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Tigres UANL Defeats Toluca in a Tense Final
Monterrey witnessed a hard-fought match in the Liga MX final, where Tigres UANL emerged victorious against Toluca. The game was marked by intensity and friction, reflected in the number of cards shown.
The first half passed without goals, but with a high tempo. J. Angulo from Tigres UANL and J. Gallardo from Toluca received yellow cards before halftime.
The second half started strongly for Tigres UANL. In the 46th minute, A. Correa, assisted by D. Lainez, opened the scoring with a goal that sparked euphoria at the Estadio Universitario (UANL). Despite Toluca’s attempts to equalize, Tigres UANL’s defense remained solid. J. Garza received a yellow card for Tigres UANL in the 63rd minute.
In the final stretch of the match, tension increased. In the 90th minute, R. Morales from Toluca was sent off with a red card, and F. Pereira also received a yellow card.
Tigres UANL slightly dominated possession with 51% compared to Toluca’s 49%. However, the difference in shots on goal was more noticeable, with two for Tigres UANL versus one for Toluca. Tigres UANL generated 8 corner kicks, while Toluca failed to achieve any. The referee, Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava, showed a total of 5 yellow cards and one red card in a high-intensity match.
Substitutions toluca: at minute 58 Bruno Mendez came in and D. Barbosa went out., at minute 58 J. Angulo came in and R. Morales went out., at minute 78 Paulinho came in and Helinho went out., at minute 86 N. Castro came in and J. P. Dominguez Chonteco went out.
Substitutions tigres uanl: at minute 71 A. Gignac came in and N. Ibanez went out., at minute 83 J. Brunetta came in and U. Antuna went out., at minute 83 A. Correa came in and J. Sanchez went out., at minute 85 M. Farfan came in and J. Aquino went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Tigres UANL
Toluca
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