All Tigres UANL had to do was not allow three goals. They did, and the match went to extra time and then into penalty kicks.
Despite all of that, Tigres prevailed 4-2 in penalty kicks to defeat UNAM Pumas and claim the Liga MX Apertura championship in dramatic fashion.
Tigres tweeted about the victory:
Coming in with a 3-0 aggregate lead, Tigres’ strategy turned into taking the air out of the ball and playing defense. But Pumas scored three goals, including the equalizer in the 88th minute, to send the match to extra time.
But in the 90th minute, the complexion of the match changed.