2023-12-01 03:16:02
MEXICO CITY (AP) — With a goal from Raymundo Fulgencio in the second half, champion Tigres drew 2-2 once morest Puebla on Thursday in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Apertura tournament in Mexico.
Sebastián Córdova put the university students ahead in the 38th minute, Guillermo Martínez tied it in the 44th minute and Paraguayan Sebastián Olmedo turned it around in the 52nd minute before Fulgencio leveled the match in the 75th minute.
Tigres now needs any draw to qualify for the semifinals.
The Pueblans require a victory by any score to stay alive.
Puebla started the match better and was close to taking the lead with a shot by Guillermo Martínez that was deflected by Argentine goalkeeper Nahuel Guzmán.
After that, the visiting team was better on the field and generated four clear plays, three of those deflected by goalkeeper Jesús Rodríguez, including a spectacular one from a shot by Colombian Luis Quiñones.
Tigres showed their dominance when Fernando Gorriarán sent a cross from the left towards the heart of the area where Córdova connected with a header that entered the left post.
Puebla leveled at the end of the first half when Colombian Kevin Velasco sent a cross from the right into the area where Martínez appeared to finish with a header and beat Guzmán’s shot.
The locals took the lead when Velasco sent a cross from the right towards the penalty area where Olmedo appeared alone to finish off with a header and leave the visiting team’s goalkeeper with no chance.
Tigres tied it when Brazilian Rafael Carioca gave a pass inside the area to Fulgencio, who took a powerful shot that entered Rodríguez’s right post to make it 2-2.
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