Liga MX Apertura - 8

Atletico San Luis 1 - 1 FT Club Tijuana

Estadio Alfonso Lastras

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Futmetrix Verdict
35
FT
Mon, Sep 15
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Atletico San Luis
1-1
Club Tijuana
⚡ Intensity 29
⚖️ Balance 40
🏆 Stakes 0
🎲 Upset 0
Late VAR heartbreak denies San Luis.

VAR Denies Late San Luis Drama at the Lastras

Skip It Futmetrix Score: 35/100. A tightly contested mid-table scrap delivered plenty of action but ultimately frustrated both sides after a crucial late penalty overturn.

Opening Exchange

The early stages at the Estadio Alfonso Lastras delivered a cagey, tactical gridlock where neither side seemed willing to blink first. The midfield battle proved relentless, with Atletico San Luis and Club Tijuana sharing possession perfectly down the middle. This tense opening phase showcased an incredibly high Balance rating across the pitch as clear-cut chances remained at a premium. Despite the initial struggles to penetrate the final third, the home side managed to find that crucial breakthrough just past the half-hour mark. A clever passing sequence unlocked the defensive line, allowing M. Garcia to slide a perfectly weighted ball through for B. Galdames. The midfielder finished clinically in the 34th minute, sending the home crowd into raptures. It was a vital, morale-boosting strike for a struggling San Luis side desperately attempting to climb out of the Liga MX bottom half.

The Tijuana Response

Tijuana emerged from the halftime tunnel visibly frustrated and immediately cranked up the Intensity to suffocating levels. The visitors threw caution to the wind and began peppering the home penalty area, ultimately racking up six targeted attempts on goal. For an extended period, they found themselves repeatedly thwarted by the sheer heroics of goalkeeper Andrés Sánchez. The San Luis shot-stopper put on an absolute masterclass, tallying five crucial saves to single-handedly preserve his team's fragile advantage. However, Tijuana's relentless, sustained pressure finally cracked the defensive shell in the 62nd minute. Centre-back J. Porozo chose the perfect moment to venture forward, rising highest in the box to meet a pinpoint delivery from G. Mora. His thumping header buried the equaliser, entirely shifting the momentum of the contest firmly back into the hands of the travelling side.

The VAR Heartbreak

The Stakes couldn't have been more palpable in the dying moments as both squads desperately chased a winner to salvage their respective campaigns. Players flew into tackles, knowing full well that a draw served neither team's ambitions. In the 84th minute, absolute pandemonium erupted when Juan Manuel Sanabria crashed to the turf inside the penalty area, prompting the referee to point straight to the spot. Just as the Lastras prepared to celebrate a dramatic late victory, an agonizingly long VAR intervention entirely overturned the call, wiping out the penalty and breaking local hearts. This 1-1 stalemate ultimately feels like a missed opportunity for everyone involved. The points shared leave Tijuana stagnating in 13th place, while San Luis remains firmly entrenched in 15th, leaving both managers with massive tactical questions moving forward.

Key Questions

How did VAR change this match?

VAR dramatically intervened in the 84th minute to overturn a penalty initially awarded to Atletico San Luis, denying them a massive opportunity to snatch all three points.

What made Jackson Porozo the Man of the Match?

The Tijuana defender marshalled the backline expertly while also providing the pivotal attacking moment, scoring a towering 62nd-minute header to rescue a draw for his side.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
50%
50%
Atletico San Luis 50%
Club Tijuana 50%
Shots
10
10
Atletico San Luis 10
Club Tijuana 10
Shots on Target
3
6
Atletico San Luis 3
Club Tijuana 6
Passes
322
324
Atletico San Luis 322
Club Tijuana 324
Pass Accuracy
84%
81%
Atletico San Luis 84%
Club Tijuana 81%
Corners
3
5
Atletico San Luis 3
Club Tijuana 5
Fouls
12
16
Atletico San Luis 12
Club Tijuana 16
Yellow Cards
2
1
Atletico San Luis 2
Club Tijuana 1
Red Cards
0
0
Atletico San Luis 0
Club Tijuana 0

Match Events

10' 🔄 Juanpe E. Aguila
34' B. Galdames (M. Garcia)
44' 🟨 Andrés Sánchez
HT
D. Blanco M. El Ghezouani 🔄 46'
J. Porozo (G. Mora) 62'
63' 🔄 M. Garcia Yan Phillipe
K. Castaneda A. Preciado 🔄 77'
R. Arciga Vitinho 🔄 78'
R. Inzunza A. Mejia 🔄 80'
I. Tona K. Escamilla 🔄 80'
81' 🔄 O. Macias Rodrigo Dourado
82' 🔄 B. Galdames A. Cruz
82' 🔄 S. Perez M. Klimowicz
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Atletico San Luis

Goalkeepers
A. Sanchez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
J. Suarez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Juanpe
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
11
Total Mins
10
Entry
Robson Bambu
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
5
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
J. Sanabria
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
24%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
O. Macias
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
9
Late Mins
9
Late Mins
81
Total Mins
81
Entry
S. Salles-Lamonge
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Garcia
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
7
Rating
S. Perez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
8
Late Mins
8
Late Mins
82
Total Mins
82
Entry
B. Galdames
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
Forwards
Joao Pedro Galvao
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
10%
Pass Acc
BENCH
G. Lajud
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
R. Torres
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
J. Dominguez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Cruz
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
8
Total Mins
Started
Entry
E. Aguila
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
79
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Klimowicz
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
8
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Rodrigo Dourado
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
9
Total Mins
Started
Entry
J. Marchand
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Yan Phillipe
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
4
Fouls Won
4
Fouls Won
4
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
F. Barajas
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Club Tijuana

Goalkeepers
A. Rodriguez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
R. Inzunza
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
3
Tackles
60%
Duel Win %
J. Porozo
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
A. Gomez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Vega
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
4
Tackles
75%
Duel Win %
Midfielders
R. Arciga
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
12
Late Mins
12
Late Mins
78
Total Mins
78
Entry
F. Boya
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
I. Tona
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
10
Late Mins
10
Late Mins
80
Total Mins
80
Entry
D. Blanco
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Forwards
G. Mora
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
7.3
Rating
K. Castaneda
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
13
Late Mins
13
Late Mins
77
Total Mins
77
Entry
BENCH
J. Hernandez
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
U. Bilbao
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Mejia
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
10
Total Mins
Started
Entry
R. Franco
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
K. Escamilla
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
10
Total Mins
Started
Entry
J. Corona
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Vitinho
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
12
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Preciado
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
13
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. El Ghezouani
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
Started
Entry
J. Gonzalez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
09/15/2025 Atletico San Luis 1 - 1 Club Tijuana Liga MX Estadio Alfonso Lastras
04/11/2025 Club Tijuana 2 - 1 Atletico San Luis Liga MX Estadio Caliente
07/20/2024 Atletico San Luis 1 - 1 Club Tijuana Liga MX Estadio Alfonso Lastras Ramírez
02/17/2024 Atletico San Luis 3 - 3 Club Tijuana Liga MX Estadio Alfonso Lastras Ramírez
10/09/2023 Club Tijuana 2 - 1 Atletico San Luis Liga MX Estadio Caliente
02/11/2023 Club Tijuana 1 - 0 Atletico San Luis Liga MX Estadio Caliente
09/15/2025
Liga MX Estadio Alfonso Lastras
04/11/2025
Liga MX Estadio Caliente
07/20/2024
Liga MX Estadio Alfonso Lastras Ramírez
02/17/2024
Liga MX Estadio Alfonso Lastras Ramírez
10/09/2023
Liga MX Estadio Caliente
02/11/2023
Liga MX Estadio Caliente
Atletico San Luis Win
Club Tijuana Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Monterrey 8 21 18 9 +9 WClub Queretaro 0 - 1 Monterrey (14-09-2025)WPuebla 2 - 4 Monterrey (30-08-2025)WMonterrey 3 - 0 Necaxa (24-08-2025)WMonterrey 3 - 2 Mazatlán (18-08-2025)WLeon 1 - 3 Monterrey (12-08-2025)
2 Cruz Azul 8 20 16 8 +8 WPachuca 0 - 1 Cruz Azul (13-09-2025)WGuadalajara Chivas 1 - 2 Cruz Azul (31-08-2025)WCruz Azul 1 - 0 Toluca (24-08-2025)WCruz Azul 3 - 2 Santos Laguna (17-08-2025)WAtletico San Luis 1 - 2 Cruz Azul (12-08-2025)
3 Club America 8 17 16 8 +8 LClub America 1 - 2 Guadalajara Chivas (14-09-2025)WClub America 2 - 0 Pachuca (31-08-2025)WAtlas 2 - 4 Club America (25-08-2025)WTigres UANL 1 - 3 Club America (17-08-2025)WClub America 1 - 0 Club Queretaro (10-08-2025)
4 Toluca 8 16 19 11 +8 WToluca 3 - 1 Puebla (14-09-2025)WAtletico San Luis 1 - 3 Toluca (30-08-2025)LCruz Azul 1 - 0 Toluca (24-08-2025)DToluca 1 - 1 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (17-08-2025)WFC Juarez 0 - 2 Toluca (12-08-2025)
5 Tigres UANL 8 15 16 8 +8 DGuadalajara Chivas 0 - 0 Tigres UANL (18-09-2025)DTigres UANL 0 - 0 Leon (14-09-2025)WSantos Laguna 0 - 1 Tigres UANL (31-08-2025)DMazatlán 2 - 2 Tigres UANL (24-08-2025)LTigres UANL 1 - 3 Club America (17-08-2025)
6 Club Tijuana 8 13 14 10 +4 DAtletico San Luis 1 - 1 Club Tijuana (15-09-2025)WClub Tijuana 3 - 0 Necaxa (01-09-2025)DClub Tijuana 3 - 3 Guadalajara Chivas (23-08-2025)WPachuca 0 - 2 Club Tijuana (17-08-2025)DMazatlán 2 - 2 Club Tijuana (10-08-2025)
7 Pachuca 8 13 11 8 +3 LPachuca 0 - 1 Cruz Azul (13-09-2025)LClub America 2 - 0 Pachuca (31-08-2025)DLeon 1 - 1 Pachuca (23-08-2025)LPachuca 0 - 2 Club Tijuana (17-08-2025)WAtlas 0 - 3 Pachuca (10-08-2025)
8 U.N.A.M. - Pumas 8 12 11 9 +2 WMazatlán 1 - 4 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (13-09-2025)WU.N.A.M. - Pumas 1 - 0 Atlas (31-08-2025)DU.N.A.M. - Pumas 0 - 0 Puebla (24-08-2025)DToluca 1 - 1 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (17-08-2025)DU.N.A.M. - Pumas 1 - 1 Necaxa (11-08-2025)
9 FC Juarez 8 12 8 8 0 DNecaxa 1 - 1 FC Juarez (13-09-2025)WFC Juarez 1 - 0 Mazatlán (30-08-2025)WFC Juarez 2 - 1 Santos Laguna (23-08-2025)WGuadalajara Chivas 1 - 2 FC Juarez (16-08-2025)LFC Juarez 0 - 2 Toluca (12-08-2025)
10 Leon 8 11 8 9 -1 DTigres UANL 0 - 0 Leon (14-09-2025)WLeon 3 - 0 Club Queretaro (30-08-2025)DLeon 1 - 1 Pachuca (23-08-2025)WNecaxa 0 - 1 Leon (16-08-2025)LLeon 1 - 3 Monterrey (12-08-2025)
11 Guadalajara Chivas 8 8 11 13 -2 DGuadalajara Chivas 0 - 0 Tigres UANL (18-09-2025)WClub America 1 - 2 Guadalajara Chivas (14-09-2025)LGuadalajara Chivas 1 - 2 Cruz Azul (31-08-2025)DClub Tijuana 3 - 3 Guadalajara Chivas (23-08-2025)LGuadalajara Chivas 1 - 2 FC Juarez (16-08-2025)
12 Santos Laguna 8 7 11 13 -2 DAtlas 2 - 2 Santos Laguna (14-09-2025)LSantos Laguna 0 - 1 Tigres UANL (31-08-2025)LFC Juarez 2 - 1 Santos Laguna (23-08-2025)LCruz Azul 3 - 2 Santos Laguna (17-08-2025)WSantos Laguna 1 - 0 Guadalajara Chivas (11-08-2025)
13 Atletico San Luis 8 7 11 14 -3 DAtletico San Luis 1 - 1 Club Tijuana (15-09-2025)LAtletico San Luis 1 - 3 Toluca (30-08-2025)LClub Queretaro 3 - 2 Atletico San Luis (23-08-2025)WPuebla 0 - 2 Atletico San Luis (16-08-2025)LAtletico San Luis 1 - 2 Cruz Azul (12-08-2025)
14 Mazatlán 8 6 9 14 -5 LMazatlán 1 - 4 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (13-09-2025)LFC Juarez 1 - 0 Mazatlán (30-08-2025)DMazatlán 2 - 2 Tigres UANL (24-08-2025)LMonterrey 3 - 2 Mazatlán (18-08-2025)DMazatlán 2 - 2 Club Tijuana (10-08-2025)
15 Atlas 8 6 14 21 -7 DAtlas 2 - 2 Santos Laguna (14-09-2025)LU.N.A.M. - Pumas 1 - 0 Atlas (31-08-2025)LAtlas 2 - 4 Club America (25-08-2025)DClub Queretaro 3 - 3 Atlas (17-08-2025)LAtlas 0 - 3 Pachuca (10-08-2025)
16 Necaxa 8 6 7 14 -7 DNecaxa 1 - 1 FC Juarez (13-09-2025)LClub Tijuana 3 - 0 Necaxa (01-09-2025)LMonterrey 3 - 0 Necaxa (24-08-2025)LNecaxa 0 - 1 Leon (16-08-2025)DU.N.A.M. - Pumas 1 - 1 Necaxa (11-08-2025)
17 Club Queretaro 8 4 7 16 -9 LClub Queretaro 0 - 1 Monterrey (14-09-2025)LLeon 3 - 0 Club Queretaro (30-08-2025)WClub Queretaro 3 - 2 Atletico San Luis (23-08-2025)DClub Queretaro 3 - 3 Atlas (17-08-2025)LClub America 1 - 0 Club Queretaro (10-08-2025)
18 Puebla 8 4 7 21 -14 LToluca 3 - 1 Puebla (14-09-2025)LPuebla 2 - 4 Monterrey (30-08-2025)DU.N.A.M. - Pumas 0 - 0 Puebla (24-08-2025)LPuebla 0 - 2 Atletico San Luis (16-08-2025)LTigres UANL 7 - 0 Puebla (09-08-2025)