Mineros de Fresnillo secured their first victory of the Apertura campaign with a 2-0 triumph over Santiago at the third round of the Liga Premier Serie A on Thursday evening. The home side, who had drawn their opening two fixtures, finally found a way through after 55 minutes of goalless football. To be fair, the visitors had controlled possession but found no answer when it mattered.
The breakthrough came in the 55th minute with a clinical finish that ended Mineros' barren spell. The goal shifted the momentum, and the hosts began to press with more purpose. By then, the away side had already accumulated 11 corners without troubling the goalkeeper.
Santiago were punished from a corner in the 77th minute to seal the result. The visitors, sitting third on three points from two games, were left exposed against a home outfit that had been patient and disciplined. Mineros moved into sixth place with two points from their opening matches.
The statistics told an interesting story. Santiago dominated possession at 58 per cent and registered 11 corners to Mineros' five, yet the hosts registered 27 attacks compared to 18 from the visitors. Mineros committed two yellow cards while Santiago picked up just one booking.
The result means Mineros have finally collected their first points of the season, while Santiago drop further behind the leaders. The away side had begun with a 3-0 victory but followed it with a defeat to Wakeros Reynosa. Mineros, meanwhile, had drawn both previous games 0-0 before this decisive performance.
