Mexico vs Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2018 International Friendly, International Friendly

· International Friendly

Mexico

65': Hugo Ayala

FT
1 - 0

Bosnia-Herzegovina

83': Almir Bekic

Wasteful Mexico beat Bosnia and Herzegovina in friendly

Mexico could only manage one goal in a 1-0 friendly win against Bosnia and Herzegovina in San Antonio on Wednesday night.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Attempt missed. Giovani dos Santos (Mexico) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
2': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jesús Molina.
3': Offside, Mexico. Giovani dos Santos tries a through ball, but Orbelín Pineda is caught offside.
5': Attempt blocked. Orbelín Pineda (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
5': Attempt saved. Giovani dos Santos (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
6': Foul by Almir Bekic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
6': Jesús Molina (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Elvis Saric (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Giovani dos Santos (Mexico).
10': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Jesús Gallardo.
11': Attempt missed. Goran Zakaric (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Elvis Saric following a corner.
13': Darko Todorovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Henry Martín (Mexico).
15': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Jesús Gallardo.
15': Attempt missed. Stjepan Loncar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Goran Zakaric with a cross following a corner.
16': Carlos Vela (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Tomislav Tomic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
17': Foul by Oswaldo Alanís (Mexico).
17': Mersudin Ahmetovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18': Oswaldo Alanís (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
18': Attempt missed. Haris Medunjanin (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
21': Carlos Vela (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Foul by Tomislav Tomic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
22': Attempt blocked. Giovani dos Santos (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
22': Attempt saved. Elías Hernández (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
24': Offside, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Almir Bekic tries a through ball, but Goran Zakaric is caught offside.
29': Foul by Oswaldo Alanís (Mexico).
29': Goran Zakaric (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Foul by Giovani dos Santos (Mexico).
30': Stjepan Loncar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt missed. Darko Todorovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomislav Tomic.
31': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Tomislav Tomic.
36': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Elvis Saric.
38': Carlos Vela (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Foul by Elvis Saric (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
41': Attempt blocked. Elías Hernández (Mexico) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
42': Foul by Jesús Molina (Mexico).
42': Luka Menalo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Carlos Vela (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Foul by Almir Bekic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
42': Almir Bekic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Attempt missed. Mersudin Ahmetovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elvis Saric.
45'+1': First Half ends, Mexico 0, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.
45': Second Half begins Mexico 0, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.
45': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dino Besirovic replaces Tomislav Tomic.
45': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kenan Piric replaces Ibrahim Sehic.
45': Substitution, Mexico. Javier Aquino replaces Giovani dos Santos.
45': Substitution, Mexico. Jonathan dos Santos replaces Orbelín Pineda.
45': Substitution, Mexico. Jorge Hernández replaces Jesús Molina.
45': Substitution, Mexico. Néstor Araújo replaces Oswaldo Alanís.
48': Foul by Goran Zakaric (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
48': Jonathan dos Santos (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Attempt missed. Néstor Araújo (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Elías Hernández with a cross following a set piece situation.
51': Carlos Vela (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Foul by Almir Bekic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
52': Attempt missed. Javier Aquino (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
55': Carlos Vela (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Foul by Luka Menalo (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
56': Almir Bekic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Carlos Vela (Mexico).
57': Substitution, Mexico. Jonathan González replaces Elías Hernández.
59': Attempt missed. Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
60': Foul by Daniel Graovac (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
60': Henry Martín (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Foul by Dino Besirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
61': Jonathan González (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Dino Besirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Attempt missed. Jonathan dos Santos (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Javier Aquino.
64': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ognjen Todorovic replaces Goran Zakaric.
65': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Daniel Graovac.
65': Goal! Mexico 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0. Hugo Ayala (Mexico) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos with a cross following a corner.
66': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Marijan Cavar replaces Luka Menalo.
67': Foul by Darko Todorovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
67': Javier Aquino (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Foul by Jonathan dos Santos (Mexico).
69': Stjepan Loncar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Attempt missed. Henry Martín (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
71': Attempt missed. Marijan Cavar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Almir Bekic.
73': Substitution, Mexico. Rodolfo Pizarro replaces Henry Martín.
73': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Elvir Koljic replaces Mersudin Ahmetovic.
74': Foul by Almir Bekic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
74': Jonathan González (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Adnan Secerovic replaces Elvis Saric.
75': Foul by Adnan Secerovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
75': Jorge Hernández (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Elvir Koljic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76': Foul by Néstor Araújo (Mexico).
77': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Jorge Hernández.
78': Daniel Graovac (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Rodolfo Pizarro (Mexico).
80': Foul by Elvir Koljic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
80': Jonathan dos Santos (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Attempt blocked. Rodolfo Pizarro (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan González.
81': Attempt blocked. Jonathan dos Santos (Mexico) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodolfo Pizarro.
81': Attempt missed. Jorge Hernández (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
83': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Luis Rodríguez.
83': Carlos Vela (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Almir Bekic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
83': Second yellow card to Almir Bekic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) for a bad foul.
85': Foul by Jorge Hernández (Mexico).
85': Marijan Cavar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Attempt missed. Javier Aquino (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan González.
87': Adnan Secerovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Foul by Néstor Araújo (Mexico).
87': Foul by Dino Besirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
87': Jonathan dos Santos (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Darko Todorovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
88': Javier Aquino (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Mexico 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.
90'+4': Match ends, Mexico 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 28,000

Line-Ups

Mexico (4-3-3)

No.	Name
12	Rodolfo Cota (GK)
3	Oswaldo Alanís
4	Hugo Ayala
17	Jesús Gallardo
15	Luis Rodríguez
22	Jesús Molina
11	Carlos Vela
8	Elías Hernández
18	Henry Martín
7	Orbelín Pineda
10	Giovani Dos Santos

Mexico Substitutes:

César Montes, Edson Álvarez, Jonathan Gonzalez, Rodolfo Pizarro, Néstor Araujo, Jonathan Orozco, Jürgen Damm, Jonathan dos Santos, Gibrán Lajud, Javier Aquino, Jorge Hernández.

Bosnia-Herzegovina (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Ibrahim Sehic (GK)
10	Haris Medunjanin
6	Daniel Graovac
2	Almir Bekic
7	Darko Todorovic
8	Tomislav Tomic
15	Elvis Saric
11	Stjepan Loncar
17	Mersudin Ahmetovic
19	Luka Menalo
20	Goran Zakaric

Bosnia-Herzegovina Substitutes:

Kenan Piric, Ognjen Todorovic, Adnan Secerovic, Dino Besirovic, Elvir Koljic, Marijan Cavar, Nemanja Bilbija.

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