Baltazar fires Puebla past Tijuana in 4-3 thriller-Xinhua

Baltazar fires Puebla past Tijuana in 4-3 thriller

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2025-10-18 16:40:30

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Substitute Carlos Baltazar scored a late brace as Puebla recovered from two goals down to clinch a 4-3 home win over Tijuana in Mexico's Liga MX on Friday.

Kevin Castaneda put the visitor ahead from the penalty spot, and he doubled the lead by firing home at the far post following Ramiro Arciga's cross on the counterattack.

Ricardo Marin and Alvaro Burgos put the host on level terms with low finishes but Mourad El Ghezouani restored his side's advantage with a towering header after another Arciga cross.

Baltazar, a 66th-minute substitute for Emiliano Gomez, equalized from the edge of the 18-yard box before rifling an angled finish past goalkeeper Jose Rodriguez in stoppage time.

Puebla remains last in the 18-team Liga MX standings with eight points, 12-behind top-four aspirant Tijuana.