The French André-Pierre Gignac scored a brace on Saturday in the 2-0 win of UANL Tigers against Necaxa, a result with which qualified to the quarterfinals of the Apertura 2022 tournament of Mexican soccer in which they will face runner-up Pachuca.
The game had participation of the Ecuadorian attacker Jordy Caicedo who entered for the final part of the game, with which added 14 presences in the team led by Miguel Herrera.
With his two goals in the playoffs, Gignac reached 28 in the final phases of the Mexican League to tie for third place in the top scorers with the retired Alberto García Aspe; the first place is occupied by former Paraguayan soccer player José Saturdino Cardozo, with 43 annotations.
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The Tigres dominated the first half, despite the fact that after 20 minutes they suffered the expulsion of Javier Aquino, who made an iron to the Uruguayan Facundo Batista.
Although they were the dominators of the duel, the cats only managed to make a dangerous shot when in minute 34 the Argentine Guido Pizarro finished off on goal, Shot rejected by goalkeeper Luis Malagón.
Meanwhile he Necaxa was unable to make a shot on goal since he opted for the counterattack, even after the red card that Aquino earned.
Necaxa was condemned to elimination after suffering the expulsion of Batista in minute 50, who stepped on Raymundo Fulgencio from behind.
Again with the same number of players on the court, the Tigres took the lead on the scoreboard. at minute 60Gignac took a free kick that entered through the upper right corner of Malagón to make it 1-0.
After a mistake by the Brazilian Samir De Souza, the cats increased their advantage. Fulgencio, from the right, crossed a center to the area that Gignac, with his head, made it 2-0 in 73.
The Ecuadorian Caicedo replaced the feline striker, at minute 85. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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