With two goals from Ángel Mena, León defeated Tigres 2-1 in the second leg of the semifinals of the 2021 Apertura Tournament and thus obtained his ticket to the final, after the aggregate ended tied 3-3, so now he will only wait for his rival.
The Guanajuato team achieved their pass to the next round thanks to their better position in the general table during the regular phase, after they finished in third place, while those of the UANL finished in fourth.
The match began with intensity, at times it became rough, but both teams fought to open the scoring, although the home team were the ones that generated the most against the rival cabin.
The Esmeraldas took the lead on the scoreboard in the seventh minute, when Ángel Mena received the ball in the rival area on the right side, crossed his shot to send to the nets and put the 1-0.
Seeing themselves down on the scoreboard, the UANL responded and in 15 minutes they got the tie with a shot in the area by Diego Reyes, after the collection of a free kick and thus fell 1-1.
The match continued at a good pace and the two teams generated disturbing arrivals, one from Tigres was through André-Pierre Gignac and one from León with Víctor Dávila, but everything was left in scares for the opponent.
Aware that they required the victory in this match to reach the next instance, the Esmeraldas continued in search of taking advantage of the new account on the board, but Tigres knew how to solve the attacks of the hosts.
León had one more opportunity through José Iván Rodríguez, who took a shot on goal, but Argentine goalkeeper Nahuel Guzmán was attentive to reject the ball.
Víctor Dávila generated another one for León, when he finished off a delayed pass inside the area, but once again Guzmán saved his cabin by rejecting the ball and thus the level was maintained.
The Esmeralda team did not lower their arms and it was Ángel Mena who was in charge of putting the 2-1 at 84 minutes when he finished off with a header in the area, which gave them the victory and the pass to the final.
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Leon vs. Tigres UANL – Game Report – December 4, 2021 – ESPN