Tigres UANL beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 5-3 on penalties in round of 32 Leagues Cup action at B.C. Place on Friday (Aug. 4).
Pedro Vite opened the scoring for the Whitecaps, firing a half volley past a stranded Nahuel Guzman in the 10th minute after Ryan GauldB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s intended cross to Brian White was deflected to the Ecuadorean.
The Whitecaps held on to the lead until the second half when French striker Andre-Pierre Gignac struck back.
Javier Aquino clipped a cross in from VancouverB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s left side, finding an unmarked Gignac who hit a bicycle kick to even the score in the 53rd minute.
Ranko Veselinovic missed his shot for Vancouver in the penalty shootout condemning them to defeat.
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Tigres will play Mexican side Monterrey on Tuesday after they beat Portland FC 1-0 on Friday night. The Whitecaps have been eliminated from the tournament.
Nick Wells, The Canadian Press
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