Chivas could only tie against a 10 men Tigres by a 1-1 score at home as they continue their streak of games without a victory. Chivas last victory in Liga MX was on September 13th against Pumas and they now have failed to win in four straight matches (a friendly victory against America non withstanding). Chivas will host Necaxa for their mid week clash on Tuesday while Tigres will travel north to host Club Leon that same day.
The 1st half started with Chivas having a number of injured players out
like Luis Romo and Omar Govea. From way outside the area, Brian Gutierrez got off a right footed shot that went into the stands. Off a corner kick, the ball was cleared into the path of Alan Franco, who got off volley in the area that went wide. Off a corner kick, Juan Brunetta got off a shot instead of a cross and almost scored an Olimpico but Chivas’ goalkeeper, Raul Rangel, made a great save. A shot from outside the area by Gutierrez could have been deflected into the net by Santiago Sandoval but he failed to get to the ball. Off a counter, Diego Lainez made a great pass to Juan Brunetta, who got off a left footed shot in the area past Rangel to score and give Tigres the 1-0 lead. It was a good goal and a deserved lead as they had been the slightly better team. A cross into the area was deflected into the path of Roberto Alvarado, who sent his left footed volley into the stands. After getting the ball in the area, Efrain Alvarez got off a left footed shot that went well wide. A cross into the area would eventually fall to Daniel Aguirre, who got off a right footed shot that was saved by Tigres’ goalkeeper, Nahuel Guzman. In the last minute of play, Juan Brunetta incredibly went to take the ball off Leonel Calderon but gave him a terrible kick that earned him a red card. The foul came just prior to halftime and in a play that had no danger and now Tigres were down to 10 players. The halftime whistle blew and although Tigres had the lead, the red card looked to severely hamper their chances for the 2nd half.
The 2nd half started with Chivas subbing out Leonel Calderon and Angel Sepulveda for Bryan Alonso Gonzalez and Ricardo Marin. Alvarado got off a left footed shot that was well saved by Guzman. Ruben Gonzalez got off a left footed shot from outside the area that went well wide. Tigres subbed out Rodrigo Aguirre, Diego Sanchez and Diego Lainez for Emiliano Gomez, Jesus Garza and Ricardo Monreal. Chivas subbed out Luis Rey for Richard Ledezma. Sandoval got off a good left footed shot from outside the are that went just wide. Off a corner kick, the cross into the area was headed from close range by Rafael Guerrero but the header went right to Rangel. Chivas responded with a counter that ended with Gutierrez getting off a right footed shot that Guzman would make a great save on. Chivas subbed out Ruben Gonzalez for Jordan Carrillo. A cross into the area was headed wide by Sandoval. Tigres subbed out an injured Joaquim for Vladimir Loroña. A throw in got deflected right to Gutierrez, who got off a left footed shot that went wide. A cross into the area would find Jordan Carrillo, who would get off a low right footed shot from close range past Guzman to score and tie the match at 1-1. A thru ball would find Ledezma, who got off a right footed shot in the area that went just wide. Off a free kick, the cross into the area was headed from close range by Carrillo but Guzman would make an incredible save. The ball would fall to Marin but his right footed s hot went wide. Chivas subbed out Santiago Sandoval for Jesus Hernandez. Ledezma got off a right footed shot from outside the area that went wide. Tigres subbed out Fernando Gorriaran for Ozziel Herrera. A cross into the area was headed just wide by Hernandez. A cross into the area was headed wide by Hernandez from close range. A cross from Alonso Gonzalez almost got deflected into the net. A cross into the area was headed wide by Marin. Alvarez got off a left footed shot that Guzman saved. Chivas kept trying but Tigres held on and the final whistle blew with the match ending in a tie.
After a great start to their Apertura 2026, Chivas has now increased to four matches without a victory. Chivas got a tie against Tigres that is a big disappointment because Chivas played against 10 players for the 2nd half. The red car to Brunetta, the best Tigres player in the match, it looked like Chivas was going to get the result but they could only tie the match. Tigres had been the slightly better team before the red card and defended well against a Chivas side that failed to create much danger in the 2nd half. Chivas will have to improve for their Tuesday match against Necaxa on Tuesday. While they remain in fourth place in Liga MX, they might drop places with anything bout a victory on Tuesday. Tigres, which has improved somewhat under new Coach Victor Manuel Vucetich, will host Leon that same day.
