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United States 1 - 2 Mexico
United States scorers: Chris Richards (4’)
Mexico scorers: Raúl Jiménez (27’), Edson Álvarez (77’)
Venue: NRG Stadium, Houston, United States
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
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United States:
| Starting XI | Notes | Subs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Freese | Chris Brady | ||
| Alex Freeman | Matt Turner | ||
| Chris Richards | 4’ | Walker Zimmerman | |
| Tim Ream | John Tolkin | 86’ | |
| Maximilian Arfsten | 86’ | Miles Robinson | |
| Tyler Adams | 63’ 82’ | Nathan Harriel | |
| Luca de la Torre | 69’ | Mark McKenzie | |
| Sebastian Berhalter | Jack McGlynn | 82’ | |
| Malik Tillman | Brenden Aaronson | 86’ | |
| Diego Luna | 86’ | Quinn Sullivan | |
| Patrick Agyemang | Damion Downs | 69’ | |
| Brian White |
Manager: Mauricio Pochettino (Argentina)
Mexico:
| Starting XI | Notes | Subs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Malagón | Guillermo Ochoa | ||
| Jorge Sánchez | 85’ | Raúl Rangel | |
| César Montes | 44’ | Mateo Chávez | |
| Johan Vásquez | Israel Reyes | 85’ | |
| Jesús Gallardo | Érik Lira | ||
| Gilberto Mora | 75’ | Jesús Orozco | |
| Edson Álvarez | 77’ | Carlos Rodríguez | |
| Marcel Ruiz | César Huerta | 85’ | |
| Roberto Alvarado | 85’ | Orbelín Pineda | 75’ |
| Raúl Jiménez | 27’ 85’ 86’ | Julián Quiñones | |
| Alexis Vega | Ángel Sepúlveda | ||
| Santiago Giménez | 85’ |
Manager: Javier Aguirre (Mexico)
MATCH EVENTS
1’: We’re off!
4’: GOAL UNITED STATES!! Berhalter puts a free kick into the box and Chris Richards heads it into the underside of the crossbar and bounces just over the line!
13’: Freese saves an unchallenging shot from Alvarado
24’: Mora with a shot through traffic! Freese with a good save.
27’: GOAL MEXICO!!! Raúl Jiménez gets around Ream and smashes the shot into the roof of the net!
35’: Alvarado with the shot! But Freese is able to get down in plenty of time.
40’: Mora with the shot! Pushed away at full stretch by Freese.
42’: Ruiz sends a shot into the stands.
44’: César Montes with a rough tackle on Agyemang
45+1’: Freeman’s shot just tipped to safety by Malagón with his head!
45+2’: Luna with the shot!! But he puts it over.
HT United States 1-1 Mexico The United States started and ended the half well, Mexico controlled everything in between, and we are tied at the half
46’: We’re back!
51’: Alvarado with the shot! But he puts it wide of the far post.
54’: Arfsten cuts inside and shoots! Just over the top far corner.
57’: Scary moments for the United States as Vega is completely open on the right side but the cross pingpongs around the defense and Freese is able to claim
63’: Tyler Adams carded for coming in late on Álvarez
66’: Holy shit, Mexican player falls over and his hand lands on the ball inside the box… should the ref give that? Clearly not intentional, I guess, ref waves it off
68’: Álvarez skies one from way out
69’: United States substitution: Damion Downs on for Luca De La Torre
71’: Corner kick for Mexico, Jorge Sánchez heads it wide.
75’: Mexico substitution: Orbelín Pineda on for Gilberto Mora
77’: GOAL MEXICO! No, offside. Álvarez’s celebration cut short but did he actually score? Wait… yes, given! Edson Álvarez with the glancing header on the free kick!!
82’: United States substitution: Jack McGlynn on for Tyler Adams
83’: Bad turnover by United States! Alvarado shoots! But puts it wide.
85’: Mexico triple sub: Israel Reyes, Cesar Huerta and Santiago Giménez on for Raúl Jiménez, Jorge Sanchez and Roberto Alvarado
86’: Raúl Jiménez carded for time wasting
86’: United States double sub: Brenden Aaronson and John Tolkin on for Diego Luna and Maximilian Arfsten
89’: Giménez just broke his finger on the ground, ugly
90+2’: Long ball over the top from Ream! Downs loses the ball but Agyemang fires, it’s blocked from close range by Malagón
90+5’: SAVE! Huerta with the shot but it’s right at Freese
90+6’: Humongous chance for the United States! But Montes with a gigantic tackle to put out the fire!
FT United States 1-2 Mexico Despite the early goal Mexico outclassed America for 99 percent of the game