Mexico vs Iceland, 2017 International Friendly, International Friendly

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Mexico

21': Alan Pulido

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1 - 0

Iceland

Alan Pulido goal helps Mexico past Iceland in friendly

International Friendly

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Foul by Aron Elis Thrandarson (Iceland).
1': Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
1': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Aron Sigurdarson.
9': Foul by Néstor Araújo (Mexico).
9': Kristján Finnbogason (Iceland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Attempt blocked. Sigurdur Egill Larusson (Iceland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
10': Attempt missed. Vidar Ari Jonsson (Iceland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aron Elis Thrandarson.
11': Attempt missed. Jesús Molina (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
12': Foul by Kristján Finnbogason (Iceland).
12': Jesús Molina (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Attempt saved. Orbelín Pineda (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jürgen Damm.
14': Attempt missed. Aron Elis Thrandarson (Iceland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aron Sigurdarson.
15': Attempt blocked. Aron Elis Thrandarson (Iceland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Frederik August Schram.
16': Alan Pulido (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16': Foul by Hallgrímur Jónasson (Iceland).
18': Attempt blocked. Giovani dos Santos (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jürgen Damm with a cross.
18': Attempt missed. Alan Pulido (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alfredo Talavera.
20': Foul by Vidar Ari Jonsson (Iceland).
20': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Goal! Mexico 1, Iceland 0. Alan Pulido (Mexico) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovani dos Santos with a cross following a set piece situation.
22': Foul by Kristinn Freyr Sigurdsson (Iceland).
22': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Aron Elis Thrandarson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Mexico).
26': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Orri Omarsson.
26': Attempt blocked. Néstor Araújo (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Márquez.
27': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Orri Omarsson.
27': Offside, Mexico. Alfredo Talavera tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
28': Attempt missed. Aron Sigurdarson (Iceland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by David Vidarsson.
29': Foul by Kristinn Freyr Sigurdsson (Iceland).
29': Jesús Molina (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Attempt blocked. Giovani dos Santos (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
31': Attempt missed. Jürgen Damm (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
31': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Vidar Ari Jonsson.
33': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Sigurdur Egill Larusson.
34': Attempt missed. Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
36': Offside, Iceland. David Vidarsson tries a through ball, but Aron Sigurdarson is caught offside.
39': Attempt blocked. Orbelín Pineda (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
39': Attempt saved. Giovani dos Santos (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
43': Attempt blocked. Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oswaldo Alanís.
45': Aron Elis Thrandarson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Jesús Molina (Mexico).
45'+2': First Half ends, Mexico 1, Iceland 0.
0': Match ends, Mexico 1, Iceland 0.
45': Second Half begins Mexico 1, Iceland 0.
45': Substitution, Mexico. Luis Reyes replaces Jesús Gallardo.
45': Substitution, Mexico. Raúl López replaces Giovani dos Santos.
47': Foul by Jesús Molina (Mexico).
47': Kristinn Freyr Sigurdsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Attempt saved. Jesús Molina (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
49': Foul by David Vidarsson (Iceland).
49': Raúl López (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Raúl López with a cross.
53': Substitution, Mexico. Hugo Ayala replaces Rafael Márquez.
54': Attempt missed. Alan Pulido (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Raúl López.
55': Substitution, Iceland. Oliver Sigurjonsson replaces Kristján Finnbogason.
61': Substitution, Mexico. Edson Álvarez replaces Jesús Molina.
63': Foul by Vidar Ari Jonsson (Iceland).
63': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
64': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by David Vidarsson.
65': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Orbelín Pineda.
66': Substitution, Mexico. Luis Montes replaces Jürgen Damm.
66': Substitution, Iceland. Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson replaces Kristinn Freyr Sigurdsson.
67': Foul by Orri Omarsson (Iceland).
67': Orbelín Pineda (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Raúl López with a cross.
71': Attempt missed. Edson Álvarez (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Alan Pulido.
72': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Mexico).
72': Oliver Sigurjonsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Foul by Oliver Sigurjonsson (Iceland).
73': Hugo Ayala (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Oliver Sigurjonsson (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Attempt blocked. Sigurdur Egill Larusson (Iceland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aron Elis Thrandarson.
75': Foul by David Vidarsson (Iceland).
75': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Substitution, Mexico. Elías Hernández replaces Alan Pulido.
77': Attempt missed. Raúl López (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
77': Substitution, Iceland. Kristinn Jonsson replaces Bödvar Bödvarsson.
78': Substitution, Iceland. Kristinn Steindórsson replaces Aron Sigurdarson.
78': Substitution, Iceland. Arni Vilhjalmsson replaces Aron Elis Thrandarson.
80': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Vidar Ari Jonsson.
82': Foul by David Vidarsson (Iceland).
82': Luis Montes (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luis Reyes with a cross.
84': Attempt missed. Orbelín Pineda (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
85': Attempt missed. Luis Reyes (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
86': Substitution, Iceland. Adam Arnarson replaces Vidar Ari Jonsson.
88': Foul by Arni Vilhjalmsson (Iceland).
88': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Attempt missed. Luis Montes (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
89': Attempt missed. Luis Montes (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
90': Arni Vilhjalmsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Mexico).
90'+1': David Vidarsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Luis Montes (Mexico).
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Luis Reyes (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edson Álvarez.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Mexico 1, Iceland 0.

Statistics

ISL		MEX
13	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
0	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	0
31	Possession	69
6	SHOTS	25
0	ON GOAL	5
0.0	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
176	Accurate Passes	506
273	Passes	591
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	10
5	Crosses	34
0.0	Cross %	0.3
70	Long Balls	108
26	Accurate Long Balls	82
0.4	Long Balls %	0.8
3	Blocked Shots	6
9	Effective Tackles	8
15	Tackles	16
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
35	Effective Clearances	13
35	Clearances	13

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Sam Boyd Stadium
Location: ,
Attendance: 30,617

Line-Ups

Mexico (3-4-3)

No.	Name
12	Alfredo Talavera (GK)
4	Rafael Márquez
3	Oswaldo Alanís
2	Néstor Araujo
7	Orbelín Pineda
5	Jesús Molina
17	Jesús Gallardo
11	Jürgen Damm
9	Alan Pulido
10	Giovani Dos Santos
8	Hirving Lozano

Mexico Substitutes:

Ángel Zaldívar, Edson Álvarez, Raúl López, Elías Hernández, Jorge Torres, Érick Gutiérrez, Luis Montes, Hugo González, Jesús Dueñas, Luis Reyes, Hugo Ayala.

Iceland (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Frederik Schram (GK)
5	Hallgrímur Jónasson
4	Orri Omarsson
14	Bödvar Bödvarsson
15	Vidar Ari Jonsson
10	Davíd Thór Vidarsson
17	Kristinn Freyr Sigurdsson
20	Sigurdur Egill Larusson
7	Aron Sigurdarson
18	Kristján Flóki Finnbogason
9	Aron Elis Thrandarson

Iceland Substitutes:

Kristinn Jónsson, Oliver Sigurjonsson, Ingvar Jonsson, Daniel Grétarsson, Arni Vilhjalmsson, Adam Arnarson, Kristinn Steindórsson, Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson, Anton Ari Einarsson.

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