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Late Andre-Pierre Gignac brace denies Chivas win in Liga MX Final first leg

Tigres scrambled a 2-2 draw as Andre-Pierre Gignac scored twice to deny Chivas a win in the first leg of the 2017 Liga MX Clausura Final.

Alan Pulido’s 23rd minute opener ignited proceedings at the Estadio Universitario when the former felino punished his old team following a Nahuel Guzman error.

Chivas deserved credit for their first half play, but in truth, the hosts had offered little attacking threat as the match edged towards the halftime mark.

Chivas eventually reworked the ball into the box, where a Pulido shot was mishandled by Nahuel Guzman for Rodolfo Pizarro to fire in the 2-0.