Frenchman Andre-Pierre Gignac kept Tigres’ chances of sweeping the two halves of the Liga MX alive when he scored twice in four minutes to earn a 2-2 tie against Guadalajara in the first leg ofthe final. Chivas coach Matias Almeyda praised Gignac for his finishing.
“I think we played a great game, especially in the first half,” he said. “The game plan was bearingits fruits in the result, but we came up against ‘a crack’ who touched the ball twice and scored two goals. It’s down to his ability. The second goal is the kind a different kind of player scores.There were a few mistakes on that second goal, but his finishing was impeccable. His finishing was really impeccable.”