Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Tigres UANL vs León, 2019 Liga BBVA MX, Clausura 2019 - Finals

· 1st Leg
Tigres UANL
  • 21': André-Pierre Gignac
FT
1 - 0
1st Leg
León

    Tigres take Liga MX final first leg over Leon

    Andre-Pierre Gignac tied the club's all-time scoring mark as Tigres UANL took the first leg of the Liga MX Clausura 2019 final over top-seed Leon.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 2': Foul by Javier Aquino (Tigres).
    • 2': Ángel Mena (León) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Foul by Jorge Torres (Tigres).
    • 5': Joel Campbell (León) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Foul by Ángel Mena (León).
    • 5': Francisco Meza (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Eduardo Vargas (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Javier Aquino.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Guido Pizarro (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Quiñones.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Vinicio Angulo (León) right footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ángel Mena.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Luis Quiñones (Tigres) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Francisco Meza.
    • 12': Foul by Luis Rodríguez (Tigres).
    • 12': Jean Meneses (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Foul by Guido Pizarro (Tigres).
    • 17': José Rodríguez (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by José Rodríguez.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Luis Quiñones (Tigres) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Luis Quiñones (Tigres) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Rodríguez.
    • 21': Goal! Tigres 1, León 0. André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
    • 22': William Tesillo (León) is shown the yellow card.
    • 24': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Rodolfo Cota.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Carioca with a cross.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Javier Aquino (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Rodríguez.
    • 26': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Ramiro González Hernández.
    • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Nahuel Guzmán (Tigres).
    • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 29': Foul by Joel Campbell (León).
    • 29': Javier Aquino (Tigres) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Ángel Mena (León) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jean Meneses.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Luis Montes (León) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Joel Campbell (León) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 34': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Ramiro González Hernández.
    • 35': Offside, Tigres. Rafael Carioca tries a through ball, but Luis Quiñones is caught offside.
    • 40': André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Foul by Fernando Navarro (León).
    • 41': Foul by Eduardo Vargas (Tigres).
    • 41': Luis Montes (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Javier Aquino (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 44': Foul by Rafael Carioca (Tigres).
    • 44': Ángel Mena (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Luis Montes (León) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 45': Attempt saved. André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Quiñones.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafael Carioca.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Tigres 1, León 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Tigres 1, León 0.
    • 46': Foul by Jean Meneses (León).
    • 46': Javier Aquino (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt missed. André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Quiñones with a cross.
    • 51': Foul by Francisco Meza (Tigres).
    • 51': Jean Meneses (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Vinicio Angulo (León).
    • 51': Luis Quiñones (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by William Tesillo.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Javier Aquino.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Luis Montes (León) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by William Tesillo.
    • 54': Foul by Rafael Carioca (Tigres).
    • 54': Ángel Mena (León) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Jean Meneses (León) right footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Eduardo Vargas (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Carioca.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Luis Montes (León) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Campbell.
    • 58': Corner, León. Conceded by Hugo Ayala.
    • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Eduardo Vargas (Tigres).
    • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 60': Substitution, Tigres. Enner Valencia replaces Eduardo Vargas because of an injury.
    • 61': Foul by Fernando Navarro (León).
    • 61': Luis Quiñones (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Enner Valencia (Tigres) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Rodríguez.
    • 62': Foul by William Tesillo (León).
    • 62': Luis Quiñones (Tigres) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 64': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Fernando Navarro.
    • 64': Foul by Francisco Meza (Tigres).
    • 64': Rodolfo Cota (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 66': Foul by André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres).
    • 66': Luis Montes (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Luis Montes (León).
    • 68': Guido Pizarro (Tigres) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Foul by Luis Rodríguez (Tigres).
    • 69': Jean Meneses (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Hand ball by Vinicio Angulo (León).
    • 70': Foul by Francisco Meza (Tigres).
    • 70': Jean Meneses (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Francisco Meza (Tigres) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Enner Valencia (Tigres) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 71': Foul by Ramiro González Hernández (León).
    • 73': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by William Tesillo.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Enner Valencia (Tigres) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Quiñones with a cross following a corner.
    • 75': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by José Rodríguez.
    • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Javier Aquino (Tigres).
    • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 78': Substitution, Tigres. Jürgen Damm replaces Javier Aquino because of an injury.
    • 78': Substitution, León. Yairo Moreno replaces Jean Meneses.
    • 80': Enner Valencia (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Ramiro González Hernández (León).
    • 81': Foul by Enner Valencia (Tigres).
    • 81': José Rodríguez (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Luis Quiñones (Tigres) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André-Pierre Gignac.
    • 81': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Ramiro González Hernández.
    • 82': Fernando Navarro (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Jürgen Damm (Tigres).
    • 83': Luis Quiñones (Tigres) has gone down, but that's a dive.
    • 83': Luis Quiñones (Tigres) is shown the yellow card.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Ángel Mena (León) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Montes.
    • 84': Corner, León. Conceded by Nahuel Guzmán.
    • 85': Substitution, Tigres. Lucas Zelarayán replaces Luis Quiñones.
    • 85': Corner, León. Conceded by Francisco Meza.
    • 87': Foul by Joel Campbell (León).
    • 87': Hugo Ayala (Tigres) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Joel Campbell (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Foul by Fernando Navarro (León).
    • 90': Lucas Zelarayán (Tigres) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Fernando Navarro (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Enner Valencia (Tigres) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by André-Pierre Gignac.
    • 90'+3': Guido Pizarro (Tigres) has gone down, but that's a dive.
    • 90'+3': Guido Pizarro (Tigres) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Tigres 1, León 0.
    • 90'+4': Match ends, Tigres 1, León 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 16
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 9
    5 Saves 4
    45.6 Possession 54.4
    9 SHOTS 20
    4 ON GOAL 6
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    323 Accurate Passes 374
    380 Passes 435
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 4
    8 Crosses 24
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    40 Long Balls 52
    27 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 8
    6 Effective Tackles 11
    9 Tackles 17
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    11 Interceptions 7
    29 Effective Clearances 15
    29 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

    Venue: Estadio Universitario
    Location: San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
    Attendance: 41,615

    Line-Ups

    UANL Tigres UANL (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Nahuel Guzmán (GK)
    21 Francisco Meza Yellow Card
    4 Hugo Ayala
    6 Jorge Torres
    28 Luis Rodríguez
    9 Eduardo Vargas
    19 Guido Pizarro Yellow Card
    5 Rafael Carioca
    10 André-Pierre Gignac
    20 Javier Aquino
    26 Luis Quiñones Yellow Card
    Tigres UANL Substitutes:
    Enner Valencia, Juanjo Purata, Lucas Zelarayán, Eduardo Tercero, Eduardo Fernandez, Francisco Venegas, Jürgen Damm.

    LEO León (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    30 Rodolfo Cota (GK)
    23 Ramiro González
    4 Andres Mosquera
    6 William Tesillo Yellow Card
    5 Fernando Navarro Yellow Card
    10 Luis Montes
    12 José Rodríguez
    16 Jean Meneses
    13 Ángel Mena
    33 Vinicio Angulo
    8 Joel Campbell Yellow Card
    León Substitutes:
    William Yarbrough, Jorge Díaz, Yairo Moreno, Miguel Herrera, Juan José Calero, Dilan Zúñiga, Ivan Ochoa.

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