#FT’ Mexico 2-0 [2-2 agg. (4-2 pens.)] Honduras
Mexico goalscorers: Luis Chavez (43’), Edson Alvarez (90+11’)
Venue: Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
Referee: Iván Arcides Barton Cisneros
Mexico: 12 Luis Malagón, 5 Johan Vásquez, 3 César Montes, 23 Jesús Gallardo, 19 Jorge Sánchez, 14 Érick Sánchez, 18 Luis Chávez, 4 Edson Álvarez, 20 Henry Martín, 22 Hirving Lozano, 15 Uriel Antuna,
Substitutes: 13 Julio González, 17 Orbelín Pineda, 11 Santiago Giménez, 7 Luis Romo, 10 Francisco Córdova, 9 Raúl Jiménez, 1 Antonio Rodríguez, 16 Julián Quiñones, 8 Roberto Alvarado, 2 Julián Araujo, 21 César Huerta, 6 Jesús Angulo
Honduras: 1 Edrick Menjivar, 4 Luis Vega, 2 Denil Maldonado, 8 Joseph Rosales, 14 Andy Najar, 23 Jorge Álvarez, 16 Edwin Rodriguez, 20 Deybi Flores, 9 Choco Lozano, 17 Luis Palma, 11 Rigoberto Rivas
Substitutes: 13 Maylor Núñez, 21 Bryan Róchez, 15 Devron García, 22 Marlon Licona, 5 Elison Rivas, 12 José Pinto, 3 Marcelo Santos, 19 Carlos Pineda, 10 Alexander López, 18 Enrique Facussé, 6 Bryan Acosta, 7 Alberth Elis
KICKOFF
10’ - Edson Alvarez is shown the yellow card
43’ - Joseph Rosales is shown the yellow card for a foul
43’ - Goal! Mexico 1, Honduras 0. Luis Chávez (Mexico) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
HALFTIME: Mexico 1-0 Honduras (1-2 agg.)
45’ Substitution, Honduras. Marcelo Santos replaces Luis Vega. Alberth Elis replaces Rigoberto Rivas.
51’ - Luis Chávez (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57’ - Substitution, Mexico. César Huerta replaces Uriel Antuna.
70’ - Substitution, Honduras. Bryan Róchez replaces Anthony Lozano because of an injury.
70’ - Substitution, Mexico. Julián Quiñones replaces Érick Sánchez.
70’ - Substitution, Mexico. Santiago Giménez replaces Henry Martín.
90+11’ - Goal! Mexico 2, Honduras 0. Edson Álvarez (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santiago Giménez.
End of 2nd Half
115’ - Denil Maldonado (Honduras) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
Extra Time is over. Off to penalties
Mexico win 4-2 on pens. and will face Panama in the Final 4
Deserved but undeserved if that makes sense?
Honduras time wasted and it came back to bite them. Mexico missed some serious chances (as did Honduras with one clear shot that Malagon stopped) and it’s looking grim.
Will this team ever win in a normal matter?
If this team failed to qualify to the Copa America the suits would’ve given lip service. Nothing will ever change with this team nor the people who actually run it. Serious action needs to be done but it won’t because Me$ico. The youth categories are absolute trash and have been for the recent years.
This team needs to miss a few world cups for anything to change (it won’t especially with the expanded teams). So, here’s to Mexico never improving, unless people stop attending these $hit $how$ (they won’t).