Alebrijes de Oaxaca and Tapatío shared the points in a Liga de Expansión MX fixture at the Estadio Benito Juárez on Thursday evening. The hosts took the lead through B. Fadika in the fifty-sixth minute, but G. Garcia's strike five minutes from time ensured the visitors left with something.
The match turned on a moment in the sixty-third minute. D. Martinez stepped up for a penalty after a foul inside the area and hit the post, giving Tapatío a chance to go ahead before the break. They came for a cross he never reached, and Alebrijes held their nerve.
Fadika's goal had come from a well-worked short corner. He met the ball at the near post and drove it past the goalkeeper before Tapatío could shuffle across. The visitors were reduced to ten men in the eightieth minute when C. Soldati picked up his second yellow, but they kept their heads after that.
By then Tapatío had already made their move. Andrey Marcos and A. Arellano came on together in the seventy-eighth minute, and the substitution gave them fresh legs in the final stages. G. Garcia's winner was simple enough — a header from close range after a long ball found him in the box.
The statistics tell you nothing about who deserved more. Alebrijes had 48 per cent possession and 12 key passes, while Tapatío created three times as many big chances but failed to convert. The hosts registered four shots on target from twelve attempts inside the area, and the visitors managed three from five — yet the scoreline tells a different story.
The draw leaves Alebrijes in tenth place with seven points from six games, while Tapatío sit fifth on eleven. The visitors extended their unbeaten run to eight, and the hosts have not won since their victory over Tepatitlán two weeks ago.