Tigres controlled the match until the 50th minute, when they found themselves with the advantage of Ibáñez’s goals, but Memo Martínez rescued the Pumas from defeat
With a doublet of Guillermo Martinez, Pumas achieved a valuable two-score draw against Tigers in the match on the fifth day of the 2024 Clausura Tournament, in which Leo Suárez made his debut with the capital team.
Pumas There was little that was generated against the goal defended by Nahuel Guzmán, he gradually tried to equalize the actions, but coach Robert Dante Siboldi’s team maintained possession of the ball.
Neither team could generate any real danger in front of the rival’s goal, but it was Piero Quispe who had an option with a shot that went past the side of the hosts’ cabin.
Guillermo Martínez scored his first two goals with Pumas. Imago7
Tigers He gradually looked more dangerous, but he couldn’t finish, proof of this is that Juan Brunetta had two options and Fernando Gorriarán one, although everything was a scare for the visitors.
The insistence paid off for the hosts, after Jesús Garza appeared from the right and from there sent a cross into the area that fell into Nicolas Ibanezwho did not forgive and put the score at 1-0 in the 43rd minute.
The team from New Leon increased the difference in the 49th minute, after a penalty was awarded after a handball in the area by Nathanael Ananias and the person in charge of taking it was Ibáñez, to make it 2-0.
Nicolás Ibáñez scored a double in the duel on matchday 5. Imago7
José Caicedo had an option to Pumas with a mid-range shot, but the ball went to the side of Nahuel Guzmán’s goal, so Tigres maintained the difference.
The visitors did not give up and it was at 71 minutes when Guillermo Martinez He made the score 2-1 by heading a corner kick to send the ball into the corner.
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Pumas once again he was present on the board with another header from Martínez at 75 minutes to make it 2-2. The play required a VAR review after referee Fernando Hernández had indicated that the forward had connected with his arm, but finally the correction was made and the tie was made.
Andre Pierre Gignac There was a score for the home team in the 83rd minute, but once again the VAR intervened, it was detected that the Frenchman had touched the ball with his hand and therefore it was annulled. In the end the scoreboard did not move and the score was tied.
With the result, Tigres remains undefeated and reached 11 points, while Pumas added one point to reach eight points.