Tigres beat Envigado 2:1 in the fourth stage of the Clausura tournament, ending a run of three straight defeats. The hosts took the lead through M. Marulanda's penalty in the twenty-second minute, but C. Ibarra equalised eight minutes later. D. Rativa's second-half strike proved decisive, and Tigres held on despite Envigado's possession advantage.
Marulanda's spot-kick came after a foul in the box, and it gave the home side a narrow cushion. Ibarra's response was immediate — he found the net in the twenty-eighth minute to level the score. By then, the match had already shifted from a cautious affair to something more open. The hosts never looked back after that.
The turning point arrived in the sixty-first minute when Rativa found space in the box and finished coolly. And here's the thing — Tigres had been outplayed in possession but were far more efficient in front of goal. Envigado registered just one shot on target all evening, while Tigres hit seven. To be fair, the visitors pressed higher up the pitch, but they couldn't cut through the defence.
The statistics tell a familiar story. Envigado controlled 55 per cent of possession and won 19 throw-ins compared to 15, but Tigres delivered 88 attacks against 76. The yellow cards came thick and fast in the closing stages — 71st, 88th and 90th minutes for the hosts, with one for Envigado in the fiftieth. The game tightened as the visitors chased the equaliser.
Tigres remain sixth in the table with 34 points from 26 games, while Envigado sit fourth with 48 from 28. The gap between them is now 14 points, and for Tigres this win lifts them off the bottom of the recent results pile. They'd lost 0:2 to Atlético Nacional twice in July and 0:1 to Leones, so something had to change.
What changed was the willingness to take risks. The academy graduate marked his first start with a goal, and Rativa carried the side when it mattered. Envigado have not won since their 1:0 victory over Real Soacha on the thirtieth of July, and the wheels came off against Tigres. The draw brought them together early, but only one side got what they needed.