Tigres UANL vs América, 2015/16 CONCACAF Champions League, Final

· 1st Leg

Tigres UANL

FT
0 - 2
1st Leg

América

49': Darío Benedetto
90'+3': Osvaldo Martínez

America gains huge upper hand over Tigres in CONCACAF Champs Lge

CONCACAF Champions League

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Attempt blocked. André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Javier Aquino.
3': Foul by Pablo Aguilar (América).
3': Rafael Sóbis (Tigres) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Foul by José Arturo Rivas (Tigres).
4': Pablo Aguilar (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Corner, América. Conceded by José Francisco Torres.
6': Foul by Jürgen Damm (Tigres).
6': Rubens Sambueza (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Ventura Alvarado (América).
7': Javier Aquino (Tigres) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Attempt saved. André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
10': Offside, Tigres. José Francisco Torres tries a through ball, but Javier Aquino is caught offside.
11': Attempt missed. Rafael Sóbis (Tigres) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by José Francisco Torres.
13': Foul by Osvaldo Martínez (América).
13': Rafael Sóbis (Tigres) wins a free kick on the right wing.
13': Offside, América. Osvaldo Martínez tries a through ball, but Oribe Peralta is caught offside.
15': Hand ball by Ventura Alvarado (América).
16': Offside, Tigres. Guido Pizarro tries a through ball, but André-Pierre Gignac is caught offside.
17': Attempt missed. Darío Benedetto (América) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rubens Sambueza.
18': Attempt blocked. Darío Benedetto (América) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rubens Sambueza.
21': Foul by Guido Pizarro (Tigres).
21': Paolo Goltz (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Pablo Aguilar (América).
23': José Francisco Torres (Tigres) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Pablo Aguilar (América) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
24': Attempt missed. Juninho (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
26': Foul by Andrés Andrade (América).
26': José Francisco Torres (Tigres) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Offside, Tigres. Nahuel Guzmán tries a through ball, but André-Pierre Gignac is caught offside.
29': Foul by Israel Jiménez (Tigres).
29': Rubens Sambueza (América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Foul by Rubens Sambueza (América).
30': José Francisco Torres (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Jürgen Damm (Tigres).
32': Miguel Samudio (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Attempt missed. Javier Aquino (Tigres) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Israel Jiménez.
34': Attempt missed. André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hugo Ayala.
35': Foul by Hugo Ayala (Tigres).
35': Rubens Sambueza (América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Miguel Samudio.
39': Attempt saved. Guido Pizarro (Tigres) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Sóbis with a cross.
39': Attempt missed. Darío Benedetto (América) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Osvaldo Martínez.
42': Offside, Tigres. André-Pierre Gignac tries a through ball, but Jürgen Damm is caught offside.
42': Foul by Guido Pizarro (Tigres).
42': Osvaldo Martínez (América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Attempt missed. Pablo Aguilar (América) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Osvaldo Martínez following a set piece situation.
44': Foul by Andrés Andrade (América).
44': Hugo Ayala (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Javier Aquino (Tigres).
45': Rubens Sambueza (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Tigres 0, América 0.
0': Match ends, Tigres 0, América 2.
45': Second Half begins Tigres 0, América 0.
46': Foul by Ventura Alvarado (América).
46': Javier Aquino (Tigres) wins a free kick on the left wing.
47': Attempt blocked. Israel Jiménez (Tigres) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
47': Foul by Jürgen Damm (Tigres).
47': Miguel Samudio (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Goal! Tigres 0, América 1. Darío Benedetto (América) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Osvaldo Martínez.
51': Offside, América. Osvaldo Martínez tries a through ball, but Darío Benedetto is caught offside.
54': Foul by Jürgen Damm (Tigres).
54': Miguel Samudio (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Miguel Samudio.
56': Foul by José Daniel Guerrero (América).
56': Javier Aquino (Tigres) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': José Daniel Guerrero (América) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Offside, América. Oribe Peralta tries a through ball, but Andrés Andrade is caught offside.
57': Nahuel Guzmán (Tigres) is shown the yellow card.
58': Attempt missed. José Francisco Torres (Tigres) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Guido Pizarro.
59': Foul by Jürgen Damm (Tigres).
59': Oribe Peralta (América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
60': Attempt missed. Osvaldo Martínez (América) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right from a direct free kick.
61': Foul by Osvaldo Martínez (América).
61': Jürgen Damm (Tigres) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61': Substitution, Tigres. Damián Álvarez replaces Jürgen Damm.
62': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Ventura Alvarado.
63': Attempt missed. Damián Álvarez (Tigres) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Israel Jiménez with a cross.
64': Foul by Oribe Peralta (América).
64': Guido Pizarro (Tigres) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Attempt blocked. Juninho (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
65': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Pablo Aguilar.
66': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Rubens Sambueza.
70': Substitution, Tigres. Héctor Mancilla replaces José Francisco Torres.
70': Substitution, América. Erik Pimentel replaces Darío Benedetto.
71': Damián Álvarez (Tigres) wins a free kick on the left wing.
71': Foul by Ventura Alvarado (América).
73': Foul by Miguel Samudio (América).
73': Javier Aquino (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Substitution, Tigres. Lucas Zelarayán replaces Rafael Sóbis.
77': Javier Aquino (Tigres) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77': Miguel Samudio (América).
79': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Tigres).
79': Rubens Sambueza (América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80': Attempt blocked. André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Javier Aquino with a cross.
81': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Pablo Aguilar.
81': Attempt missed. Andrés Andrade (América) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paolo Goltz.
82': Attempt missed. André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
82': Foul by Juninho (Tigres).
82': Rubens Sambueza (América) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Hugo González (América) is shown the yellow card.
88': Substitution, América. Osmar Mares replaces Andrés Andrade.
88': Attempt saved. André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner.
89': Attempt missed. Miguel Samudio (América) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Oribe Peralta.
90': Foul by Oribe Peralta (América).
90': Israel Jiménez (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Attempt saved. André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+2': Substitution, América. Alejandro Díaz replaces Oribe Peralta because of an injury.
90'+3': Goal! Tigres 0, América 2. Osvaldo Martínez (América) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rubens Sambueza.
90'+4': Foul by Alejandro Díaz (América).
90'+4': Israel Jiménez (Tigres) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Osmar Mares.
90'+5': Offside, Tigres. André-Pierre Gignac tries a through ball, but Lucas Zelarayán is caught offside.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Tigres 0, América 2.

Statistics

AME		UANL
17	Fouls	13
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	5
1	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	0
29.4	Possession	70.6
9	SHOTS	15
2	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
140	Accurate Passes	446
215	Passes	513
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	7
5	Crosses	24
0.2	Cross %	0.3
52	Long Balls	54
16	Accurate Long Balls	37
0.3	Long Balls %	0.7
1	Blocked Shots	4
18	Effective Tackles	20
27	Tackles	24
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
9	Effective Clearances	5
10	Clearances	5

Game Information

Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup

Venue: Estadio Universitario
Location: San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico

Line-Ups

Tigres UANL (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Nahuel Guzmán (GK)
3	Juninho
4	Hugo Ayala
24	José Rivas
2	Israel Jiménez
18	José Torres
19	Guido Pizarro
20	Javier Aquino
25	Jürgen Damm
10	André-Pierre Gignac
9	Rafael Sóbis

Tigres UANL Substitutes:

Jorge Torres, Damián Álvarez, Manuel Viniegra, Hector Mancilla, Antonio Briseño, Lucas Zelarayán, Enrique Palos.

América (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Hugo González (GK)
12	Pablo Aguilar
2	Paolo Goltz
6	Miguel Samudio
17	Ventura Alvarado
10	Osvaldo Martínez
21	José Daniel Guerrero
14	Rubens Sambueza
8	Andrés Andrade
24	Oribe Peralta
9	Darío Benedetto

América Substitutes:

Osmar Mares, Alejandro Diaz, Daniel Vázquez Sosa, Jonathan León, Francisco Rivera, Gil Burón, Erik Pimentel.

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