Sounders fall to Tigres 2-0 in 1st leg of CONCACAF quarterfinals

Mexican side UANL Tigres shut out the Seattle Sounders 2-0 in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal series.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Apr 9, 2026, 8:59 AM

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Joaquim Pereira of UANL Tigres scores on a header against the Seattle Sounders in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal series on Wednesday night. (Azael Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Midfielder Ozziel Herrera scored a first-half goal and the UANL Tigres defeated the Seattle Sounders 2-0 on Thursday in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal series.

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Herrera put the home side ahead in the 51st minute before a header from Joaquim Henrique bounced off Sounders center back Jackson Ragen for a 76th-minute own goal.

Gorriarán ➡️Herrera 🔥@TigresOficial takes the lead pic.twitter.com/ULAs4PkqEh

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) April 9, 2026

The second leg will be played next Wednesday in Seattle. The winner will face either Nashville or Club America in one of the semifinals.

Tigres advanced after staging a comeback victory, winning 5-4 on aggregate against FC Cincinnati in the Round of 16. The Sounders progressed to the quarterfinals with a 5-1 aggregate victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, the runner-up in 2025.

Tigres could have taken the lead toward the end of the first half, but former Atletico Madrid player Angel Correa missed a penalty, sending it over the crossbar.

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