Celaya took all three points from Pioneros de Cancún in the opening round of the Primera Premier. The visitors saw off their hosts 3-0 at the Cancún venue on Friday evening. By then the pattern was already set — a clean sheet and a comfortable margin.
The opening moment came in the fifty-seventh minute when Celaya broke the deadlock. The hosts had dominated possession at 51 per cent but failed to convert their territory into chances. And here's the thing — zero corners for the home side tells you everything about how they approached the game.
A second strike extended the lead with twenty-two minutes remaining. The visitors had made their way to second place already, and this result only sharpened the gap. To be fair, the hosts had been competitive in the build-up but lacked a cutting edge.
The final blow landed in stoppage time, with the clock showing ninety minutes and three seconds. Three goals in ninety-plus minutes, and not a single corner to show for it on the home end. The old adage about finishing being everything came into play here.
The numbers told a different story from the scoreboard. Pioneros de Cancún edged the attack count at 104 to 102 and held 51 per cent possession, yet the visitors took six corners to none. One mistake ends it when you're not clinical, and that was the difference between the two sides.
Celaya sit in second place with three points from one game, while Pioneros de Cancún remain bottom of the table with zero points. The hosts had drawn twice and won once in their recent run, but this was a different complexion entirely. The history between them adds an edge, but tonight the result spoke for itself.