SEATTLE – Tigres were clearly outmatched by the Seattle Sounders, who gave them a 3-0 win in the quarterfinals of the Leagues Cup and with it once again that MLS team eliminated the felines in an international tournament.
The first occasion occurred in the 2012-13 edition of the CONCACAF Champions League and now it was in this tournament, in the match in which the Mexican team could not overcome the defensive scheme imposed by the rival.
The host team got off to a good start in the match, thrown in front, but could not overly upset the UANL team despite their attempts to take advantage on the board.
Tigres tried to respond, but little was what the attack managed to do, while the MLS team struggled to score and did it in the 23rd minute, when Raúl Ruidíaz scored a penalty in the 23rd minute and thus fell 1-0.
The cats reacted to being down on the scoreboard, it came from the sides, but they were not accurate when trying to define and Luis Quiñones had an option at 29 when he received the ball in the area, but he sent his shot from the side.
Seattle Sounders was well positioned in the defensive sector and was able to control the attempts generated by Tigres through Leo Fernández and Carlos González, thus maintaining the minimum advantage on the scoreboard.
The MLS players again came close to scoring when Ruidíaz received a cross from the right side, but his shot went over the cabin defended by Miguel Ortega.
Nicolás ‘Diente’ López tried to do damage with a scissors inside the area, but everything was left to it because the defense rejected the ball, so they still did not equalize the score.
Seattle Sounders widened the gap in the 63rd minute, when Freddy Montero finished off a right-hand corner kick after an extension by Cristian Roldán inside the area.
Tigres had no reaction power against a Seattle Sounders that scored 3-0 through Nicolás Lodeiro, who shot from medium distance to send the ball into the nets, which was lapidary for the Mexican team.
There were still more options for the Seattle Sounders, but in the end they couldn’t increase the difference, but they took the win to advance to the semifinals.