3 – 2
“Alí Ávila opened the scoring for Querétaro after a sustained period of pressure. Jonathan Ozziel Herrera Morales tested the keeper moments earlier, Mateo Coronel had two attempts blocked, and Ávila pounced to fire home and give the hosts a shock lead.”
Pivotal“Mateo Coronel doubled Querétaro's advantage from a corner, assisted by Santiago Homenchenko. A devastating seven-minute spell had put the hosts in a position nobody in the stadium expected.”
Pivotal“Rodrigo Aguirre pulled one back for Tigres with a header from a Juan Brunetta assist, cutting the deficit to 2-1 right before the interval and completely changing the complexion of the match heading into the break.”
Pivotal“After a VAR review that saw Diego Reyes booked, Juan Brunetta stepped up and converted the penalty to equalise at 2-2. It was the moment Tigres, who had dominated possession and territory for large stretches, finally drew level and threatened to turn the match on its head entirely.”
Pivotal“With the match locked at 2-2, Mateo Coronel had a late chance to win it outright with a right-footed effort that narrowly missed — a near-miss that underlined Querétaro's continued threat before the eventual winner arrived.”
Querétaro
Tigres UANL
Outstanding performance
Tigres UANL•MidfielderQuerétaro produced one of the most defiant performances of the Liga MX season so far, sitting 15th in the table yet dismantling a Tigres side that controlled 70 percent of the ball and generated 60 dangerous attacks. The hosts struck ruthlessly in a blistering opening spell — Alí Ávila broke the deadlock on 11 minutes after a sustained pressing move, and Mateo Coronel doubled the advantage seven minutes later from a corner, assisted by Santiago Homenchenko. It looked like a humbling was incoming for Tigres, but Rodrigo Aguirre's powerful header from a Juan Brunetta cross before half-time reignited the visitors, and Brunetta himself converted a VAR-awarded penalty on 61 minutes to level at 2-2. Yet despite being outshot 23-12, outpossessed, and out-created on big chances, Querétaro found a way — their winner in the closing stages, against the statistical grain, completing one of the more remarkable results of this early Apertura campaign and pulling themselves away from the relegation places with a priceless three points.
How entertaining was this match?
Corner awarded.
Daniel Parra takes a shot with his head, but it is blocked.
Substitution: Jean Unjanque comes on for Lucas Abascia.
Corner awarded.
Shot by Francisco Manuel Reyes Maldonado with a header, but it misses the target.
Diego Lainez Leyva takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Mateo Coronel takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Juan Vigon comes on for Juan Brunetta.
Diego LainezYellow CardDiego Lainez Leyva receives a yellow card.
On Fernando Imanol Ordonez Delgado, Off Jonathan Ozziel Herrera Morales.
Rodrigo Aguirre takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Yellow card shown to Juan Martinez Jr.
Yellow card issued.
Diego Lainez Leyva takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Mono Martínez comes on for Enzo Daniel Gimenez.
Carlos Andres Villanueva is on for Bayron Duarte.
Corner awarded.
Shot - Romulo Head Shot Missed
On Francisco Manuel Reyes Maldonado, Off Vladimir Lorona.
Santiago HomenchenkoYellow CardYellow card shown to Santiago Homenchenko.
Jonathan Ozziel Herrera Morales takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Mateo Coronel takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Waldo Emilio Madrid Quezada takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Jonathan Ozziel Herrera Morales takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Daniel ParraYellow CardDaniel Parra receives a yellow card.
Juan BrunettaJuan Brunetta takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Goal in the penalty shootout! Juan Brunetta scores, making it 2-2.
Diego ReyesYellow CardYellow card shown to Diego Antonio Reyes Rosales.
Yellow card shown to Diego Antonio Reyes Rosales.
VAR decision pending for a potential penalty.
Corner awarded.
Diego Lainez Leyva takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Jonathan Ozziel Herrera Morales takes a shot with his head, but it is blocked.
Ali Avila takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Waldo Emilio Madrid Quezada comes on for Paulo Victor de Almeida Barbosa.
Juan Brunetta takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
First half ends with the score at 2-1.
Juan Brunetta takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Paulo VictorYellow CardYellow card for Paulo Victor de Almeida Barbosa.
Lucas AbasciaYellow CardLucas Abascia receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Yellow card shown to Lucas Abascia.
Corner awarded.
Carlo Adriano Garcia attempted a header but missed the shot.
Rodrigo AguirreShot! Rodrigo Aguirre scores with a header.
assist: Juan Brunetta
Goal! Rodrigo Aguirre scores to make it 2-1, assisted by Juan Brunetta.
Shot - Rodrigo Aguirre Head Shot Goal
Goal! Rodrigo Aguirre scores, making it 2-1.
Corner awarded.
Enzo Daniel Gimenez's header is saved.
Vladimir Lorona takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Juan Brunetta takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Mateo Coronel takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Carlo Adriano Garcia's header is saved.
Corner awarded.
Fernando GorriaránYellow CardYellow card for Fernando Gorriaran Fontes.
Vladimir Lorona receives a yellow card.
Diego Lainez Leyva takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Mateo CoronelShot from Mateo Coronel with his right foot results in a goal.
assist: Santiago Homenchenko
Goal! Mateo Coronel scores to make it 2-0, assisted by Santiago Homenchenko.
Goal! Mateo Coronel scores, making it 2-0.
Corner awarded.
Alí ÁvilaShot by Ali Avila with his right foot results in a goal.
Goal! Ali Avila scores to make it 1-0.
Mateo Coronel takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Mateo Coronel takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Jonathan Ozziel Herrera Morales takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Juan Brunetta takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Daniel Parra takes a shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Katia Garcia.
Querétaro arrive at La Corregidora riding a confidence-boosting win over Pachuca, while Tigres stumble in after a rocky start to the Apertura. Can the hosts pile further misery on one of Liga MX's traditionally elite clubs, or will Tigres' quality assert itself in Querétaro?
