Mazatlán - Pachuca: Mazatlán pulls off surprise 1-0 win over Pachuca
In a match that flipped pregame expectations, mazatlán - pachuca finished 1-0 in favor of the hosts as Dudu Teodora scored in added time of the first half to give Mazatlán its first home victory of the Clausura 2026 campaign.
Mazatlán broke the drought with a late first-half goal
MAZATLÁN — The home side took the lead at minute 45’ when a long ball into the area found captain Facundo Almada, who controlled and laid the ball down for Dudu Teodora. Dudu finished past Carlos Moreno to make it 1-0, the only goal of the match.
Mazatlán held on despite a red card
Pachuca pressed early, with an action by Oussama Idrissi forcing work from goalkeeper Ricardo Rodríguez, and the visitors controlled spells of the opening minutes. Mazatlán grew into the game and won the ball before the opener. In the second half Mazatlán stayed on the front foot until 74’ when Sebastián Santos was sent off; Mazatlán finished the match a man down but preserved the 1-0 lead.
Mazatlán - Pachuca at Estadio El Encanto
This victory ended a difficult run for Mazatlán in their final tournament in Liga MX. Since the arrival of coach Sergio Bueno results have improved: this was his second win of the season and Mazatlán’s first victory at Estadio El Encanto since Jornada 12 of the Apertura 2025, when they beat Atlético de San Luis el pasado 3 de octubre.
Scorers, milestones and minutes reached
Dudu Teodora, one of Mazatlán’s reinforcements from last season, had not scored in Mexico until this match; the context notes it took 906 minutes for the camisa “7” to celebrate his first goal. The match also meant both Mazatlán and Pachuca completed the 1, 300 minutes required for age-limited players during this Jornada 8 fixture.
Form lines and what was expected before kickoff
Pachuca arrived with strong form: they had not lost since the first date (a 2-0 defeat to Chivas) and had compiled 4 wins and 2 draws for 14 points, with 9 goals for and 5 against, including an away win over Tigres; the club had recorded three straight victories prior to this game and were aiming for a fourth. Mazatlán, by contrast, entered the match with 1 victory, 1 draw and 5 defeats, 7 goals for and 14 against, and were fighting to avoid finishing at the bottom of the table.
Lineups and substitutions
Mazatlán: Ricardo Rodríguez; Jair Díaz, Lucas Meroilla, Facundo Almada, Sebastián Santos; Said Godínez (79’ Joaquín Esquivel), Mauro Zaleta, Josué Ovalle (62’ Mauro Laínez), Yoel Bárcenas; Brian Rubio (79’ Ángel Saavedra), Dudu Teodora (69’ Jesús Hernández).
Pachuca: Carlos Moreno; Brian García, Sergio Barreto, Eduardo Bauermann, Carlos Sánchez (80’ Cristóbal Hernández); Sergio Rodríguez (56’ Víctor Guzmán), Cristian Rivera, Alan Bautista (46’ Enner Valencia); Alexei Domínguez (56’ Kenedy), Oussama Idrissi (46’ Luis Quiñones), Salomón Rondón.
Extra context noted in coverage
The coverage also noted broader context: Mazatlán is playing its last matches in Liga MX and aims to avoid the bottom of the table, while observers expected an open game with Mazatlán needing wins rather than draws to give the fans a better farewell. The pregame schedule listed kickoff at 19: 00 hours tiempo del centro de México (8: 00 p. m. ET) at Estadio El Encanto. In 2025, homicides in the entidad were reduced, an additional fact mentioned in the pregame material.
There will be very little recovery time for Mazatlán: the team will visit Atlético de San Luis at the Estadio Libertad Financiera on Tuesday night and the port side will seek its second victory of unclear in the provided context.
