LA PAZ, Baja California Sur (Interstat) — Atletico La Paz and Tlaxcala traded goals and finished level at 2-2 on Friday at Estadio Guaycura, a match that turned on Tlaxcala’s late red card and Atletico La Paz’s inability to convert its man advantage into a winner.

Tlaxcala opened the scoring in the 16th minute when Daniel Alvarez found the net. Atletico La Paz answered in the 31st minute through Angel Robles, but Tlaxcala regained the lead in the 39th minute when Erick Robles scored. Martin Barragan also scored for Atletico La Paz, and Ulises Jaimes provided an assist after coming on at halftime as the home side twice fought back to earn a share of the points. Alvarez finished with a goal and an assist before being substituted in the 73rd minute, while Erick Robles had a goal, an assist and a yellow card.

The match was physical from the start. Tlaxcala’s Ramirez was booked in the seventh minute, and Atletico La Paz’s Illescas followed in the 29th. Atletico La Paz’s C. Robles was cautioned in the 35th, and Erick Robles was booked two minutes later. Tlaxcala’s Freyfeld was cautioned in the 55th, and Hernandez D. was booked in the 82nd. Atletico La Paz’s Torres received a yellow card in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time.

Tlaxcala played the final stages with 10 men after Trejo Castro was sent off in the 79th minute. The visitors had already made changes, with Ramirez and Hernandez E. entering in the 61st, Alvarez departing in the 73rd, and Govea and Iniestra coming on in the 77th. Atletico La Paz used its bench earlier, bringing on Jaimes and Zurita Jimenez at halftime, Garcia in the 57th, and Barragan and Angel Robles in the 88th minute after both had scored.

Tlaxcala’s competition record is now four wins, five losses and four draws, and its overall record matches that mark. Atletico La Paz is now two wins, one loss and one draw in the competition and across all competitions. The draw kept Tlaxcala level with its overall pace and left Atletico La Paz unbeaten in two of its last three competition matches.

Atletico La Paz pushed numbers forward after the red card and forced Tlaxcala to defend in numbers late. Tlaxcala cleared several dangerous balls as the home side sought a winner, while Atletico La Paz’s substitutions gave it fresh legs in the attacking third. The final ball eluded the home side in the closing minutes, and Tlaxcala held its shape to protect the draw.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Atletico La Paz 2, Tlaxcala 2. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Atletico La Paz with a 72.6 percent probability to win. Atletico La Paz had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.25. The total score of 4 went under the over-under line of 3.5.