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Blue Cross vs. Tigres: Goals, summary, result of the Matchday 17 Liga MX match | TUDN Liga MX

The first half was characterized by the lack of forcefulness of both teams, especially Cruz Azul who boasted of their great control of the ball, but of their poor decision in the last pass or definition.

History repeated itself for the second half. Ángel Sepúlveda missed two consecutive scoring chances and Tigres threatened to go ahead on the scoreboard in a couple of plays.

At minute 70, boos took over the stadium when Paunovic made use of his last substitution window with three players, including Uriel Antuna, who received a hostile shout.

Drama took over the Ciudad de los Deportes Stadium in the final stretch when at 88′, Uriel Antuna caused a penalty for Tigres that Nico Ibáñez did not forgive to deceive Kevin Mier and make it 0-1 that seemed definitive.

However, Cruz Azul attested to its great moment in the Liga MX by tying in the 97th minute with a header from Ángel Sepúlveda at the second post to rescue the tie and reach 42 points in the tournament.

Cruz Azul finished the regular phase as the absolute leader while Tigre fell to third place overall; Both have a direct pass to the Quarterfinals.

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