Venados FC vs Durango 3-2

Venados FC beat Durango 3-2 after a late penalty from S. Lora completed a comeback that had already included an equaliser and a second-half fightback. Durango led twice, first through J. Munoz’s penalty and then again when Munoz scored his second of the match, but Venados kept finding a reply.

Durango were ahead at half-time after Munoz converted a penalty in the 40th minute to make it 0-1. Venados had already been booked three times by then, with J. A. Moreno Villegas cautioned in the 6th minute, S. Naveda in the 29th and A. Dominguez in the 43rd. The half-time score was Venados FC 0-1 Durango.

The match opened up after the break. Venados made two changes on 66 minutes and levelled on 74 minutes, when Lora scored from the spot to make it 1-1. Durango went back in front four minutes later through Munoz, whose second of the match came from J. Gonzalez’s assist, before Venados replied again on 83 minutes through S. Naveda, with I. Dominguez providing the pass. Ochoa Brandon came on for Venados on 84 minutes, and Lora then won it three minutes into stoppage time from the penalty spot for 3-2.

The result sat alongside a fairly even set of numbers from the timeline. Venados had 3 goals to Durango’s 2, while both sides made changes after the interval, including Durango’s two substitutions on 59 minutes and another two on 79 minutes. The game also produced several bookings on both sides.

Venados were cautioned four times, with J. A. Moreno Villegas, S. Naveda and A. Dominguez booked before the interval and J. A. Moreno Villegas replaced on 66 minutes after his early yellow. Durango had six bookings for J. Gonzalez, L. Gutierrez, J. Angulo, C. Vega Hernandez, J. Munoz and J. Torres. No red card was shown.