TEPIC (Interstat) — Tigres de Alica scored four unanswered goals and beat Reboceros de La Piedad 4-0 at Estadio Arena Cora. The home side opened the scoring in the 4th minute, doubled its lead in the 14th, added a third in the 51st and completed the scoring in the third minute of second-half stoppage time. Reboceros de La Piedad was held scoreless. The home victory gave Tigres de Alica a second win of the competition season and kept Reboceros de La Piedad on one win.

Tigres de Alica set the tone early with goals in the 4th and 14th minutes, building a two-goal advantage before the midpoint of the first half. The home team added its third goal in the 51st minute, shortly after the restart, and capped the victory with a goal in stoppage time. Reboceros de La Piedad was unable to answer at any stage and finished the match without a goal. The visitors had spells of possession after the break but could not convert them into a scoring chance that changed the result.

Tigres de Alica’s first two goals came before the 15th minute and gave the home side an early advantage. The third goal arrived six minutes after halftime, and the fourth came in the 90th minute of play plus stoppage time. Reboceros de La Piedad did not score in the first half or the second half. The visitors’ best spells came after the interval, but they could not find a goal. Tigres de Alica managed the closing minutes and finished with a four-goal margin. The match ended with Tigres de Alica ahead 4-0 and Reboceros de La Piedad without a goal. The home side scored four goals in total, while the visiting side scored none.

The result left Reboceros de La Piedad with a season record in this competition of 1-2-1. Its season record across all competitions is also 1-2-1. Tigres de Alica’s season record in this competition is now 2-1-1, and its season record across all competitions is also 2-1-1.

Reboceros de La Piedad entered the match after a 2-1 home win over Los Cabos, a 2-2 draw at Zacatepec and a 3-2 home loss to Irapuato, listed in reverse date order. Tigres de Alica entered after a 1-0 loss at Cordobes FC, a 1-0 home win over Purepechas and a 1-1 home draw with Tritones Vallarta, also in reverse date order.

Tigres de Alica’s home victory came in its latest competition fixture and followed a mixed run of results. The home side had lost its most recent previous match before returning to winning form against Reboceros de La Piedad. Reboceros de La Piedad, meanwhile, had opened its previous sequence with a home win but then drew and lost before the visit to Estadio Arena Cora. The visitors remained within reach until the third goal, but the second-half strike gave the home side a cushion that held through the closing stages.

The match was played at Estadio Arena Cora in Tepic. Tigres de Alica led throughout after the early breakthrough and protected the advantage through the second half. Reboceros de La Piedad pressed for a response but could not produce a goal, and the home side added late punctuation to the scoreline. Tigres de Alica’s defense kept the visitors off the score sheet, while the home attack produced goals in both halves and in stoppage time.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Tigres de Alica 2, Reboceros de La Piedad 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Tigres de Alica with a 64.3 percent probability to win.