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FT Thursday, June 1, 2017
Republic of Ireland WWDLL 1
–
Mexico WWWLW 3
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MEX213
MetLife Stadium

Match Report

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Vela and Corona on target as Mexico beat Republic of Ireland

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
5
6
Saves
3
30.8
Possession
69.2
14
SHOTS
19
4
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
202
Accurate Passes
575
272
Passes
644
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
2
21
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.1
47
Long Balls
94
18
Accurate Long Balls
68
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
4
Blocked Shots
4
20
Effective Tackles
12
28
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
11
Effective Clearances
13
11
Clearances
13

Head to Head

MEX leads series 1-0

Lineups

MEX · 4-4-2

  1. 1Rodolfo CotaG
  2. 15Héctor MorenoCD-L
  3. 5Diego ReyesCD-R
  4. 23Jesús GallardoLB
  5. 3Carlos SalcedoRB
  6. 6Jonathan dos SantosCM-L
  7. 16Héctor HerreraCM-R
  8. 17Jesús CoronaLM
  9. 22Jorge HernándezRM
  10. 9Raúl JiménezCF-L
  11. 11Carlos VelaCF-R

IRL · 3-1-4-2

  1. 1Darren RandolphG
  2. 4Shane DuffyCD
  3. 19John EganCD-L
  4. 5Richard KeoghCD-R
  5. 15Conor HourihaneSW
  6. 8Callum O'DowdaCM-L
  7. 7Daryl HorganCM-R
  8. 11James McCleanLM
  9. 2Cyrus ChristieRM
  10. 9Daryl MurphyCF-L
  11. 10David McGoldrickCF-R

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Mexico 1, Republic of Ireland 0. Jesús Manuel Corona (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jorge Hernández.
  2. 21' Carlos Salcedo (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 24' James McClean (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 25' Goal! Mexico 2, Republic of Ireland 0. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  5. 45' Substitution, Mexico. Miguel Layún replaces Carlos Salcedo.
  6. 45' Substitution, Mexico. Oribe Peralta replaces Héctor Herrera.
  7. 45' Substitution, Mexico. Oswaldo Alanís replaces Héctor Moreno.
  8. 54' Goal! Mexico 3, Republic of Ireland 0. Carlos Vela (Mexico) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oribe Peralta.
  9. 58' Substitution, Mexico. Javier Aquino replaces Jesús Manuel Corona.
  10. 58' Substitution, Mexico. Orbelín Pineda replaces Jonathan dos Santos.
  11. 64' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Kevin Long replaces John Egan.
  12. 64' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Eunan O'Kane replaces Conor Hourihane.
  13. 64' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Wes Hoolahan replaces Daryl Murphy.
  14. 68' Substitution, Mexico. Rafael Márquez replaces Carlos Vela.
  15. 73' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Alan Browne replaces Cyrus Christie.
  16. 73' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Stephen Gleeson replaces Daryl Horgan.
  17. 76' Goal! Mexico 3, Republic of Ireland 1. Stephen Gleeson (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

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