In its 100th season Club America desperately wanted to win a league title. It looked as though a 19-year-old would be the one to give the storied club glory in its milestone season after Edson Alvarez's header gave Las Aguilas the extra-time lead.
But after Paolo Goltz was sent off for his part in an ugly fracas that developed just before the break between halves of extra time, the teams were once again level numerically. It was nine on nine after a night that was wild even by Liga MX standards, and Tigres took advantage with relentless pressuring on America's net.