By Edgardo Avelar
The Tigers managed a 2-0 victory over Seattle Sounders in the first leg of the closing quarters of the Concachampions where it seems like a definitive score, but according to the rivalry between teams from the Liga MX with those from the Notable League Soccer (MLS) anything can happen next week.
A victory with goals from Ozziel Herrera and one in his own goal from Jackson Ragen which will allow the squad led by Argentine Guido Pizarro to be able to handle next week’s match in the state of Washington, where the Sounders will have to throw all the potatoes on the fire to try to snatch the ticket from the Mexicans.
In reality, Tigres found victory more by chance than by a better style, especially because In possession of the ball they were lower than the Sounders with 46 percentcausing the Americans to have more peace of mind than expected, even with a penalty that the cats missed when Ángel Correa incredibly missed a penalty generated by the Diego Lainez’s insistence that for better exposure on the court.
Tigres with César Araújo had the first opportunity in the 17th minute, with a shot from outside the area that, unfortunately, goalkeeper Stefan Frei dived well to prevent the goal and keep your squad in the game.
Sounders wanted to show an aggressive face and not wait to be consumed by the rival, even having the opportunity to score when the Brazilian Rómulo slipped and allowed Paul Arriola to be profiled to define. but the shot was stopped by Nahuel Guzmán who kept the score at 0-0 in the 28th minute.
In this action, Tigres responded strongly in a counterattack that Ozziel Herrera went forward to cut back and send a cross shot. which was well controlled by goalkeeper Frei to maintain a goalless draw.
Afterwards Diego Lainez received a stomp inside the area that led to a penalty, but the Argentine Ángel Correa went to deposit him in the stands spoiling the great opportunity to open the scoring and put his team on the path to victory.
Tigres did not lower their arms and although their pressure was not so overwhelming, it did allow them to score the first goal in an action by Ozziel Herrera in the 51st minute. From the left wing he sent a shot from the right to the far post in a great goal that put the cats up 1-0 after receiving a high-heeled pass and Ozziel with great class spooning the ball to nestle it in the nets.
Then Nahuel kept his squad with oxygen in their lungs when at minute 62 in a Rothrock’s point-blank shot in the six-yard box held well to block the shot practically on the line.
Joaquim scored the second goal for the royals in the 75th minute, in a corner kick that was repeated and Brunetta put it exactly so that the defenderThe Brazilian header hit the near post, although it was credited as an own goal by Jackson Ragen.
Now Tigres will pay the visit next Wednesday, April 15 at the Lumen Topic, with the two-goal advantage that seems definitive, but with a performance as bipolar as the cats anything can happen on the west coast next week.
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