International Friendly

FT Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Ghana LLDDL 0
–
Mexico DDWWW 1
1st2ndT
GHA000
MEX101
NRG Stadium · 37,617 att.

Match Report

AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith

Mexico edges Ghana in friendly ahead of Gold Cup

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

MEX leads series 2-0

Lineups

MEX · 4-3-3

  1. 23Moisés MuñozG
  2. 14Hedgardo MarínCD-L
  3. 4Hugo AyalaCD-R
  4. 18Jesús GallardoLB
  5. 2Luis RodríguezRB
  6. 5Jesús MolinaCM
  7. 8Érick GutiérrezLM
  8. 20Jesús DueñasRM
  9. 19Ángel SepúlvedaF
  10. 15Rodolfo PizarroLF
  11. 11Elías HernándezRF

Substitutes

  1. 3Jair PereiraSUB
  2. 17Raúl LópezSUB
  3. 10Martín BarragánSUB
  4. 9Alan PulidoSUB
  5. 22Jesús IsijaraSUB
  6. 7Orbelín PinedaSUB
  7. 12Miguel FragaSUB
  8. 21Javier SalasSUB
  9. 6Carlos VargasSUB
  10. 13César MontesSUB
  11. 16Jorge HernándezSUB
  12. 1José CoronaSUB

GHA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Richard OforiG
  2. 4Jonathan MensahCD-L
  3. 21John BoyeCD-R
  4. 17Lumor AgbenyenuLB
  5. 23Harrison AffulRB
  6. 13Isaac SackeyCM-L
  7. 8Ebenezer OforiCM-R
  8. 2Thomas AgyepongLM
  9. 22Frank AcheampongRM
  10. 20Majeed WarisCF-L
  11. 11Raphael DwamenaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Samuel SarfoSUB
  2. 14Jerry AkaminkoSUB
  3. 19Nicholas OpokuSUB
  4. 15Mohammed AwalSUB
  5. 5Gershon KoffieSUB
  6. 3Asamoah GyanSUB
  7. 6Mohammed AbuSUB
  8. 18Winful CobbinahSUB
  9. 7David AccamSUB
  10. 16Joseph AddoSUB

Timeline

  1. 32' Goal! Mexico 1, Ghana 0. Elías Hernández (Mexico) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  2. 37' Substitution, Mexico. Jesús Corona replaces Moisés Muñoz because of an injury.
  3. 49' John Boye (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 52' Rodolfo Pizarro (Mexico) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 53' Ebenezer Ofori (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 55' Substitution, Ghana. Mohammed Abu replaces Isaac Sackey.
  7. 55' Substitution, Ghana. Rashid Sumaila replaces John Boye.
  8. 59' Substitution, Ghana. David Accam replaces Thomas Agyepong.
  9. 60' Substitution, Mexico. Orbelín Pineda replaces Erick Gutiérrez.
  10. 60' Substitution, Ghana. Jerry Akaminko replaces Harrison Afful.
  11. 63' Mohammed Abu (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 66' Substitution, Mexico. Martín Barragán replaces Ángel Sepúlveda.
  13. 71' Jesús Molina (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 73' Substitution, Mexico. Raúl López replaces Elías Hernández.
  15. 80' Substitution, Mexico. Jorge Hernández replaces Jesús Dueñas because of an injury.
  16. 85' Substitution, Ghana. Asamoah Gyan replaces Raphael.
  17. 90' Substitution, Mexico. Jair Pereira replaces Rodolfo Pizarro.

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