Mineros de Zacatecas secured a 2-0 victory over Tampico Madero in the Liga de Expansión MX, Apertura round 6 on 30 August 2026. The hosts controlled proceedings from the opening whistle, though neither side created many clear-cut opportunities. And here's the thing — it was a match decided by moments rather than dominance.
The first half saw yellow cards for Mineros' A. Rios in the eleventh minute and I. Ochoa in the thirty-first, while Tampico's O. Mazatan picked up a booking in the twenty-eighth. P. Padilla came on for Mineros in the twenty-ninth minute. The game remained cagey, with both sides probing from distance.
The breakthrough finally came in the sixty-seventh minute when E. Carballo found the net for the hosts. Tampico responded with a goal of their own through O. Mazatan in the seventieth minute, though the visitors could not capitalise on the momentum. To be fair, the away side had chances but failed to convert.
Mineros made seven substitutions throughout the second half, bringing on R. Gonzalez, A. Villalobos, L. Bocco, J. A. Ocejo Zazueta, S. Martinez, J. Esquivel, and J. Avila. K. Magana also entered the fray in the eighty-fifth minute. The visitors made fewer changes, sensing little threat against a resolute defence.
Statistics told the story: Mineros held 52 per cent possession and fired fifteen shots, five on target, while Tampico managed five attempts with three on target. The hosts completed 520 passes compared to 458 for the visitors. By then, the result was never really in doubt.
Mineros sit third in the table with eleven points from six games, having won three, drawn twice and lost once. Tampico remain ninth with seven points from two victories, one draw and three defeats. The win extends Mineros' home record while the visitors continue to struggle away from home.