CA La Paz vs Tlaxcala 3-3

CA La Paz and Tlaxcala drew 3-3 in the first leg of their quarter-final after Tlaxcala fought back from 3-1 down. Jesús Hernández, who came on in the 60th minute, levelled it in the 90th minute to leave the tie even at full time.

CA La Paz were two up by half-time. Martín Barragán opened the scoring in the 1st minute from Ulises Zurita's assist, and Jorge Ferrer made it 2-0 in the 39th minute from Ángel Robles. Half-time was 2-0.

Tlaxcala got back into it straight after the break. Erick Robles reduced the deficit in the 49th minute, then Jesús Hernández, who had come on in the 60th minute, scored in the 65th minute from Erick Robles to make it 3-2. CA La Paz had already restored their cushion through Ángel Robles in the 53rd minute, assisted by Fernando Illescas, and both sides made three changes at once in the 60th and 65th minutes. Tlaxcala also missed a penalty through Erick Robles in the 49th minute.

The numbers backed up how tight it was. Tlaxcala had 55% of the ball, 16 shots to 15 and 11 corners to 3, while CA La Paz had more shots on target, 6 to 5, more passes, 444 to 350, and a higher xG figure of 2.84 to 2.24. CA La Paz also had 2 saves to Tlaxcala's 3, and both sides were caught offside twice.

Bookings came in a flurry before the interval and once after it. Tlaxcala had Pablo González booked in the 6th minute, Daniel Alvarez in the 13th, Edson Santos in the 34th and Giovani Hernández in the 77th. CA La Paz's cautions went to Ulises Zurita in the 38th minute, Martín Barragán in the 41st and Jorge Ferrer in the 45th. There were no red cards.