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Visiting Pachuca got the perfect start when a Raul Lopez free
kick from 35 yards out was deflected into the net by Eduardo
Vargas after three minutes.
Tigres, defeated finalists last year, equalized after 32 minutes
when Ismael Sosa was on hand to tap home after keeper Alfonso
Blanco spilled a low cross.
The home team were superior throughout and should have taken the
lead in 67 minutes after Erick Gutierrez handled a header just
yards from goal.
Although Chilean striker Vargas struck his kick well, it was too
near the center of the goal and Blanco did well to parry the
ball away.
Tigres continued to dominate though both sides had chances to
win the open game at the Estadio Universitario.
"There's still the return leg, unfortunately we couldn't make a
difference today but we will go to Pachuca looking to get a
result," Sosa told Fox Sports after the game.
The final will now be decided in Pachuca next Tuesday, with the
winner representing CONCACAF at the World Club Cup in the United
Arab Emirates later this year.
(Reporting by Andrew Downie; Editing by Amlan Chakraborty)
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