FIFA World Cup

FT Saturday, June 23, 2018
Mexico LDWLW 2
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South Korea WLDLL 1
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Rostov Arena · 43,472 att. · FOX

Match Report

Mexico wins again at World Cup, beats South Korea 2-1

Carlos Vela and Javier Hernandez scored a goal each to move Mexico closer to a spot in the round of 16 by beating South Korea 2-1 Saturday at the World Cup.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
24
0
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
3
58.3
Possession
41.7
13
SHOTS
17
5
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
416
Accurate Passes
276
477
Passes
343
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
2
16
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.2
50
Long Balls
43
30
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
9
19
Effective Tackles
14
23
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
10
12
Effective Clearances
15
12
Clearances
15

Head to Head

MEX leads series 2-1-1

Lineups

KOR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Jo Hyeon-WooG
  2. 19Kim Young-GwonCD-L
  3. 20Jang Hyun-SooCD-R
  4. 12Kim Min-WooLB
  5. 2Lee YongRB
  6. 17Lee Jae-SungAM
  7. 16Ki Sung-YuengLM
  8. 8Ju Se-JongRM
  9. 7Son Heung-MinF
  10. 11Hwang Hee-ChanAM-L
  11. 18Moon Seon-MinAM-R

MEX · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Guillermo OchoaG
  2. 15Héctor MorenoCD-L
  3. 3Carlos SalcedoCD-R
  4. 23Jesús GallardoLB
  5. 21Edson ÁlvarezRB
  6. 11Carlos VelaAM
  7. 18Andrés GuardadoLM
  8. 16Héctor HerreraRM
  9. 14Javier HernándezF
  10. 22Hirving LozanoAM-L
  11. 7Miguel LayúnAM-R

Timeline

  1. 26' Goal! Korea Republic 0, Mexico 1. Carlos Vela (Mexico) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 58' Kim Young-Gwon (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 63' Lee Yong (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 64' Substitution, Korea Republic. Lee Seung-Woo replaces Ju Se-Jong.
  5. 66' Goal! Korea Republic 0, Mexico 2. Chicharito (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hirving Lozano following a fast break.
  6. 68' Substitution, Mexico. Rafael Márquez replaces Andrés Guardado.
  7. 71' Substitution, Mexico. Jesús Corona replaces Hirving Lozano.
  8. 72' Lee Seung-Woo (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 77' Substitution, Mexico. Giovani dos Santos replaces Carlos Vela.
  10. 77' Substitution, Korea Republic. Jung Woo-Young replaces Moon Seon-Min.
  11. 80' Jung Woo-Young (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 84' Substitution, Korea Republic. Hong Chul replaces Kim Min-Woo.
  13. 90'+3' Goal! Korea Republic 1, Mexico 2. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung.

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