Mexico vs Portugal, International Friendly
· International FriendlyAlves' goal gives Portugal 1-0 win over Mexico
Alves' goal gives Portugal 1-0 win over Mexico
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by João Pereira (Portugal).
- 1': Miguel Layún (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Attempt missed. Miguel Layún (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 2': Offside, Mexico. Miguel Layún tries a through ball, but Oribe Peralta is caught offside.
- 3': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Mexico).
- 3': João Moutinho (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Offside, Portugal. João Pereira tries a through ball, but Vieirinha is caught offside.
- 7': Paul Aguilar (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Foul by André Almeida (Portugal).
- 7': Giovani dos Santos (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by André Almeida (Portugal).
- 12': Foul by Rafael Márquez (Mexico).
- 12': Eder (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt saved. Vieirinha (Portugal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Pereira.
- 14': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Jose de Jesús Corona.
- 14': Giovani dos Santos (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Nani (Portugal).
- 15': Offside, Mexico. Paul Aguilar tries a through ball, but Oribe Peralta is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Miguel Layún (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Guardado.
- 20': Attempt missed. Eder (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by André Almeida with a cross.
- 21': Attempt missed. Héctor Moreno (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 22': Attempt saved. Eder (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fábio Coentrão.
- 22': Foul by Miguel Veloso (Portugal).
- 22': Héctor Moreno (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': João Moutinho (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Foul by Héctor Moreno (Mexico).
- 26': João Moutinho (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Oribe Peralta (Mexico).
- 27': LuÃs Neto (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Oribe Peralta (Mexico).
- 29': Foul by João Moutinho (Portugal).
- 29': Oribe Peralta (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': André Almeida (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Mexico).
- 31': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Eduardo.
- 32': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Vieirinha.
- 33': Attempt missed. Miguel Layún (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross following a corner.
- 33': Attempt blocked. João Moutinho (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fábio Coentrão.
- 33': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Héctor Moreno.
- 34': Foul by Vieirinha (Portugal).
- 34': Paul Aguilar (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Vieirinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Mexico).
- 38': Attempt missed. Eder (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vieirinha.
- 39': Attempt missed. Eder (Portugal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Pereira with a cross.
- 40': Foul by Vieirinha (Portugal).
- 40': Oribe Peralta (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Hand ball by Nani (Portugal).
- 42': Attempt missed. João Pereira (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nani.
- 43': Attempt missed. Andrés Guardado (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 44': Offside, Portugal. João Pereira tries a through ball, but Nani is caught offside.
- 45': Vieirinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Paul Aguilar (Mexico).
- 45': Paul Aguilar (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': First Half ends, Mexico 0, Portugal 0.
- 45': Substitution, Mexico. Guillermo Ochoa replaces Jose de Jesús Corona.
- 0': Second Half begins Mexico 0, Portugal 0.
- 46': Foul by Eder (Portugal).
- 46': Andrés Guardado (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Offside, Mexico. Andrés Guardado tries a through ball, but Oribe Peralta is caught offside.
- 48': João Moutinho (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Foul by Miguel Layún (Mexico).
- 48': Attempt blocked. Héctor Herrera (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Guardado.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Héctor Herrera (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 49': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Héctor Moreno.
- 50': Attempt saved. Fábio Coentrão (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 50': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Guillermo Ochoa.
- 51': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by João Pereira.
- 52': Foul by Eder (Portugal).
- 52': Francisco Javier RodrÃguez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Bruno Alves (Portugal).
- 53': Giovani dos Santos (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Bruno Alves (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Attempt missed. Andrés Guardado (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
- 56': Fábio Coentrão (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Mexico).
- 57': Attempt missed. Eder (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 58': Substitution, Mexico. Javier Hernández replaces Giovani dos Santos.
- 58': Substitution, Portugal. Silvestre Varela replaces Vieirinha.
- 59': Attempt missed. Andrés Guardado (Mexico) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Javier Hernández with a cross.
- 60': Attempt missed. Miguel Veloso (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 61': Attempt saved. Héctor Herrera (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Javier Hernández with a cross.
- 61': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Eduardo.
- 63': Delay in match João Moutinho (Portugal) because of an injury.
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Substitution, Portugal. Hélder Postiga replaces Eder.
- 67': Foul by Bruno Alves (Portugal).
- 67': Oribe Peralta (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt saved. Héctor Herrera (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 68': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Eduardo.
- 73': Attempt saved. Silvestre Varela (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Pereira with a cross.
- 74': Foul by João Pereira (Portugal).
- 74': Miguel Layún (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': João Pereira (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Rafael Márquez (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 75': Attempt missed. Héctor Herrera (Mexico) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 76': Substitution, Portugal. Rafa replaces Fábio Coentrão.
- 78': Substitution, Mexico. Marco Fabián replaces Andrés Guardado.
- 78': Substitution, Mexico. Alan Pulido replaces Oribe Peralta.
- 79': Foul by LuÃs Neto (Portugal).
- 79': Marco Fabián (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': LuÃs Neto (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Portugal. Rubén Amorim replaces João Pereira.
- 82': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Silvestre Varela.
- 82': Rafa (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Mexico).
- 83': Héctor Herrera (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 84': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Paul Aguilar.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Nani (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Veloso.
- 85': Foul by João Moutinho (Portugal).
- 85': Marco Fabián (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, Mexico. Javier Aquino replaces Héctor Herrera.
- 88': Foul by Rafa (Portugal).
- 88': José Juan Vázquez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt saved. Alan Pulido (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Javier Hernández.
- 89': Attempt missed. Marco Fabián (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 89': Delay in match André Almeida (Portugal) because of an injury.
- 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Foul by Silvestre Varela (Portugal).
- 90': Marco Fabián (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Rafa (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Marco Fabián (Mexico).
- 90': Hélder Postiga (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Marco Fabián (Mexico).
- 90': Goal! Mexico 0, Portugal 1. Bruno Alves (Portugal) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90': Second Half ends, Mexico 0, Portugal 1.
- 0': Match ends, Mexico 0, Portugal 1.
Statistics
POR |
MEX![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 6 | Saves | 8 |
| 47.1 | Possession | 52.9 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 298 | Accurate Passes | 344 |
| 375 | Passes | 410 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 15 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 39 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 12 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 20 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Location: ,
Attendance: 56,292
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Location: ,
Attendance: 56,292
Line-Ups
Mexico (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Corona (GK) |
| 4 | Rafael Márquez |
| 15 | Héctor Moreno |
| 2 | Maza |
| 7 | Miguel Layún |
| 22 | Paul Aguilar |
| 23 | José Vázquez |
| 18 | Andrés Guardado |
| 6 | Héctor Herrera |
| 10 | Giovani Dos Santos |
| 19 | Oribe Peralta |
Portugal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Eduardo (GK) |
| 2 | Bruno Alves |
| 14 | Luís Neto |
| 19 | André Almeida |
| 21 | João Pereira |
| 4 | Miguel Veloso |
| 5 | Fábio Coentrão |
| 8 | João Moutinho |
| 11 | Éder |
| 17 | Nani |
| 10 | Vieirinha |
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