Liga MX Apertura - 15

Mazatlán 2 - 2 FT Club America

Estadio El Encanto

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Futmetrix Verdict
66
FT
Sat, Oct 25
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Mazatlán
2-2
Club America
⚡ Intensity 60
⚖️ Balance 84
🏆 Stakes 0
🎲 Upset 0
Late drama denies Mazatlán a famous win.

Late Heartbreak Concludes a Relentless Siege at El Encanto

Worth Watching Futmetrix Score: 66/100. A textbook example of clinical counter-attacking nearly punishing total control, reminding us why the playoff race demands ruthless efficiency.

Early Exchanges

The majestic Estadio El Encanto hosted an absolutely electric opening frame. The visitors stamped their authority on the pitch immediately, stringing passes together with supreme confidence. This early rhythm paid dividends when K. Alvarez broke the deadlock in the ninth minute, sending a clear message of intent. It seemed Club America were settling in for a comfortable evening on the coast, as they completely dominated possession and controlled the tempo. However, the sheer Intensity of the hosts ensured this would not be a straightforward affair. Realising they would be starved of the ball, they relied on clinical counter-attacks to bypass the midfield. Their strategy worked flawlessly when B. Colula restored parity in the 17th minute, finishing off a sharp sequence orchestrated by D. Hernandez. The early exchanges set the stage for a compelling tactical battle.

The Turnaround

Refusing to be mere spectators in their own backyard, the home side rode the wave of momentum to completely flip the script. Exactly on the half-hour mark, M. Zaleta found a pocket of space and finished ruthlessly to give Mazatlán an unexpected lead. The Upset Factor was suddenly off the charts. The hosts were putting on a masterclass in ruthless efficiency, scoring twice despite registering a minuscule offensive output across the entire ninety minutes. Meanwhile, the visitors reacted to falling behind by launching an absolute siege. A staggering barrage of twenty-five shots turned the penalty area into a relentless shooting gallery. Yet, time and again, determined blocks and last-ditch tackles kept the mighty attacking force at bay. It was a fascinating clash of styles: extreme attacking volume colliding with desperate, unyielding defensive organisation.

The Final Push

As the clock ticked down, the match devolved into a one-sided war of attrition. The hosts dropped deep into a low block, desperately clinging to a result that could shift the momentum of their bleak season. Despite their monumental defensive efforts, the sheer weight of pressure eventually tipped the Balance. With just moments remaining before the final whistle, B. Rodriguez stepped up to break local hearts. His 89th-minute strike salvaged a dramatic point for the visitors, capping off a phenomenal individual performance that included an earlier assist. The draw leaves the giants hovering in eighth place, firmly in the playoff mix but frustrated by missed opportunities, while their opponents remain stranded in sixteenth. It was a punishing conclusion that proved exactly why conceding an endless stream of chances against top-tier opposition usually ends in heartbreak.

Key Questions

What made Brian Rodríguez the Man of the Match?

He was the ultimate difference-maker, setting up the opening goal before rescuing a vital point with a dramatic 89th-minute strike, alongside six key passes.

Did Mazatlán deserve the late equalizer?

Despite defending heroically for most of the match, allowing a relentless barrage of twenty-five shots meant conceding a late equalizer felt like an inevitable consequence.

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
33%
67%
Mazatlán 33%
Club America 67%
Shots
4
25
Mazatlán 4
Club America 25
Shots on Target
3
7
Mazatlán 3
Club America 7
Passes
273
545
Mazatlán 273
Club America 545
Pass Accuracy
77%
89%
Mazatlán 77%
Club America 89%
Corners
2
4
Mazatlán 2
Club America 4
Fouls
12
7
Mazatlán 12
Club America 7
Yellow Cards
3
1
Mazatlán 3
Club America 1
Red Cards
0
0
Mazatlán 0
Club America 0

Match Events

K. Alvarez (B. Rodriguez) 9'
17' B. Colula (D. Hernandez)
30' M. Zaleta
HT
A. Cervantes I. Reyes 🔄 46'
M. Vazquez C. Borja 🔄 46'
A. H. Gutierrez Torres R. Aguirre 🔄 46'
61' 🟨 Mauro Zaleta
62' 🔄 M. Zaleta A. Leyva
62' 🔄 R. Meraz S. Fierro
V. Davila A. Saint-Maximin 🔄 67'
A. Fidalgo J. dos Santos 🔄 71'
77' 🔄 D. Hernandez N. Benedetti
81' 🔄 J. Diaz L. Merolla
81' 🔄 M. Lainez A. Torres
88' 🟨 Sebastian Fierro
B. Rodriguez 89'
Jonathan Dos Santos 🟨 90'+1
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Mazatlán

Goalkeepers
D. Gutierrez
OCTOPUS
OCTOPUS
5
Saves
5
Saves
0
Conceded
100%
Save %
Defenders
Y. Barcenas
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
B. Colula
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
F. Almada
SHIELD
SHIELD
3
Blocks
3
Blocks
0
Interceptions
2
Tackles
J. Diaz
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
9
Late Mins
9
Late Mins
81
Total Mins
81
Entry
M. Lainez
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
4
Tackles
73%
Duel Win %
Midfielders
D. Hernandez
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
2
Key Passes
7
Rating
J. Esquivel
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
R. Meraz
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
62
Total Mins
62
Entry
M. Zaleta
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
Forwards
Fabio Gomes
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
BENCH
R. Rodriguez
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
L. Merolla
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
9
Total Mins
Started
Entry
J. Garcia
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
S. Fierro
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
28
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Torres
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
9
Total Mins
Started
Entry
J. Intriago
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
N. Benedetti
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
13
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Dudu
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Leyva
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
I. Gonzalez
👻 Invisible Nothing to note

Club America

Goalkeepers
L. Malagon
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
K. Alvarez
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
34%
Pass Acc
S. Caceres
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
55%
Pass Acc
R. Juarez
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
M. Vazquez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Midfielders
A. Cervantes
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
A. Fidalgo
MAGNET
MAGNET
80
Activity
80
Activity
71
Passes
9
Duels
P. Salas
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
B. Rodriguez
CLUTCH HERO
CLUTCH HERO
89
Goal Time
89
Goal Time
Goal
Impact
9.3
Rating
A. H. Gutierrez Torres
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Forwards
V. Davila
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
67
Total Mins
67
Entry
BENCH
R. Cota
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
I. Reyes
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
R. Orquin
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
C. Borja
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
100%
Duel Win %
I. Lichnovsky
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
J. dos Santos
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
19
Total Mins
Started
Entry
S. Naveda
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
D. Arriaga
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
R. Aguirre
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Saint-Maximin
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
23
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
10/25/2025 Mazatlán 2 - 2 Club America Liga MX Estadio El Encanto
04/19/2025 Club America 5 - 0 Mazatlán Liga MX Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
11/02/2024 Mazatlán 0 - 5 Club America Liga MX Estadio El Encanto
02/22/2024 Club America 2 - 2 Mazatlán Liga MX Estadio Azteca
10/07/2023 Mazatlán 1 - 2 Club America Liga MX Estadio El Encanto
01/29/2023 Club America 6 - 0 Mazatlán Liga MX Estadio Azteca
10/25/2025
Liga MX Estadio El Encanto
04/19/2025
Liga MX Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
11/02/2024
Liga MX Estadio El Encanto
02/22/2024
Liga MX Estadio Azteca
10/07/2023
Liga MX Estadio El Encanto
01/29/2023
Liga MX Estadio Azteca
Mazatlán Win
Club America Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Toluca 15 33 41 18 +23 DToluca 2 - 2 Pachuca (27-10-2025)DClub Tijuana 0 - 0 Toluca (23-10-2025)WToluca 4 - 0 Club Queretaro (18-10-2025)WLeon 2 - 4 Toluca (05-10-2025)WToluca 3 - 1 Mazatlán (28-09-2025)
2 Tigres UANL 15 32 31 14 +17 WTigres UANL 2 - 0 Club Tijuana (25-10-2025)WPachuca 1 - 2 Tigres UANL (23-10-2025)WTigres UANL 5 - 3 Necaxa (18-10-2025)DTigres UANL 1 - 1 Cruz Azul (05-10-2025)WClub Queretaro 0 - 2 Tigres UANL (28-09-2025)
3 Cruz Azul 15 32 27 17 +10 WCruz Azul 2 - 0 Monterrey (26-10-2025)DNecaxa 1 - 1 Cruz Azul (22-10-2025)WCruz Azul 2 - 1 Club America (19-10-2025)DTigres UANL 1 - 1 Cruz Azul (05-10-2025)LClub Tijuana 2 - 0 Cruz Azul (29-09-2025)
4 Club America 15 31 31 16 +15 DMazatlán 2 - 2 Club America (25-10-2025)WClub America 2 - 1 Puebla (22-10-2025)LCruz Azul 2 - 1 Club America (19-10-2025)WClub America 3 - 0 Santos Laguna (05-10-2025)WClub America 4 - 1 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (28-09-2025)
5 Monterrey 15 30 30 24 +6 LCruz Azul 2 - 0 Monterrey (26-10-2025)WMonterrey 4 - 2 FC Juarez (22-10-2025)DMonterrey 1 - 1 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (19-10-2025)DClub Tijuana 2 - 2 Monterrey (06-10-2025)WMonterrey 1 - 0 Santos Laguna (28-09-2025)
6 Guadalajara Chivas 15 23 24 20 +4 WGuadalajara Chivas 4 - 1 Atlas (26-10-2025)LClub Queretaro 1 - 0 Guadalajara Chivas (23-10-2025)WGuadalajara Chivas 2 - 0 Mazatlán (19-10-2025)WU.N.A.M. - Pumas 1 - 2 Guadalajara Chivas (06-10-2025)WPuebla 0 - 2 Guadalajara Chivas (27-09-2025)
7 Pachuca 15 22 21 19 +2 DToluca 2 - 2 Pachuca (27-10-2025)LPachuca 1 - 2 Tigres UANL (23-10-2025)DFC Juarez 2 - 2 Pachuca (18-10-2025)WNecaxa 0 - 1 Pachuca (04-10-2025)WPachuca 2 - 1 Atletico San Luis (27-09-2025)
8 Club Tijuana 15 21 26 19 +7 LTigres UANL 2 - 0 Club Tijuana (25-10-2025)DClub Tijuana 0 - 0 Toluca (23-10-2025)LPuebla 4 - 3 Club Tijuana (18-10-2025)DClub Tijuana 2 - 2 Monterrey (06-10-2025)WClub Tijuana 2 - 0 Cruz Azul (29-09-2025)
9 FC Juarez 15 20 24 25 -1 DFC Juarez 4 - 4 Puebla (25-10-2025)LMonterrey 4 - 2 FC Juarez (22-10-2025)DFC Juarez 2 - 2 Pachuca (18-10-2025)LAtlas 3 - 1 FC Juarez (04-10-2025)WFC Juarez 2 - 0 Leon (27-09-2025)
10 Santos Laguna 15 17 20 24 -4 WSantos Laguna 3 - 1 Club Queretaro (26-10-2025)DMazatlán 2 - 2 Santos Laguna (22-10-2025)WSantos Laguna 2 - 0 Leon (18-10-2025)LClub America 3 - 0 Santos Laguna (05-10-2025)LMonterrey 1 - 0 Santos Laguna (28-09-2025)
11 Atletico San Luis 15 16 23 24 -1 LAtletico San Luis 3 - 4 Necaxa (27-10-2025)WU.N.A.M. - Pumas 0 - 1 Atletico San Luis (23-10-2025)WAtletico San Luis 2 - 0 Atlas (18-10-2025)LMazatlán 2 - 1 Atletico San Luis (04-10-2025)LPachuca 2 - 1 Atletico San Luis (27-09-2025)
12 Atlas 15 16 24 33 -9 LGuadalajara Chivas 4 - 1 Atlas (26-10-2025)WAtlas 2 - 0 Leon (23-10-2025)LAtletico San Luis 2 - 0 Atlas (18-10-2025)WAtlas 3 - 1 FC Juarez (04-10-2025)WAtlas 3 - 2 Necaxa (27-09-2025)
13 U.N.A.M. - Pumas 15 15 17 22 -5 DLeon 1 - 1 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (26-10-2025)LU.N.A.M. - Pumas 0 - 1 Atletico San Luis (23-10-2025)DMonterrey 1 - 1 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (19-10-2025)LU.N.A.M. - Pumas 1 - 2 Guadalajara Chivas (06-10-2025)LClub America 4 - 1 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (28-09-2025)
14 Club Queretaro 15 14 16 28 -12 LSantos Laguna 3 - 1 Club Queretaro (26-10-2025)WClub Queretaro 1 - 0 Guadalajara Chivas (23-10-2025)LToluca 4 - 0 Club Queretaro (18-10-2025)WClub Queretaro 3 - 1 Puebla (04-10-2025)LClub Queretaro 0 - 2 Tigres UANL (28-09-2025)
15 Mazatlán 15 13 19 27 -8 DMazatlán 2 - 2 Club America (25-10-2025)DMazatlán 2 - 2 Santos Laguna (22-10-2025)LGuadalajara Chivas 2 - 0 Mazatlán (19-10-2025)WMazatlán 2 - 1 Atletico San Luis (04-10-2025)LToluca 3 - 1 Mazatlán (28-09-2025)
16 Necaxa 15 13 19 30 -11 WAtletico San Luis 3 - 4 Necaxa (27-10-2025)DNecaxa 1 - 1 Cruz Azul (22-10-2025)LTigres UANL 5 - 3 Necaxa (18-10-2025)LNecaxa 0 - 1 Pachuca (04-10-2025)LAtlas 3 - 2 Necaxa (27-09-2025)
17 Leon 15 13 13 27 -14 DLeon 1 - 1 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (26-10-2025)LAtlas 2 - 0 Leon (23-10-2025)LSantos Laguna 2 - 0 Leon (18-10-2025)LLeon 2 - 4 Toluca (05-10-2025)LFC Juarez 2 - 0 Leon (27-09-2025)
18 Puebla 15 9 19 38 -19 DFC Juarez 4 - 4 Puebla (25-10-2025)LClub America 2 - 1 Puebla (22-10-2025)WPuebla 4 - 3 Club Tijuana (18-10-2025)LClub Queretaro 3 - 1 Puebla (04-10-2025)LPuebla 0 - 2 Guadalajara Chivas (27-09-2025)