Tapatío make Venados work hard | OneFootball

With plenty of heart and pushing for the result until the final minute, Tapatío ended up falling 3-2 in its visit to Venados on Matchday 3 of the Apertura 2026 in the Liga de Expansión MX. The Young Flock went down fighting in a match in which it showed resilience to come from behind, though it ultimately came away empty-handed.

The Rojiblancos started well positioned on the field, but in the 26th minute they were forced to chase the game after the home side opened the scoring. Even so, the Young Flock showed character, responded, and managed to turn the score around in the second half; however, Venados answered with two more goals to claim the win.

Now, the Rojiblancos will have to turn the page and get ready for their second away match of the tournament, when they face Correcaminos on Matchday 4 of AP26 next Friday, August 14.

The goals-In the 26th minute, the home side opened the scoring after a defensive lapse that Jacobo Reyes took advantage of to make it 1-0.

-In the 46th minute, a great attacking play led to a foul inside the box, and Enrique Ledesma took responsibility from the penalty spot. With great composure, he wrong-footed the goalkeeper and sent the ball into the back of the net.

-Cruz turned it around! In the 57th minute, Tapatío completed the comeback. After a through ball into the box, Cruz Medina attacked the space, received the ball, and fired a powerful shot into the back of the net to make it 2-1.

-Venados equalized. In the 68th minute, Jacobo Reyes came up again with an unstoppable shot to level the match once more.

-Lora made it 3-2. Just three minutes later, in the 71st minute, the home side regained the lead through Sleyther Lora, who scored the goal that ultimately sealed the match.

Venados 3-2 Tapatío Goals: (Reyes in the 26th and 86th minutes, Sleyther Lora in the 71st) (Enrique Ledesma in the 46th, Cruz Medina in the 57th)Matchday 3 | Apertura 2026Referee: José Maximiliano Negrete Preciado Carlos Iturralde Rivero Stadium

Lineups

Venados: 23 Rubén Castellanos, 13 Brandon Ochoa, 14 Santiago Montie (34 Sebastián Saucedo in the 83rd minute)l, 21 Jesús Moreno, 31 Idekel Domínguez, 6 Erick Torres, 10 Adolfo Domínguez, 11 Duilio Tejeda, 30 Máximo Torres (8 Paul Kilani in the 55th minute), 7 Jacobo Reyes (YC in the 45th minute) (22 Marco Montelongo in the 78th minute), 29 Sleyther Lora.Head Coach: Ignacio Castro

Tapatío: 45 Eduardo García, 42 Diego Delgadillo, 43 Rodrigo Parra, 54 Raúl Nuño (44 Sául Zamora in the 78th minute), 55 Sebastián Esparza, 48 Leonardo Jiménez (YC in the 39th minute), 60 Luis Ledesma, 182 Leonel Calderón, 50 Cruz Medina (64 Diego Latorre in the 78th minute), 57 Jesús Hernández (YC in the 14th minute), 199 Anwar Ben Rhouma.Head Coach: José Melendez

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