FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf

FT Friday, March 24, 2017
Costa Rica WWWWL 0
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Mexico WWDWW 2
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CRC000
MEX202
Estadio Banorte · 61,697 att.

Match Report

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Hernandez ties Borgetti's goals record as Mexico beats Costa Rica

Mexico stormed to a 2-0 win against Costa Rica in a CONCACAF World Cup qualifier in Mexico City on Friday night.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
2
44.6
Possession
55.4
9
SHOTS
11
2
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
302
Accurate Passes
390
367
Passes
461
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
3
16
Crosses
17
0.2
Cross %
0.2
62
Long Balls
81
37
Accurate Long Balls
47
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
12
13
Tackles
19
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
20
Effective Clearances
13
20
Clearances
13

Head to Head

MEX leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

MEX · 4-3-3

  1. 13Guillermo OchoaG
  2. 15Héctor MorenoCD-L
  3. 2Néstor AraujoCD-R
  4. 7Miguel LayúnLB
  5. 3Carlos SalcedoRB
  6. 4Rafael MárquezCM
  7. 8Jonathan dos SantosLM
  8. 16Héctor HerreraRM
  9. 19Oribe PeraltaF
  10. 14Javier HernándezLF
  11. 11Carlos VelaRF

CRC · 5-4-1

  1. 1Keylor NavasG
  2. 3Giancarlo GonzálezCD
  3. 15Francisco CalvoCD-L
  4. 2Johnny AcostaCD-R
  5. 22Rónald MatarritaLB
  6. 16Cristian GamboaRB
  7. 5Celso BorgesCM-L
  8. 14Randall AzofeifaCM-R
  9. 10Bryan RuizLM
  10. 7Christian BolañosRM
  11. 11Johan VenegasF

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Mexico 1, Costa Rica 0. Chicharito (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a through ball.
  2. 37' Héctor Moreno (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Goal! Mexico 2, Costa Rica 0. Néstor Araújo (Mexico) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a corner.
  4. 45' Substitution, Mexico. Jürgen Damm replaces Oribe Peralta.
  5. 55' Substitution, Costa Rica. Joel Campbell replaces Christian Bolaños.
  6. 61' Substitution, Mexico. Jesús Molina replaces Rafael Márquez.
  7. 61' Substitution, Costa Rica. David Guzmán replaces Rándall Azofeifa.
  8. 66' Substitution, Mexico. Raúl Jiménez replaces Chicharito because of an injury.
  9. 80' Substitution, Costa Rica. Marco Ureña replaces Johan Venegas.
  10. 87' Johnny Acosta (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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