Thursday 04 February 2021, 09:06

Gignac at the double as Tigres edge Ulsan

  • Concacaf champions come from behind to win opening match 2-1

  • Andre-Pierre Gignac Tigres’ hero again with a well-taken brace

  • Mexican giants will now face Brazil’s Palmeiras in the last four

Andre-Pierre Gignac struck twice as Tigres UANL came from behind to beat Ulsan Hyundai FC and set up a FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020™ semi-final with Palmeiras.

Frenchman Gignac, the Mexicans’ all-time leading scorer (146 goals in all competitions), turned the global showpiece's opening match on its head with an opportunistic brace – a tap-in and a penalty – late in the first half.

Kim Keehee had earlier put the Asian champions into a 24th-minute lead at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan with a powerful near-post header from Yoon Bitgaram’s inswinging corner.

But despite the Asian champions' best efforts in a second half devoid of clear-cut chances, it was Gignac and Tigres who ended as the victors.

The Concacaf champions can now look forward to a last-four duel with Palmeiras, South America's representatives, at Al Rayyan's Education City Stadium on Sunday.

Tigres UANL-Ulsan Hyundai FC

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Match referee Esteban Ostojich collects the match ball from the plinth as he leads the teams and officials out prior to the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020 Second Round match between Tigres UANL and Ulsan Hyundai FC at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on Feb...

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Youngwoo Seol of Ulsan Hyundai looks to break past Luis Quinones of Tigres UANL