The miracle of the opening 12 minutes was enough to make Laguna
2-1 in the first round quarterfinals. TSM is a tough place for Miguel 'Piojo' Herrera and his debut with Liguilla, although the scoreboard allows him to move on to the semifinals if he wins the second round in Volcán.
The Ragnellos took a beating on the table with a two-goal lead, but Andre-Pierre Gignac's goal energized the people to dream of a comeback Sunday when the volcano returns.
With only three minutes on the scoreboard, Diego Valdes beat Santos 1-0 in the match. Omar - capitalizing on a weak Luis Rodriguez cross from the right side - headed home a human header.
TIGER UNIVERSITY still couldn't recover from the first strike when the locals gave him a seemingly decisive blow. With 12 minutes to go on the clock, Santos Laguna had its second game after a stop on a poor defensive play by Eduardo - (Eduardo Aguirre) to make it 2-0.
With those two goals, Santos Laguna gradually slowed down the pace of the Revolution until handing the initiative to the Tigers University in the second half.
The Tigers tried to create danger but they lacked depth but the talent from Gignac resurrected the Tigers in the second leg. The striker fired a powerful shot from outside the box to beat Carlos Acevedo and make it 2-1 with 72 minutes to go.
The Tigers still had a chance to tie the game, but the offense didn't live up to Gignac's goal of scoring 26 goals in Liguilla to become soccer's current top scorer.
Santos scored an important win at home without hurting Miguel's, who only needed a goal to reach the semifinals.
