¡Tigers make history! Team Ricardo Ferretti beats 1-0 Palm trees into the Club World Cup semifinal and becomes the first Mexican and CONCACAF finalist in this competition, as the rest have always remained in the prelude to the title duel.
It was once again Andre Pierre Gignac the man who led the cats to the next stage, as, taking a perfect penalty in the 53rd minute, it was enough to take his ticket to the title duel in which he could face Bayern Munich.
The blues dominated the entire match and in the first half, San Nicolás had to beat, but the goalkeeper Weverton Pereirhe was the hero of the Brazilian team, saving his team by three goals.
The first of the saves was at 3 ‘, when Carlos Gonzalez He was very close to scoring with a header, but the goalkeeper managed to save with a slap.
The Palmeiras attack was null and void and all that was dangerous fell away; while at 33 ‘another save of Weverton, in a cross from the left, without an angle for Gignac and the ball did not enter due to a great performance of the goalkeeper.
At 37 ‘there was another key piece, a header from Gignac to the bottom corner and again the goalkeeper miraculously appeared.
In the complementary part, at 52 ‘Carlos González has been injured and is taken off the field to receive medical treatment; A penalty was awarded and Gignac took the ball, perfectly loaded with power, impossible for Weverton, who even guessed where the shot was going, but could not stop at 53 ‘for Tigres 1-0.
Palmeiras responded with a goal in the 57th minute, but fortunately for the Mexicans, he was sent off and the goal of the Brazilians did not matter for Ferretti’s respite who had the annoying gesture.
Slowly, as the final stage of the match approached, Palmeiras approached the goal, but the golden back never lost its concentration, the field always being for Tuca and now he is only waiting for his rival who will come out of the duel between Bayern Munich and Al-Ahly on Monday.
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