French Florian thauvin, Jesus Dueñas and the Uruguayan Leo Fernandez.
At 85 ‘, Cota he made a mistake while clearing, bouncing the ball in Gignac, close to entering, but Osvaldo Rodriguez He managed to clear the line, however, at 89 ‘ Javier Aquino sent a very long center that went out, but that Owners He managed to save to put the ball back in the area, where Cocoliso beat the Colombian William Tesillo with the head so Thauvin scissor and get the equalizer to explode the Volcano.
Already with the tie, the pupils of the Louse They did not stop attacking and taking advantage of the inertia and state of mind they continued attacking the visitors, finding the return to 90 + 4 ‘through Gonzalez, who sent the ball to the back of the net after a series of rebounds in the area.
After the duel, Herrera He indicated that whoever came out to propose the meeting won, also highlighting what was done by those who entered the exchange to change the face of the team, although he also did not throw bells on the fly, mentioning that there are still another 90 minutes to go.
“The game was won by the team that sought to win it. In the first half the goals did not fall and in the second we took risks, we are home, they found a ball to score their goal and we have to risk so as not to get such a favorable result of them. We brought in people who came in to do what they have to do, I don’t have an eleven, I have 25 players willing to enter and break their souls. The team that sought to win won, the statistics are clear and those who entered the exchange did so Good. I am going calm with the determination of the team, but we have not won anything “, El Piojo explained.
Secondly, Hello assured that the opportunity to reach the final is intact for The beast and that he does not see any reason why they could not overcome the university students in the second leg, especially if it is a different match.
“It will be a different game, we have played against a great team, one of the best in the League, the chances are intact, Tigres played a good game and some things we did well and others we did not. We have to adjust details and try to quickly focus on Saturday’s game, the chances are intact, León had a great championship and I don’t see any reason why we can’t do it on Saturday. I think the key is that we do what we know how to do and do what we we did in most of the League and the quarterfinals, we have to improve a lot in ball possession “, declared the South American.
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