Tlaxcala Uses Late Goals to Beat Piratas
TLAXCALA, Mexico (Interstat) — Tlaxcala defeated Piratas 4-2 on Saturday at Estadio Tlahuicole, collecting the home victory behind a late surge. Piratas opened the scoring when Diego Cruz found the net in the 32nd minute. Erick Robles equalized for Tlaxcala in the 52nd, and Christian put the hosts ahead in the 88th before adding another goal in second-half stoppage time. Robles finished with two goals and one assist, while Christian scored twice and received a yellow card. Daniel Lajud scored for Piratas, and Daniel Alvarez and E. Hernandez recorded assists for Tlaxcala. Piratas played a man down after Palomares R. was sent off in the 76th minute. Lopez A., Hernandez H., Christian, and Flores B. also were shown yellow cards. Tlaxcala used substitutions by Iniestra A., Govea I., Garcia E., Alvarez D., and Trejo Castro M. A., while Piratas brought on Lopez G., Soto O., Gonzalez R., Lajud Martinez D., and Figueroa B. Piratas is now 5-5-3 in the competition and overall. Tlaxcala is now 4-5-3 in the competition and overall.