In a game where Cruz Azul had no problems beating Tigresleft the University Stadium with the 3-2 marker, thanks to a penalty on the hour, which converted Santiago Gimenezin the debut of these teams in the 2022 Opening Tournament.
In the first half the possession of the ball was for the felines, with a 67 percent possessionbut the visitors needed a shot on goal to go ahead at the break, with boos for the locals.
The Cruz Azulinos opened the scoring in the 15th minute, when Christian Tabó won Jesus Angulo’s back and took a cross, which Uriel Antuna went down to the area so that rafael baca define the 0-1 visit.
The cats tried to respond at 20′ with a left-footed shot by Javier Aquino from outside the area, but the goalkeeper Sebastián Jurado was attentive and avoided the draw leaning to the right.
The next opportunity was at minute 35, with a great individual move and Raymundo Fulgencio’s cross at the far post, but the Frenchman Florian Thauvin could not finish off with his head and the ball hit his chest to go over the goal.
It was at 46′ when Tigres tied the game, with a long ball that Sebastián Córdova took advantage of to steal, after a poor clearance by Luis Abram; gave in for Thauvin to push the ball.
However, La Maquina regained the lead in the 62nd minute, when Uriel Antuna took a low cross, which Angel Romero he defined from the far post, without much opposition from the Tigres defensemen.
Sebastian Cordova he was present again in the UANL attack, now with a goal at minute 74; he fired a low shot from long range, which Jurado slipped and went into the net.
At 89′ a penalty was scored in favor of the Cruz Azulinos, after Javier Aquino knocked down Antuna in the box; Santiago Giménez did not miss the opportunity and scored 2-3 in favor of the visiting team.
On Matchday 2, Tigres will visit Mazatlán FC on July 8 at 7:00 p.m. at the El Kraken Stadium, while Cruz Azul will host Pachuca on July 9 at 9:00 p.m. at the Azteca Stadium.