Tigres must have been listening. As outlets and columnists (me included) started to openly wonder if the Club World Cup was their best last stand before the inevitable decline, they made a statement against a team that had the best defense in the league. Tigres were perfect through most of their game, with two late goals spoiling what was an otherwise masterful performance.
It wouldn’t be long before Tigres were on the board. In the second minute, Luis Quiñones made a run down the right flank, cut inside and curled a shot inside of the far post that froze Jonathan Orozco.