Tigres UANL 1:1 Real Salt Lake: Leagues Cup Match Result

Match report

Tigres UANL and Real Salt Lake played out a 1-1 draw in the League Cup Group Stage before Tigres won the penalty shootout. The fixture took place on 5 August 2026 and went to the spot-kick stage after extra time produced no further goals. J. Brunetta opened the scoring in the sixth minute for the hosts, and P. Ruiz equalised for the visitors sixteen minutes later. The shootout decided the tie after both sides traded penalties through five rounds.

Regulation Time

6' — Goal, J. Brunetta (Tigres UANL)
16' — Goal, P. Ruiz (Real Salt Lake)
50' — Yellow card, J. Garza
62' — Substitutions: D. Marczuk, V. Olatunji
66' — Substitution: O. Herrera
74' — Substitutions: V. Lorona, Romulo
76' — Substitutions: S. Lobjanidze, P. Ruiz
78' — Yellow card, D. Lainez
86' — Yellow card, L. Engel
86' — Substitutions: D. Lainez, M. Guilavogui

Real Salt Lake hit the woodwork more often with six shots on target compared to three for Tigres, yet they created fewer attacks overall. The visitors pressed higher up the pitch and completed 259 passes in the opposition half, while Tigres relied on 101 into the final third. Tigres attempted 117 attacks to 91 for their opponents, but their shooting accuracy sat at 25 per cent — one goal from ten attempts inside the penalty area.

The penalty shootout stretched to six rounds before J. Garza converted for Tigres after Z. Booth missed for Real Salt Lake. Both sides scored their first five penalties, with Sanabria, Solans, Luna, Caliskan and Engel replying for the visitors, while Brunetta, Gorriaran, Aguirre, Araujo and Franco responded for the hosts. The shootout ended 5-4 on penalties after Booth's miss.

Tigres now sit in the group with momentum after a win that follows a mixed run of results. Their last five games include two draws and three defeats, while Real Salt Lake have shown more consistency with two draws and three losses in the same period. The result keeps the group standings alive for both sides as they move toward the knockout phase.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 56.00 – 44

Shots on target 3 – 6

Shots off target 6 – 4

Big chances 1 – 1

⚽ 6' J. Brunetta — Goal ⚽ 16' P. Ruiz — Goal 🟨 50' J. Garza — Yellow card ⇄ 62' D. Marczuk — Substitution ⇄ 62' V. Olatunji — Substitution ⇄ 66' O. Herrera — Substitution ⇄ 74' V. Lorona — Substitution ⇄ 74' Romulo — Substitution ⇄ 76' S. Lobjanidze — Substitution ⇄ 76' P. Ruiz — Substitution 🟨 78' D. Lainez — Yellow card 🟨 86' L. Engel — Yellow card ⇄ 86' D. Lainez — Substitution ⇄ 86' M. Guilavogui — Substitution

Penalty shootout

6 : 5

Tigres UANL

Real Salt Lake

Match events

6' 1:0 Tigres UANL Goal J. Brunetta assist: R. Aguirre
16' 1:1 Real Salt Lake Goal P. Ruiz assist: M. Guilavogui
50' 1:1 Tigres UANL Yellow card J. Garza
62' 1:1 Real Salt Lake Substitution D. Marczuk off: Z. Booth
62' 1:1 Real Salt Lake Substitution V. Olatunji off: S. Solans
66' 1:1 Tigres UANL Substitution O. Herrera off: D. A. Sanchez Guevara
74' 1:1 Tigres UANL Substitution V. Lorona off: F. Reyes
74' 1:1 Tigres UANL Substitution Romulo off: A. Franco
76' 1:1 Real Salt Lake Substitution S. Lobjanidze off: D. Luna
76' 1:1 Real Salt Lake Substitution P. Ruiz off: N. Caliskan
78' 1:1 Tigres UANL Yellow card D. Lainez
86' 1:1 Real Salt Lake Yellow card L. Engel
86' 1:1 Tigres UANL Substitution D. Lainez off: I. Galvan
86' 1:1 Real Salt Lake Substitution M. Guilavogui off: A. Hezarkhani

Statistics

56.00 Possession, % 44

3 Shots on target 6

6 Shots off target 4

1 Big chances 1

117 Attacks 91

4 Corners 6

11 Fouls 18

18 Free kicks 10

0 Offsides 0

2 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

5 Goal kicks 8

12 Throw-ins 17

All statistics

6/1833% Aerial duels 12/1867%

97 Backward passes 74

3 Blocked shots 6

22 Clearances 18

6/2129% Crosses 3/1421%

6/1443% Dribbles 4/1331%

60 Failed passes 63

5 Goalkeeper saves 2

8 Interceptions 9

8 Key passes 11

23/4650% Long passes 24/3667%

101 Passes into the final third 109

289 Passes in the opposition half 259

253 Passes in own half 161

0.25 Shot accuracy 0.38

5 Shots from outside the box 5

7 Shots inside the box 11

10/1471% Tackles 7/1450%

521 Total passes 406

Line-ups

Tigres UANL

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Nahuel Ignacio Guzmán Palomeque	1
14	Jesus Garza	14
23	Rômulo Zanre Zwarg	23
28	Joaquim Henrique Pereira Silva	28
32	Vladimir Eduardo Loroña Aguilar	32
5	César Nahuel Araújo Vilches	5
8	Fernando Gorriarán Fontes	8
11	Juan Francisco Brunetta	11
16	Diego Lainez Leyva	16
77	Jonathan Ozziel Herrera Morales	77
17	Rodrigo Sebastián Aguirre Soto	17

Substitutes
#	Player	number
13	Antonio Carrera	13
25	Carlos Felipe Rodríguez Rangel	25
2	Francisco Reyes	2
15	Alan Javier Franco	15
26	Fernando Ordonez	26
33	Rafael Guerrero	33
193	Marcelo Salinas	193
6	Juan Pablo Vigón Cham	6
198	Isaac Galván	198
19	Mauro Alberto Laínez Leyva	19
30	Diego Sanchez	30
205	Antonio de Maria y Campos	205

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Real Salt Lake

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Rafael Cabral	1
4	Lukas Ahlefeld Engel	4
21	Juan Jose Arias	21
26	Philip Quinton	26
6	Stijn Spierings	6
7	Pablo Enrique Ruiz	7
8	Juan Sanabria	8
11	Dominik Marczuk	11
9	Morgan Bono Guilavogui	9
12	Saba Lobzhanidze	12
17	Victor Oluyemi Olatunji	17

Substitutes
#	Player	number
24	Max Kerkflet	24
31	Mason James Stajduhar	31
2	DeAndre Roselle Yedlin	2
29	Samuel Junqua	29
98	Aléxandros Katránis	98
10	Diego Ángel Luna	10
23	Chadwick Zachary Booth	23
92	Noel Caliskan	92
22	S. Solans	22
39	Aiden Hezarkhani	39
40	O. Marquez	40
70	Liniker Rodrigues	70