Mazatlán, second to last in the standings, defeated champions Toluca 4-3 on Wednesday in an eventful match, in the continuation of the 16th round of the Mexican soccer Clausura.
Brian Rubio, Panamanian Édgar Bárcenas, Gabriel López and Jesús Hernández scored for Mazatlán, while Everardo López, Antonio Briseño and Argentine Nicolás Castro scored for Toluca, who played from the 60th minute with a man down due to the expulsion of Marcel Ruiz.
Hernandez signs Mazatlan’s agonizing win
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In an up-and-down duel, in the 88th minute, Hernandez accepted a ball from Brazilian Fabio and with a right-footed goal broke a 3-3 tie.
To give Mazatlan its fourth win and move up to second-to-last place.
Toluca missed the chance to climb to fourth place.
It remained in fifth place with seven wins, six draws, three defeats and 27 points, seven less than the leader Guadalajara, which had a game in hand.
In another game, Atlas and Tigres UANL drew 0-0 in a match in which both were conservative and created few scoring chances.
The result is bad for both because they will have to secure their quarterfinal berths on the last matchday.
Atlas remained in seventh place with 23 points, one more than Tigres, eighth (Filed as: Mazatlán vs Toluca).
Joao Pedro shines with goal and assist
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A match of up
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On Wednesday, Italy’s Joao Pedro scored a goal and added an assist to finish alone as the leading scorer.
This in San Luis’ 2-0 win over Santos Laguna.
Venezuelan Leonardo Flores and Joao Pedro reflected the home team’s dominance on the scoreboard in a duel between two eliminated teams.
Later in the day, Guadalajara drew with Necaxa and Pachuca lost to Tijuana.
With information from EFE
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