I will set the scene: Tigres are up 3-0 on Pumas after thoroughly dominating the first leg of the 2015 Liga MX final.
The second leg, though, ended up being one of the craziest games we have ever seen, in a final to boot. Pumas needed something damn near a miracle to come back and win, but this is Liga MX, and anything is possible. Lalo Herrera got Pumas on to the comeback trail just before half time.
Así se vivió el gol de @LaloHerrera15, desde la cancha del #EOU. #PorTiUniversidad #PorLaOctava #UnidosVenceremos https://t.co/GjaGPGXk5C
— PUMAS (@PumasMX) December 14, 2015And in the 55th minute Pumas scored again, setting up a tension-filled final 35 minutes (or more).
El segundo: https://t.co/W2pTmfbRu7
— Alma Maldonado (@almaldo2) December 14, 2015After 87 minutes, Silvio Torales made it all but certain we were headed for 30 more, completing the Pumas comeback.
Así fue el Gol de Silvio Torales que empata el global de la Final 3-3 y mandaría a tiempo extra #PumasVsTigres https://t.co/APJhV7K7kg
— REFORMACOM (@Reforma) December 14, 2015At this point it looked like we were headed for an important milestone: making it through 90 minutes of Liga MX soccer without anyone seeing red. Fortunately, Lalo Herrera was there to save us.
Definitivamente que la entrada de Eduardo Herrera era de amarilla *Se devalúa un millón de dólares* pic.twitter.com/6WDoEPCxMR
— San Cadilla (@SanCadilla) December 14, 2015In extra time, Andre-Pierre Gignac did what he's been doing all year: scoring important goals for Tigres.
André Pierre #Gignac marca de esta manera en #CU pic.twitter.com/2jzJioBCwM
— LaDeport (@ladeport) December 14, 2015A Hugo Ayala red card (second yellow) evened the teams up at 10 men apiece, which allowed Pumas to do this:
https://t.co/pO3ucwOjkd Pumas fez o gol no último minuto para levar o jogo aos pênaltis
— Dyonathan Lavall (@dhoolvll) December 14, 2015On to penalties. Like this thing wasn't headed for a shootout the whole time. Tigres finally finished Pumas off from the spot.
Other leagues take note: THAT is how you cap off a season. With lunacy. Thanks Liga MX.
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