IRAPUATO (Interstat) — Irapuato scored in the 84th minute and again in the third minute of stoppage time to defeat Deportiva Venados 2-1 at Estadio Sergio León Chávez on Saturday, overcoming a late equalizer after the visiting side was reduced to 10 men before halftime. The match was played in Irapuato, with Irapuato as the home team and Deportiva Venados as the visitor.

Deportiva Venados received a red card in the 45th minute, leaving the visitors short-handed for the entire second half. The red card was the only sending-off in the match. The first half ended scoreless, and the match remained without a goal until the closing minutes. The score remained 0-0 at halftime. Deportiva Venados stayed within reach despite the numerical disadvantage and later found an equalizer in the 87th minute.

Irapuato broke the deadlock in the 84th minute. Deportiva Venados answered three minutes later, briefly leveling the match and raising the possibility of a draw. Irapuato then produced the decisive goal in the third minute of stoppage time, finishing a game that had remained scoreless for more than 80 minutes. All three goals came after the 80th minute, with the final two arriving in the last four minutes of regulation and stoppage time. The final score was Irapuato 2, Deportiva Venados 1.

The result left Irapuato at 5-0 in the competition and 5-0 across all competitions. Deportiva Venados fell to 2-4 in the competition and 2-4 across all competitions. Irapuato remained unbeaten in the competition, while Deportiva Venados remained at two wins in the competition. The home side’s victory extended its perfect start, and the visitors’ loss added to a difficult run in the competition. Irapuato has five wins and no losses in the competition and across all competitions. Deportiva Venados has two wins and four losses in the competition and across all competitions. The records matched in the competition and across all competitions.

Deportiva Venados entered the match after beating Tigres de Alica 3-1 at home and winning 4-1 at Tapachula. The visitors had also lost 4-1 at home to Pioneros, lost 3-1 at Inter Playa Del Carmen and lost 3-2 at home to Celaya. Those results gave Deportiva Venados two wins and three losses in its previous five matches in the competition before the defeat at Estadio Sergio León Chávez. The visitors had not drawn in that stretch.

Irapuato entered after winning all four of its previous matches in the competition. The home side had beaten Inter Playa Del Carmen 4-1 on the road, Zacatepec 2-0 at home, Tritones Vallarta 1-0 at home and Reboceros de La Piedad 3-2 on the road. Those results gave Irapuato a 4-0 record before the match, and the win over Deportiva Venados extended that run to five wins in five competition matches. Irapuato also improved to 5-0 across all competitions with the victory. Irapuato had no draws in its previous four competition matches.

The late goal sequence turned a scoreless match into a dramatic finish. Irapuato had waited until the 84th minute for the opener, then saw Deportiva Venados respond through its 87th-minute goal. The home side’s second goal came after the visitors had drawn level, and it secured the win. The home side regained the lead for good in stoppage time, securing the win at Estadio Sergio León Chávez in Irapuato. The final whistle followed the deciding goal.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Irapuato 2, Deportiva Venados 2. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Irapuato with a 78.8 percent probability to win. Irapuato had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The total score of 3 went under the over/under line of 2.5.