Tigres de la uanl defeated xolos de tijuana 2-0 in matchday 15 of the liga mx apertura 2025, with goals from andré-pierre gignac and ángel correa. Goalkeeper nahuel guzmán saved a key penalty, securing the win that places tigres as sublíder.
The match took place on saturday october 25, 2025 at 17:00 in the volcán universitario in nuevo león. Tigres, coming from a win against pachuca, aimed to surpass américa in the standings, while xolos tried to avoid dropping to the play-in after recent losses.
Tigres lined up with goalkeeper nahuel guzmán, along with joaquim, angulo, vigón, gorriarán, brunetta, jesús garza, aquino, diego sánchez, gignac and herrera. Xolos started with rodríguez, bilbao, porozo, vega, escamilla, jesús gómez, castañeda, árciga, gilberto mora, boya and daoudi.
In the 2nd minute, a tigres goal was disallowed for an attacking foul after var review. At the 18th, herrera received a yellow. In the 26th, the referee awarded a penalty to xolos for guzmán's foul on mora, but revoked it after var. At the 33rd, yellow for xolos' escamilla.
In the second half, at the 46th, var confirmed a penalty for vigón's foul, but guzmán saved it at the 47th. At the 61st, gignac opened the scoring after castañeda's error, his first goal of the tournament. At the 67th, gignac was substituted by parra. At the 71st, xolos changes: blanco and bullaude for escamilla and mora. At the 75th, correa made it 2-0 with a brunetta assist.
At the 82nd, changes: lópez and flores for herrera and brunetta in tigres; vitinho and corona for boya and árciga in xolos. At the 83rd, yellow for daoudi; at the 85th, sent off with a second yellow. At the 89th, yellow for chicha sánchez. Tigres solidifies as sublíder with this victory.