Cruz Azul looked like they weren’t missing Chaco Gimenez and Jose de Jesus Carona early as they got on the scoreboard early, but a bad error gifted Tigres an equalizer late in the half. The hosts have been on the front foot all game, with Argentinian playmaker Lucas Lobos looking dangerous and controlling the Tigres attack, but they were only able to score after Gerardo Torrado made a terrible error and gifted them a goal. Cruz Azul’s goal - scored by Javier Aquino - was very much against the run of play, but they all count the same.
UANL Tigres Vs. Cruz Azul, 2011 Apertura: Score Tied 1-1 At Halftime
The Cruz Azul goal itself was a great individual effort by Aquino, as he created the chance with a fantastic run down the right flank during a 19th minute counter-attack. He did very well to beat Israel Jimenez by knocking the ball around him, then win a race against goalkeeper Enrique Palos to get to the ball in the box and poke it into the back of the net.
It looked for a while like the Blue Machine would head into halftime with a lead, but Torrado changed that in the 37th minute, inexplicably passing the ball directly to Hector Mancilla at the top of the 18 yard area. He scored easily, and Tigres are now on level terms headed into the second half.
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