Palmares dismantle Tapachula with four-goal victory
Palmares beat Tapachula 4-0 in the first match of the Primera Premier regular season on Friday evening. The visitors opened the standings with a convincing performance at home soil. To be fair, the result reflected a game where one side dictated proceedings from the opening whistle.
J. Pucheta struck twice in the second half, opening the scoring in the fifty-first minute before adding a second five minutes later. D. Garcia then doubled his tally, netting in the eighty-fourth and eighty-eighth minutes. By then, the tie was effectively settled, though the goals continued to flow.
Palmares registered 66 attacks against Tapachula's 62, while their corner count told a different story. The visitors claimed ten corners to the hosts' three, suggesting sustained pressure in the final third. Tapachula earned 20 free kicks compared to Palmares' 17, though that statistic hardly captured the flow of the match.
The hosts sit twelfth after one defeat with zero points, while Palmares occupy first place with three points from a single win. Neither side received a red card, and neither manager needed to make any substitutions during the contest. Things came to a head quickly after the break, with the second half proving decisive.
Palmares' recent results show a mixed run, including a 5-0 victory over Canonerios Marina and a 2-0 win against Jaguares-de-Chiapas. Tapachula's form has been less consistent, with defeats to Tritons Vallarta and a draw in their previous meeting. The result puts the visitors in control of their opening fixture.