Nashville SC vs Tigres UANL, 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup, Semifinals
· 1st LegAbout
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Francisco Reyes.
- 4': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Jesús Angulo.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Andy Nájar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 6': Offside, Nashville SC. Reed Baker-Whiting is caught offside.
- 9': Foul by Juan Vigón (Tigres).
- 9': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Ozziel Herrera (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Aguirre.
- 10': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Jeisson Palacios.
- 14': César Araújo (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Cristian Espinoza (Nashville SC).
- 14': Foul by César Araújo (Tigres).
- 14': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Ángel Correa (Tigres).
- 18': Substitution, Nashville SC. Matthew Corcoran replaces Edvard Tagseth because of an injury.
- 19': Foul by Jeisson Palacios (Nashville SC).
- 19': Juan Brunetta (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Juan Brunetta (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC).
- 22': Attempt missed. Juan Brunetta (Tigres) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo Aguirre with a headed pass.
- 25': Foul by Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC).
- 25': Juan Brunetta (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Cristian Espinoza (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Nahuel Guzmán (Tigres). Assisted by Matthew Corcoran.
- 27': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Nahuel Guzmán.
- 30': Attempt saved. Juan Brunetta (Tigres) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Brian Schwake (Nashville SC). Assisted by Ángel Correa with a cross.
- 31': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Patrick Yazbek.
- 33': Goal! Nashville SC 0, Tigres 1. Ángel Correa (Tigres) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
- 35': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Fernando Gorriarán (Tigres).
- 36': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Jesús Angulo.
- 38': Foul by Alex Muyl (Nashville SC).
- 38': Ozziel Herrera (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Juan Vigón (Tigres) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Foul by Reed Baker-Whiting (Nashville SC).
- 40': Attempt saved. Ozziel Herrera (Tigres) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Brian Schwake (Nashville SC). Assisted by Juan Brunetta with a cross.
- 43': Delay in match because of an injury Ozziel Herrera (Tigres).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Ozziel Herrera (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Andy Nájar (Nashville SC).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Nashville SC 0, Tigres 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Nashville SC 0, Tigres 1.
- 45': Substitution, Tigres. Marcelo Flores replaces Ozziel Herrera because of an injury.
- 50': Attempt missed. Ángel Correa (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fernando Gorriarán.
- 50': Attempt saved. Juan Vigón (Tigres) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Brian Schwake (Nashville SC). Assisted by Ángel Correa.
- 50': Foul by Rômulo (Tigres).
- 50': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeisson Palacios.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Matthew Corcoran (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar.
- 56': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Aguirre (Tigres) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Brian Schwake (Nashville SC).
- 58': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Patrick Yazbek.
- 58': Attempt missed. Juan Vigón (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 60': Attempt missed. Juan Vigón (Tigres) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Correa.
- 61': Substitution, Nashville SC. Ahmed Qasem replaces Alex Muyl.
- 61': César Araújo (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC).
- 62': Attempt missed. Fernando Gorriarán (Tigres) right footed shot from long range on the right is too high.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Cristian Espinoza (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Nájar.
- 66': Foul by Jeisson Palacios (Nashville SC).
- 66': Juan Brunetta (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Juan Brunetta (Tigres) is shown the yellow card.
- 68': Ahmed Qasem (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Fernando Gorriarán (Tigres).
- 68': Substitution, Tigres. Diego Lainez replaces Rodrigo Aguirre.
- 69': Rômulo (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Warren Madrigal (Nashville SC).
- 71': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Marcelo Flores (Tigres).
- 73': Attempt saved. Marcelo Flores (Tigres) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Brian Schwake (Nashville SC).
- 73': Andy Nájar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Juan Vigón (Tigres).
- 73': Juan Vigón (Tigres) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, Tigres. Rafael Guerrero replaces Juan Vigón.
- 75': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Ángel Correa (Tigres).
- 76': Offside, Tigres. Juan Brunetta is caught offside.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Jeisson Palacios (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxwell Woledzi.
- 76': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Jesús Angulo.
- 77': Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Ángel Correa (Tigres).
- 80': Substitution, Nashville SC. Daniel Lovitz replaces Andy Nájar.
- 80': Substitution, Nashville SC. Woobens Pacius replaces Warren Madrigal.
- 81': Foul by Reed Baker-Whiting (Nashville SC).
- 81': Juan Brunetta (Tigres) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Attempt saved. Ahmed Qasem (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nahuel Guzmán (Tigres). Assisted by Daniel Lovitz.
- 84': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Rafael Guerrero.
- 84': Attempt missed. Ahmed Qasem (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross following a corner.
- 85': Foul by César Araújo (Tigres).
- 85': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': César Araújo (Tigres) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Nahuel Guzmán.
- 86': Jeisson Palacios (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Nahuel Guzmán (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Jeisson Palacios (Nashville SC).
- 89': Delay in match because of an injury Nahuel Guzmán (Tigres).
- 89': Substitution, Tigres. André-Pierre Gignac replaces Juan Brunetta.
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Diego Lainez (Tigres) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Brian Schwake (Nashville SC). Assisted by Ángel Correa.
- 90'+2': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Brian Schwake.
- 90'+3': Ángel Correa (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC).
- 90'+4': Foul by Ángel Correa (Tigres).
- 90'+4': Jeisson Palacios (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Nashville SC 0, Tigres 1.
- 0': Match ends, Nashville SC 0, Tigres 1.
Statistics
UANL |
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|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 42.4 | Possession | 57.6 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 324 | Accurate Passes | 458 |
| 397 | Passes | 523 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 29 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 14 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 29 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: GEODIS Park
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Attendance: 14,597
Line-Ups
Nashville SC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Brian Schwake (GK) |
| 3 | Maxwell Woledzi |
| 4 | Jeisson Palacios |
| 27 | Reed Baker-Whiting |
| 31 | Andy Nájar |
| 20 | Edvard Tagseth |
| 8 | Patrick Yazbek |
| 19 | Alex Muyl |
| 7 | Cristian Espinoza |
| 41 | Warren Madrigal |
| 10 | Hany Mukhtar |
Tigres UANL (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nahuel Guzmán (GK) |
| 27 | Jesús Angulo |
| 23 | Rômulo |
| 2 | Francisco Reyes |
| 8 | Fernando Gorriarán |
| 11 | Juan Brunetta |
| 5 | César Araujo |
| 6 | Juan Pablo Vigón |
| 17 | Rodrigo Aguirre |
| 77 | Ozziel Herrera |
| 7 | Ángel Correa |
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