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FT Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Mexico LDWWW 3
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Netherlands WLLWL 2
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MEX123
NED022
Johan Cruijff Arena · 15,000 att. · ESPN2

Match Report

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Carlos Vela scores twice in triumphant return to El Tri

Carlos Vela scored twice as Mexico beat the Netherlands 3-2 in a friendly on Wednesday to hand Guus Hiddink's team their fourth defeat in five matches since he took over.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
17
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
7
14
Saves
4
36.4
Possession
63.6
12
SHOTS
23
5
ON GOAL
9
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
234
Accurate Passes
466
313
Passes
549
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
7
18
Crosses
29
0.3
Cross %
0.2
52
Long Balls
45
20
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
5
25
Effective Tackles
18
32
Tackles
21
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
43
Effective Clearances
21
43
Clearances
21

Head to Head

NED leads series 3-0-1

Lineups

NED · 4-3-3

  1. 1Tim KrulG
  2. 4Joël VeltmanCD-L
  3. 3Ron VlaarCD-R
  4. 5Jetro WillemsLB
  5. 2Ricardo van RhijnRB
  6. 6Daley BlindCM
  7. 10Wesley SneijderLM
  8. 8Ibrahim AfellayRM
  9. 9Klaas-Jan HuntelaarF
  10. 7Memphis DepayLF
  11. 11Arjen RobbenRF

Substitutes

  1. 21Quincy PromesSUB
  2. 13Stefan de VrijSUB
  3. 12Gregory van der WielSUB
  4. 18Georginio WijnaldumSUB
  5. 14Jeffrey BrumaSUB
  6. 17Luciano NarsinghSUB
  7. 23Kenneth VermeerSUB
  8. 20Luuk de JongSUB
  9. 15Leroy FerSUB
  10. 22Jasper CillessenSUB

MEX · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 13Guillermo OchoaG
  2. 3Oswaldo AlanísCD-L
  3. 4Miguel HerreraCD-R
  4. 5Diego ReyesDM
  5. 19Adrián AldreteLB
  6. 22Paul AguilarRB
  7. 23José VázquezAM
  8. 18Andrés GuardadoLM
  9. 6Héctor HerreraRM
  10. 11Carlos VelaCF-L
  11. 14Javier HernándezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Miguel PonceSUB
  2. 2Julio DomínguezSUB
  3. 9Raúl JiménezSUB
  4. 12Alfredo TalaveraSUB
  5. 15Alfonso GonzálezSUB
  6. 17Luis VenegasSUB
  7. 10Giovani Dos SantosSUB
  8. 7Jesús CoronaSUB
  9. 20George CorralSUB
  10. 8Jonathan dos SantosSUB
  11. 21Hugo RodríguezSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Carlos Vela (Mexico) Goal at 8'
  2. 24' Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands) Substitution at 24'
  3. 49' Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) Goal at 49'
  4. 60' Quincy Promes (Netherlands) Substitution at 60'
  5. 61' Jesús Corona Ruiz (Mexico) Substitution at 61'
  6. 62' Carlos Vela (Mexico) Goal at 62'
  7. 65' Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands) Yellow Card at 65'
  8. 68' Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) Substitution at 68'
  9. 69' Javier Hernández (Mexico) Goal at 69'
  10. 74' Daley Blind (Netherlands) Goal at 74'
  11. 77' Raul Jiménez (Mexico) Substitution at 77'
  12. 77' Giovani Dos Santos (Mexico) Substitution at 77'
  13. 81' Oswaldo Alanis (Mexico) Yellow Card at 81'
  14. 81' Leroy Fer (Netherlands) Substitution at 81'
  15. 82' Jonathan Dos Santos (Mexico) Substitution at 82'
  16. 88' Miguel Ponce (Mexico) Substitution at 88'
  17. 88' Hugo Rodríguez de la O (Mexico) Substitution at 88'
  18. 90'+2' Paul Aguilar (Mexico) Yellow Card at 92'
  19. 90'+4' Guillermo Ochoa (Mexico) Yellow Card at 94'

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