ZACATECAS, Mexico (Interstat) — Luis Sandoval scored twice and Zacatecas beat Piratas 3-0 on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in a Liga de Expansión MX match at Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba. Uziel García opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Sandoval added goals in the 28th and 49th minutes, and Zacatecas improved to 5 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws in the competition and overall. Piratas fell to 4 wins, 3 losses and 3 draws in the competition and overall. Zacatecas played with 10 men after Erick Carballo was sent off in first-half stoppage time. Piratas lost Omar Soto to a red card in the 51st minute and Diego Cruz in the 89th, finishing with nine players. Yellow cards went to Piratas’ Omar Soto, Zacatecas’ Alonso García and José Ávila, Piratas’ Diego Cruz and Uziel García, and Zacatecas’ Juan Machado. Sandoval’s 80-minute, two-goal outing paced Zacatecas.