For the semifinal 1 of the CONCACAF tournament – CONCACAF Champions League 2023, the Felines beat La Fiera 2-1 this Tuesday. The goals of the match for the locals were scored by Sebastián Córdova (44′ 1T) and Luis Quiñones (47′ 1T). While the visitor’s goal was made by Víctor Dávila (5′ 1T).
The figure of the meeting was Luis Quiñones. The Tigres midfielder stood out against León as he scored 1 goal, made 33 correct passes, stole 3 balls and kicked 4 times on target.
Another of the key footballers at the Volcán was Nahuel Guzmán. The Tigres goalkeeper had a great performance against León as he saved 5 shots and made 14 correct passes.
The teams did not have a good presentation showing a rough game, full of fouls on the field. There were several cautioned: Osvaldo Rodríguez, Joel Campbell, Iván Moreno, Lucas Romero and Igor Lichnovsky.
Tigres coach Robert Dante Siboldi arranged a 4-5-1 formation on the field with Nahuel Guzmán in goal; Javier Aquino, Igor Lichnovsky, Samir Caetano and Jesús Alberto Angulo on the defensive line; Guido Pizarro, Rafael Carioca, Luis Quiñones, Fernando Gorriarán and Sebastián Córdova in the middle; and André-Pierre Gignac in attack.
For their part, those led by Nicolás Larcamón planted themselves with a 4-5-1 strategy with Rodolfo Cota under the three sticks; Iván Moreno, Jaine Barreiro, Adonis Frías and Osvaldo Rodríguez in defense; Fidel Ambriz, Lucas Romero, Ángel Mena, Víctor Dávila and Elias Hernández in midfield; and Lucas Di Yorio up front.
The match at the Volcano was led by referee Armando Villarreal.
The victory in the first semi of the CONCACAF – CONCACAF Champions League 2023 allows the Felines to look forward to the second leg with more confidence. La Fiera will now seek to reverse the result in order to continue with chances.
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