2024-04-03 03:03:00
The Columbus Crew vs Tigres started two hours late due to a thunderstorm, but it didn’t take long for the goals to come in favor of the Liga MX team.
André-Pierre Gignac opened the scoring
After a mistake by the locals that might have put the MLS club ahead, in the 17th minute, Tigres found the goal through the head of André-Pierre Gignac.
Diego Lainez took the ball from the right end to the height of the penalty mark to send a cross, which found the head of the Frenchman, following taking a step back and getting away from the defense. In this way, Gignac made the score 0-1 in favor of Tigres.
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Columbus Crew tied with Tigres error
Tigres did not maintain the advantage for long and shortly before the end of the game Columbus Crew tied due to a defensive error.
At 42′, Carlos Rodríguez took the corresponding short goal kick, but compromised his defense a lot and the ball was stolen from him so that it ended in Diego Rossi’s goal.
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Columbus Crew was left with 10 before the end
Few things happened in the second half between both teams, until the 77th minute, when Tigres tried to reach rival territory and following a bad cross, Aidan Morris earned the second yellow card for a challenge on Fernando Gorriarán and left the team with 10 elements. MLS team for the final moments.
When is the Tigres vs Columbus Crew second leg played and where to watch it?
The second leg will take place next Tuesday, April 9 at 6:45 pm and you can see it on the different FOX Sports platforms.
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