Alebrijes de Oaxaca secured a crucial 1-0 victory over Tepatitlán in a tempestuous Liga de Expansión MX encounter, heavily influenced by a series of disciplinary incidents. The match turned significantly in the 21st minute when Tepatitlán's D. Villalpando received a red card, reducing them to ten men. Despite the numerical disadvantage, Tepatitlán remained competitive, though the cards continued to mount, with G. Olvera and M. Lopez also booked for the visitors. Alebrijes then capitalized on their advantage just after halftime, with Andrey Marcos finding the back of the net in the 54th minute to break the deadlock. The intensity escalated further in the second half as Tepatitlán's A. Estrada was sent off in the 72nd minute, leaving them with nine men. The closing stages saw a flurry of substitutions and further yellow cards for both sides, but Alebrijes held firm to seal the hard-fought three points.