Tigres UANL vs Juárez: result for February 28, goals, summary and next date

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With a goal from André-Pierre Gignac, Tigres UANL beat Juárez 1-0 this Thursday at the Universitario Stadium.

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Substitute Gignac came off the bench and scored the only goal of the game three minutes from time. The attacker, who entered in the 73rd minute, shot low into the left corner after combining with Nicolás Ibáñez.

Manuel Castro, who did not score, regretted not having taken advantage of the great opportunity that was presented to him for Juárez.

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With this victory, Tigres has 10 league games without losing against Juárez (7 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses).

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It is Tigres’ fourth 1-0 victory of the season, the most in the league.

Highlights

CONSEQUENCES:

Tigres UANL is in fifth position with 18 points, one point behind the leader Cruz Azul in nine Clausura games. Tigres has been undefeated in 21 consecutive games (wins 11 draws 10 losses 0) in the league playing at home, a streak that began against Puebla on April 21.

Juárez, which has gone 11 games without winning away from home (0 wins, 1 draw and 10 losses), is bottom with two points in eight games.

ON THE GOAL SCORES:

Gignac reached 14 in the league season, the second consecutive appearance with a goal for the team’s top scorer, in addition to being the third consecutive leading scorer in the league tournament. By keeping a clean sheet, Nahuel Guzmán has nine goals in 28 games in the tournament, the fourth best record among Liga MX goalkeepers.

INJURY REPORT:

No players were removed due to injury.

INFLUENCE OF THE VAR:

No play was disallowed as a result of VAR.