IRAPUATO, Mexico (Interstat) — Irapuato defeated CA La Paz 3-1 on Friday in a Liga de Expansión MX match at Estadio Sergio León Chávez.

Fernando Illescas opened the scoring for the hosts just five minutes into the match, coming off the bench for an early impact. Alan Rodríguez doubled Irapuato’s lead in the 23rd minute, contributing a goal and an assist. Cristian Cruz made it 3-0 before halftime in the 46th minute.

CA La Paz found a consolation goal in the 58th minute through Styven Vásquez. The match featured four yellow cards, two for each side.

The result improved Irapuato’s season record to 11 wins, 11 losses and 11 draws in the competition. CA La Paz moved to 13-8-13. The outcome surpassed a pregame projection that favored Irapuato to win by a narrower margin.