Mexico City, May 3 -- Tigres UANL edged toward the Liga MX semifinals, recovering froma goal down to secure a 3-1 home win over Guadalajara in their quarterfinal first leg.
Ricardo Marin opened the scoring for the visitors with an 11th-minute strike before Jesus Angulo equalized with a close-range header on the stroke of halftime on Saturday.
The hosts took the lead through Juan Brunetta's 52nd-minute goal and Diego Sanchez extendedthe lead shortly after with a long-range finish following a counterattack.
Guadalajara rarely threatened in the second half, failing to have a single shot on target. The decisive second leg will be played at Guadalajara's Akron Stadium next Saturday (May 9)with the winner to meet either Cruz Azul or Atlas in t...