Match Report
Tampico Madero went into the game 5th in the table on 24 points; Mineros de Zacatecas sat 3rd on 26 — a 2-point gap. On recent form Mineros de Zacatecas sat only 22nd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Tampico Madero 1.14 scored and 0.86 conceded per game, Mineros de Zacatecas 1.36 and 0.79, with the league averaging 1.44.
Tampico Madero had not lost in 8 games. Recent form was uneven: 11/15 points for Tampico Madero, 5/15 for Mineros de Zacatecas.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 3 Tampico Madero wins, 3 for Mineros de Zacatecas, 0 draws, at 2.67 goals per meeting.
The venue was Estadio Tamaulipas in Tampico y Ciudad Madero, with room for 25,000 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Tampico Madero: Juan Santacruz (66')