La Paz and Cruz Azul Hidalgo shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw during the fifth round of the Apertura in the Liga de Expansión MX on Friday evening. The result keeps La Paz in sixth place on ten points from six matches, while the visitors remain in thirteenth with six points.
What made the evening memorable was the timing of the goals. E. Torres fired La Paz ahead in the ninety-first minute, and J. Suarez equalised just six minutes later. Both strikes came after the full ninety, and neither side managed to find a winner.
The match was punctuated by seven yellow cards, two for the hosts and five for the visitors. K. Gonzalez, J. Montes, U. Zurita Jimenez, J. Suarez, R. Rubio, Y. Del Aguila and E. Sanchez all saw the referee reach for his pocket. The disciplinary record suggested a game where tempers frayed.
Statistics told the story of a dominant display without a dominant result. Cruz Azul Hidalgo held 54 per cent possession and registered 77 attacks compared to 56, yet their shots on target totalled only six to the hosts' two. They created four big chances to one, but the visitors' goalkeeper made five saves to keep them at bay.
The draw leaves La Paz above the visitors in the table, but the gap remains narrow. Both sides have played six games, and the hosts will take comfort from maintaining their position while the visitors continue to struggle for victories.