YOU OFTEN HEAR of a game that has everything and yesterday’s Liga MX decider between Tigres and Club America certainly ticked a lot of boxes.
1-1 after the first-leg, the Apertura title seemed to be on its way to America as they held a narrow lead with just a minute of normal time left.
But, Jesús Dueñas dramatically equalised right at the death to take the game to extra-time and then everything got out of control.
Both teams were already down to ten men when a mass brawl took place. There were more red cards shown and, suddenly, the sides were down to nine each.
In the shootout, America failed to convert a single kick. Tigres players, including French international striker Andre-Pierre Gignac, held their nerve, though and claimed the championship for the second successive time.
The Clausura tournament (the Mexican season is split in two) begins in early January.
