Mexico vs Ghana, 2017 International Friendly, International Friendly

· International Friendly

Mexico

32': Elías Hernández (P)

FT
1 - 0

Ghana

Mexico edges Ghana in friendly ahead of Gold Cup

International Friendly

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Attempt saved. Majeed Waris (Ghana) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Boye.
3': Attempt saved. Frank Acheampong (Ghana) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
4': Erick Gutiérrez (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Foul by Raphael (Ghana).
5': Attempt missed. Rodolfo Pizarro (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Erick Gutiérrez.
7': Foul by Thomas Agyepong (Ghana).
7': Jesús Dueñas (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Erick Gutiérrez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by John Boye (Ghana).
10': Attempt blocked. Rodolfo Pizarro (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Sepúlveda.
10': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by John Boye.
11': Foul by Jesús Dueñas (Mexico).
11': Thomas Agyepong (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt blocked. Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elías Hernández with a cross.
12': Attempt blocked. Jesús Molina (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
14': Attempt missed. Frank Acheampong (Ghana) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Raphael.
16': Offside, Mexico. Luis Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Elías Hernández is caught offside.
18': Hand ball by Erick Gutiérrez (Mexico).
18': Attempt saved. Majeed Waris (Ghana) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raphael.
18': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Moisés Muñoz.
18': Foul by John Boye (Ghana).
18': Moisés Muñoz (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Delay in match Moisés Muñoz (Mexico) because of an injury.
21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28': Foul by John Boye (Ghana).
28': Rodolfo Pizarro (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by John Boye.
31': Penalty Mexico. Jesús Gallardo draws a foul in the penalty area.
31': Penalty conceded by John Boye (Ghana) after a foul in the penalty area.
32': Goal! Mexico 1, Ghana 0. Elías Hernández (Mexico) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
34': Attempt blocked. Raphael (Ghana) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
34': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Rodolfo Pizarro.
36': Attempt saved. Raphael (Ghana) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ebenezer Ofori.
36': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Moisés Muñoz.
37': Substitution, Mexico. Jesús Corona replaces Moisés Muñoz because of an injury.
38': Attempt saved. Raphael (Ghana) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Agyepong.
38': Offside, Ghana. Raphael tries a through ball, but John Boye is caught offside.
39': Attempt saved. Elías Hernández (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Erick Gutiérrez.
40': Attempt blocked. Lumor (Ghana) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaac Sackey.
41': Foul by Raphael (Ghana).
41': Jesús Molina (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Attempt saved. Thomas Agyepong (Ghana) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphael.
43': Foul by Raphael (Ghana).
43': Hugo Ayala (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Ebenezer Ofori (Ghana).
43': Jesús Dueñas (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Foul by Luis Rodríguez (Mexico).
44': Thomas Agyepong (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Attempt saved. Jesús Dueñas (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erick Gutiérrez.
45'+1': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Jonathan Mensah.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Jonathan Mensah (Ghana) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
45'+3': First Half ends, Mexico 1, Ghana 0.
45': Second Half begins Mexico 1, Ghana 0.
46': Erick Gutiérrez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46': Foul by John Boye (Ghana).
48': Foul by John Boye (Ghana).
48': Ángel Sepúlveda (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': John Boye (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Jesús Dueñas.
50': Foul by John Boye (Ghana).
50': Luis Rodríguez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Harrison Afful (Ghana).
51': Rodolfo Pizarro (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Foul by Rodolfo Pizarro (Mexico).
51': Majeed Waris (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Rodolfo Pizarro (Mexico) is shown the yellow card.
52': Attempt missed. Raphael (Ghana) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by John Boye with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
53': Erick Gutiérrez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Ebenezer Ofori (Ghana).
53': Ebenezer Ofori (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Substitution, Ghana. Mohammed Abu replaces Isaac Sackey.
55': Substitution, Ghana. Rashid Sumaila replaces John Boye.
55': Ebenezer Ofori (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Jesús Dueñas (Mexico).
58': Attempt saved. Frank Acheampong (Ghana) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ebenezer Ofori.
59': Substitution, Ghana. David Accam replaces Thomas Agyepong.
60': Substitution, Mexico. Orbelín Pineda replaces Erick Gutiérrez.
60': Substitution, Ghana. Jerry Akaminko replaces Harrison Afful.
62': Foul by Mohammed Abu (Ghana).
62': Rodolfo Pizarro (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Mohammed Abu (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Foul by Majeed Waris (Ghana).
64': Hugo Ayala (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Hedgardo Marín (Mexico).
66': Raphael (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Substitution, Mexico. Martín Barragán replaces Ángel Sepúlveda.
67': Attempt missed. Orbelín Pineda (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Gallardo.
69': Attempt blocked. Raphael (Ghana) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Majeed Waris with a headed pass.
69': Foul by Jesús Gallardo (Mexico).
69': Frank Acheampong (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Attempt blocked. Ebenezer Ofori (Ghana) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphael.
70': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Hugo Ayala.
70': Attempt saved. Rashid Sumaila (Ghana) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Mensah.
71': Foul by Jesús Dueñas (Mexico).
71': Lumor (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Ebenezer Ofori (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Foul by Jesús Molina (Mexico).
71': Jesús Molina (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Substitution, Mexico. Raúl López replaces Elías Hernández.
78': Frank Acheampong (Ghana) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Raphael.
78': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Jesús Gallardo.
78': Delay in match Jesús Dueñas (Mexico) because of an injury.
80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
80': Substitution, Mexico. Jorge Hernández replaces Jesús Dueñas because of an injury.
81': Foul by Frank Acheampong (Ghana).
81': Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Attempt blocked. Majeed Waris (Ghana) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Accam.
82': Attempt saved. Raphael (Ghana) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
82': Foul by Jesús Gallardo (Mexico).
82': Frank Acheampong (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by Rashid Sumaila (Ghana).
84': Rodolfo Pizarro (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Substitution, Ghana. Asamoah Gyan replaces Raphael.
87': Attempt missed. Asamoah Gyan (Ghana) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Rashid Sumaila with a cross.
90': Substitution, Mexico. Jair Pereira replaces Rodolfo Pizarro.
90'+1': Offside, Ghana. Mohammed Abu tries a through ball, but Asamoah Gyan is caught offside.
90'+2': Foul by Rashid Sumaila (Ghana).
90'+2': Martín Barragán (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Majeed Waris (Ghana) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Lumor.
90'+4': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Hugo Ayala.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Rashid Sumaila (Ghana) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Majeed Waris with a cross following a corner.
90'+4': Match ends, Mexico 1, Ghana 0.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Mexico 1, Ghana 0.

Statistics

GHA		MEX
19	Fouls	10
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
7	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	9
43.1	Possession	56.9
21	SHOTS	8
9	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
267	Accurate Passes	380
339	Passes	453
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
8	Accurate Crosses	1
14	Crosses	10
0.6	Cross %	0.1
49	Long Balls	84
24	Accurate Long Balls	51
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
6	Blocked Shots	3
17	Effective Tackles	13
23	Tackles	21
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
9	Effective Clearances	19
9	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: NRG Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 37,617

Line-Ups

Mexico (4-3-3)

No.	Name
23	Moisés Muñoz (GK)
14	Hedgardo Marín
4	Hugo Ayala
18	Jesús Gallardo
2	Luis Rodríguez
5	Jesús Molina
8	Érick Gutiérrez
20	Jesús Dueñas
19	Ángel Sepúlveda
15	Rodolfo Pizarro
11	Elías Hernández

Mexico Substitutes:

Jair Pereira, Raúl López, Martín Barra, Alan Pulido, Jesús Isijara, Orbelín Pineda, Miguel Fraga, Javier Salas, Carlos Vargas, César Montes, Jorge Hernández, José Corona.

Ghana (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Richard Ofori (GK)
4	Jonathan Mensah
21	John Boye
17	Lumor Agbenyenu
23	Harrison Afful
13	Isaac Sackey
8	Ebenezer Ofori
2	Thomas Agyepong
22	Frank Acheampong
20	Majeed Waris
11	Raphael Dwamena

Ghana Substitutes:

Samuel Sarfo, Jerry Akaminko, Nicholas Opoku, Mohammed Awal, Gershon Koffie, Asamoah Gyan, Mohammed Abu, Winful Cobbinah, David Accam, Joseph Addo.

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