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🚨 Champions Cup: Tigres hold on to thwart Galaxy comeback

🚨 Champions Cup: Tigres hold on to thwart Galaxy comeback

A pair of Concacaf Champions Cup quarter-finals will be wrapped up this evening in Mexico. 

Here is what has gone down so far in North America’s continental competition.

Tigres 3-2 LA Galaxy

Scorers: Ibañez 9′, Antuna 10′, Zwarg 57′ ; Paintsil 40′, Garcés 60′ 

Despite a late comeback from the Galaxy, Tigres held on to book their ticket to the semi-final. 

Tigres could not have dreamed of a better start on the night after stuttering in front of goal in the first-leg. 

In a 60 seconds that LA Galaxy fans will want to forget quickly, Tigres nabbed two goals to blow the doors off the tie and take a commanding lead. 

After conceding first inside 10 minutes, the Galaxy somehow allowed their Mexican hosts to steal in and double their lead straight from the kick-off. 

But the cat was truly put amongst the pigeons when Joseph Paintsil nabbed a goal for the Galaxy thanks to a defensive howler, cutting the deficit in half and reigniting the tie. 

Their comeback attempt sputtered after the break however, as Rômulo Zwarg popped up with a header from defense to extend Tigres’ lead back to two, and potentially kill off the gutsy Galaxy.

But gutsy they were, responding superbly with a headed goal of their own, despite major protests from the home side for a foul on the goalkeeper Nahuel Guzmán. 

A miraculous turnaround was not to be for the visitors however, as Tigres held on, fending off the late comeback to book their ticket to last-four, where they will await the winner of Cruz Azul and Club América. 

Still to come 

📸 JULIO CESAR AGUILAR – AFP or licensors

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