Match Report
Tigres went into the game 14th in the table on 15 points; Fortaleza CEIF sat 1st on 13 — a 2-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Tigres: only 44th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 14th. Against a league average of 1.11 goals per team per game, Tigres ran at 0.44 scored and 0.81 conceded, Fortaleza CEIF at 1.67 and 1.17.
Tigres had not won in 8 games. Fortaleza CEIF arrived on a run of three straight wins. The last-five ledger: Tigres 2/15, Fortaleza CEIF 9/15.
Estadio Metropolitano de Techo in Bogota staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. On the scoreboard, Fortaleza CEIF led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-3.