After a solid first half of the match on Saturday night, Tigres managed to make it count with an André-Pierre Gignac goal in the 14th minute, thanks to a faulty defensive coverage by Diego Valdés coupled with an off-target dive by keeper Carlos Acevedo which ended up sending the ball into his own net. Tigres continued harrassing the Santos goal and prevented them from creating any real threat. That is, until a couple minutes before half-time, when Santos sent a free-kick cross into the box. The entire Tigres defense had planned to run forward in unison, leaving the Santos attackers offside.
Tigres’ defense a cause for concern in victory over Santos
