CA La Paz defeated Tepatatitlán 5-0 in the Lliga de Expansión MX, Apertura round 3, on 8 August 2026. The visitors made no mistake in a performance that exposed the home side's vulnerability from the opening exchanges. Tepatatitlán, sitting 16th with just three points from seven games, offered little resistance to the third-placed visitors who had accumulated 13 points.
M. Barragan opened the scoring with a penalty in the 31st minute before adding a second goal in the 43rd minute to put the visitors ahead. Tepatatitlán had already received two yellow cards, one for S. Rodriguez in the 14th minute and another for S. Castaneda in the 29th minute. The home side's day deteriorated further when M. Zavala was sent off in the 50th minute for a second yellow card.
Playing with ten men, Tepatatitlán could not contain the visitors' attack. E. Torres scored in the 58th minute to extend the lead, and A. Robles added a fourth goal in the 73rd minute. CA La Paz made several substitutions to manage the game, bringing on Y. Del Aguila in the 71st minute and M. Barragan in the 78th minute.
J. Ferrer completed the scoring in the 90+2nd minute, confirming the comprehensive nature of the victory. Tepatatitlán made four substitutions during the second half, introducing T. Arevalo, M. Lopez, O. Millan, and J. Alonzo in an attempt to alter the flow of the match. The home side accumulated five yellow cards in total, including one for J. Henestrosa in the 86th minute.
The statistics told the story of one-sided dominance. Tepatatitlán managed only one shot on target compared to nine for CA La Paz, while the visitors created six big chances against zero for the hosts. Possession favoured the visitors at 60 per cent, and they completed 584 passes to Tepatatitlán's 374.
The result sees CA La Paz consolidate their position in third place with four wins and one draw from seven games. Tepatatitlán remain at the bottom of the table with just one victory and six defeats, their recent form showing only one win in their last five matches.
