Orlando, United States. Tigers UANL de Mexico advanced on Saturday to the final of the Concacaf Champions League after thrashing 3-0 to Olympiad from Honduras with two penalties that the French converted Andre Pierre Gignac.
The club of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León will face the winner of the key between Los Angeles FC fromMajor League Soccer (MLS) of the United States and America of Mexico that will be defined later.
In the game played at the Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida, Gignac scored his first penalty goal at the end of the first half with a powerful shot that entered from the right side.
The 35-year-old Frenchman registered his double in the 57th minute with a placed shot from the left side.
Both penalties were scored after Olimpia players committed hand in hand inside the area.
Tigres’ third goal fell in the 78th minute when defender Elvin Casildo scored on his own goal by deflecting a cross sent from the left side.
The final phase of the tournament is played at the Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida in the United States, after the competition was suspended in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Tigres in their fourth final of Concachampions
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From its new tournament format, Tigers He reaches his fourth final, this time hoping to finally win the Concacaf Champions League and get his ticket to the Club World Cup.
The three previous finals he lost to América, Pachuca and in the last edition with his staunch rival the Rayados de Monterrey.
With information from Reuters
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