Cruz Azul Hidalgo vs Tlaxcala 0-2

Tlaxcala left Jasso with a 2-0 win after Cruz Azul Hidalgo were reduced to nine men. The visitors broke the deadlock in the 59th minute and added a penalty in the 80th to finish it off.

The first half stayed goalless, though Cruz Azul Hidalgo were already under strain before the break. K. Gonzalez was booked in the 9th minute, J. Montes followed in the 25th, then saw a second yellow and a red card in the 32nd. D. Valdez was also booked three minutes into first-half stoppage time, and the sides went in at 0-0.

Tlaxcala made two changes at the break and Cruz Azul Hidalgo made three, with I. Silva, J. Diaz and I. Ramirez all sent on before the second half began. The opener arrived in the 59th minute when M. A. Trejo Castro scored from E. Hernandez, who had come on in the 46th minute. Cruz Azul Hidalgo then lost E. Sanchez to a booking in the 64th minute and a red card two minutes later, and the away side made a further two changes in the 71st minute before E. Robles converted a penalty in the 80th to make it 2-0. Cruz Azul Hidalgo also finished with a late booking for J. Suarez in the 72nd minute and another substitution in the 79th minute, while Tlaxcala used a final change in the 81st.

The statistics gave Tlaxcala the edge in the areas that mattered most: they had more of the ball, more passes, more shots and more attempts on target. Cruz Azul Hidalgo did win more corners, but they did not manage a shot on target.

Cruz Azul Hidalgo had four bookings in total: K. Gonzalez in the 9th minute, J. Montes in the 25th and again in the 32nd minute, and D. Valdez three minutes into first-half stoppage time. E. Sanchez was booked in the 64th minute and then sent off in the 66th. Tlaxcala's only yellow card went to E. Garcia in the 88th minute.