Goals and highlights: Tigres 4-1 Forge in Concacaf Champions Cup 2026

Added time at Estadio Universitario! The referee has decided to add only four minutes to the second half. We'll see if the visitors or the home team have time to score another goal before the end of the match.

Gignac! What a good the French player was about to score. A powerful shot with his right foot from outside the box was well placed and headed straight for the goal, but goalkeeper Dimitry Bertaud deflected it with one hand for a corner kick.

Substitutions! We have the third substitutions of the match, and they are for the home team.

Tigres: Andre Pierre Gignac and Osvaldo Rodríguez enter the field to replace their teammates Vladimir Loroña and Rodrigo Aguirre.

Substitutions! We have the second substitutions of the match, and they are from the visiting team.

Forge: Brian Wright comes on to replace Ismael Oketokoun. Noah Jensen also comes on to replace Tristan Borges.

Substitutions! We have the first substitutions of the match, and they are from the home team.

Tigres: the coach sends César Araújo and Marcelo Flores onto the field to replace their teammates Juan Brunetta and Ozziel Herrera.

Close to a double for Búfalo Aguirre! Tigres' new signing came close to scoring the second goal of the match. Rodrigo Aguirre's shot was blocked after a point-blank right-footed shot from the right side. Assisted by Ángel Correa.

Closer! First chance of the second half. Ozziel Herrera tries his luck with a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it goes too high. Assisted by Jesús Garza with a cross into the box.

Final minutes of the first half! Tigres continue to attack relentlessly at the Estadio Universitario, and it feels like the second goal of the match is imminent. We'll see if either team can make it happen before the break.

Closer! Tigres wants a second goal before the end of the first half. Now Mexican player, Ozziel Herrera tries a shot with his right foot from the center of the box, but it goes over the crossbar.

We are past the first half hour of the match. The Mexicans continue to press forward, and on a couple of occasions, the visiting goalkeeper has prevented them from scoring. Tigres looks more comfortable on the field after the goal.

Now Forge tries his luck with a run into the Tigres box. Tristan Borges misses the target with a right-footed shot from outside the box that goes wide to the left. Nahuel can only watch as the ball rolls past him.

We are past the first quarter of this first half, where Tigres have been more intense in their attacks, but have slowed down after scoring. Forge started well, but in the last ten minutes has not entered the opponent's area.

Tigers again! The university team continues to attack the opponent's area with intensity. Now they try with a blocked shot by Ozziel Herrera, who takes a right-footed shot from the center of the area. Assisted by Ángel Correa.

Tigres keeps trying with relentless attacks on the opponent's area. Now they try with a low shot from close range. Juan Brunetta takes a right-footed shot from outside the area. Assisted by Ozziel Herrera.

So close! First dangerous attack by the home team Tigres. The striker, Ángel Correa tried a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it went wide to the left. Assist by Diego Lainez.

The first half has started! The referee blows his whistle! The match between Tigres and Forfe has kicked off at the Estadio Universitario in San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico. We're in for an exciting game.

This is Forge FC's lineup for their match against Tigres:

Triston Henry (1); Kyle Bekker (10), Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson (5), Daniel Krutzen (6), Ashtone Morgan (18); Stephen Sabak (21), Mo Babouli (7); David Choinière (9), Tristan Borges (17), Brian Wright (19); Terran Campbell (14).

This is the Tigres UANL lineup for their match against Forge FC:

Nahuel Guzmán (1); Javier Aquino (20), Samir Caetano (3), Diego Reyes (13), Jesús Angulo (27); Guido Pizarro (19), Rafael Carioca (5); Luis Quiñones (23), Sebastián Córdova (17), Diego Lainez (16); André-Pierre Gignac (10).

For this match, the visiting team will have no absences, so they will be able to field their full squad. On the Tigres side, only their new signing, Rodrigo Aguirre, is injured and will therefore be unavailable for this match.

They're warming up! Both the Tigres team and the Forge team are already out on the field at Estadio Universitario, where they are doing their warm-up exercises before the game, which is set to begin in just a few minutes.

This is the confirmed refereeing team that will be in charge of officiating this match:

First referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
Assistant referee: Cory Richardson (United States)
Assistant referee: Nicholas Uranga (United States)
Fourth official: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States / referee) VAR: Chris Penso (United States) AVAR: Tatiana Guzman (Nicaragua)

The most recent match between the Tigers and Forge was on the last Tuesday, February 3rd, when both teams faced off in a rough game played in freezing weather that ended in a scoreless draw which was precisely the first leg.

In the history of official matches between Tigres and Forge in Concacaf tournaments, the two teams have met twice. The balance is clearly in favor of the Mexican side: Tigres has one win, Forge FC has no wins, and one match ended in a draw.

They're already at the stadium! The players stars have arrived. Both the Tigres and Forge players are now at El Volcán University Stadium to play the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup first round.

The venue for this match between Tigres and Forge will be the Estadio Universitario, also known as El Volcán. It is a soccer stadium located in the city of San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León. It has a capacity of just over 42,000 spectators and hosts Club Tigres' home games.

We resume our VAVEL coverage once again. There is less than an hour to go before kickoff at Estadio Universitario for this second leg between Tigres and Forge in the first round of the Champions Cup. Follow all our coverage on VAVEL.