Tijuana, coached by Uruguayan Sebastián ‘Loco’ Abreu, defeated Tigres UANL, coached by Argentine Ángel Correa, 1-0 on Friday, with a goal by Kevin Castañeda, in the start of the thirteenth round of the Liga MX Clausura.
With this result, Tijuana reached 15 points, which places them in tenth place, two points behind eighth, the limit for advancing to the final phase. The felines are now in seventh place with 17 points.
Castañeda makes the difference
Tijuana took possession of the ball in the first few minutes led by Uruguayan José Rivero and Kevin Castañeda.
They capitalized on their dominance in the 22nd minute when Castañeda fired a powerful shot from outside the box that beat the outstretched Argentine Nahuel Guzmán to make it 1-0.
In the second half, Tigres improved with the entry of Uruguayan Rodrigo Aguirre, who, in the 50th minute, shot straight at goal, but Antonio Rodríguez made a save.
In the 68th minute it was Ángel Correa’s turn, who received a shot from inside the box and fired a left-footed shot, which Rodríguez blocked and Aguirre’s counter-shot was saved by the defense.
Day 13 is still underway with key duels
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In another game, Necaxa defeated Mazatlán 2-1 and earlier Puebla tied 1-1 against Bravos FC.
The thirteenth day will continue this Saturday with five games.
Among the highlights is the match between Pachuca, fifth in the table with 22 points, which will seek to improve its position with a victory over Cruz Azul, second in the competition with 27 points.
Champion Toluca, number three in the standings with 26 points, will try to maintain their undefeated status against Querétaro, second to last in the tournament with eight points (Filed as: Liga MX Tijuana vs Tigres).
América and Monterrey, under pressure
In their match, América must win at Santos Laguna’s stadium to at least maintain the eighth place they hold, which is the limit among those that qualify for the playoffs.
In another game, Monterrey, led by Spaniard Sergio Canales, needs to get out of its results crisis with a win over San Luis to improve its twelfth position.
Tijuana reached 15 points
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Also on Saturday, León will host Atlas.
The thirteenth matchday will conclude on Sunday with the duel between leaders Guadalajara and Pumas UNAM, in which Costa Rican Keylor Navas plays (Filed under: Liga MX Tijuana vs Tigres).
With information from EFE
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