Alcones Negros and Delfines Coatzacoalcos played out a 0-0 draw in the opening Apertura match of the Premier League Serie A on Saturday. Both sides took home a point from their first outing of the campaign.
Alcones Negros dominated the ball with 56 per cent possession and registered 136 attacks compared to 70 from their visitors. They tested the away goal with 14 shots off target and 6 on target, while Delfines Coatzacoalcos managed just one shot on target with none off target.
The statistics tell a story of one team pressing forward and the other sitting back. Alcones Negros won 10 corners to 3, and their opponents were forced into 20 goal kicks against just 6 from the hosts. A single yellow card was shown to the away side.
By then it was clear neither team could find a breakthrough. The visitors defended deep and did not create anything worth speaking of, while the hosts had plenty of possession without a clear cutting edge. Three or four moments decide a match, and this one offered none worth remembering.
Both teams now sit in the table with one point from one game. Alcones Negros occupy fourth place and Delfines Coatzacoalcos third, but the gap between them is meaningless this early. The season has barely begun and the standings carry little weight yet.