Mexico vs Iceland, 2018 International Friendly, International Friendly

· International Friendly

Mexico

37': Marco Fabián
64': Miguel Layún
90'+1': Miguel Layún

FT
3 - 0

Iceland

Layun double helps Mexico see off Iceland in Santa Clara

Mexico secured a 3-0 friendly win against Iceland in Santa Clara, California, courtesy of two Miguel Layun goals.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Foul by Björn Sigurdarson (Iceland).
1': Miguel Layún (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Offside, Mexico. Héctor Moreno tries a through ball, but Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
4': Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Carlos Salcedo (Mexico).
4': Foul by Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland).
4': Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Iceland).
5': Héctor Moreno (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Attempt saved. Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
9': Carlos Salcedo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Björn Sigurdarson (Iceland).
11': Foul by Kári Arnason (Iceland).
11': Marco Fabián (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Birkir Saevarsson.
16': Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Iceland).
16': Marco Fabián (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt missed. Marco Fabián (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
19': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Mexico).
19': Sverrir Ingi Ingason (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Attempt blocked. Ari Freyr Skúlason (Iceland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson.
21': Albert Gudmundsson (Iceland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Foul by Carlos Salcedo (Mexico).
22': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Jesús Gallardo.
23': Attempt blocked. Kári Arnason (Iceland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Johann Berg Gudmundsson.
23': Attempt saved. Sverrir Ingi Ingason (Iceland) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kári Arnason.
25': Attempt saved. Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Iceland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson.
25': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Jesús Corona.
26': Attempt saved. Miguel Layún (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Fabián.
30': Attempt saved. Marco Fabián (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
31': Foul by Kári Arnason (Iceland).
31': Marco Fabián (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Attempt blocked. Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Iceland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Björn Sigurdarson.
36': Andrés Guardado (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Dangerous play by Emil Hallfredsson (Iceland).
37': Goal! Mexico 1, Iceland 0. Marco Fabián (Mexico) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
39': Attempt missed. Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Iceland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
40': Foul by Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Iceland).
40': Marco Fabián (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Jesús Manuel Corona (Mexico).
45': Andrés Guardado (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Emil Hallfredsson (Iceland).
45': Emil Hallfredsson (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': First Half ends, Mexico 1, Iceland 0.
45': Second Half begins Mexico 1, Iceland 0.
45': Substitution, Iceland. Holmar Örn Eyjolfsson replaces Aron Gunnarsson.
45': Substitution, Iceland. Samúel Kári Fridjónsson replaces Birkir Saevarsson.
45': Substitution, Iceland. Vidar Orn Kjartansson replaces Albert Gudmundsson.
45': Substitution, Mexico. Hirving Lozano replaces Jesús Manuel Corona.
45': Substitution, Mexico. Oribe Peralta replaces Raúl Jiménez.
46': Ari Freyr Skúlason (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Mexico).
48': Foul by Ari Freyr Skúlason (Iceland).
48': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Ari Freyr Skúlason (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Offside, Mexico. Andrés Guardado tries a through ball, but Oribe Peralta is caught offside.
50': Emil Hallfredsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Foul by Marco Fabián (Mexico).
51': Attempt missed. Björn Sigurdarson (Iceland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Johann Berg Gudmundsson following a set piece situation.
54': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Carlos Salcedo.
54': Attempt missed. Sverrir Ingi Ingason (Iceland) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Birkir Bjarnason with a cross following a corner.
55': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Néstor Araújo.
58': Offside, Iceland. Birkir Bjarnason tries a through ball, but Vidar Orn Kjartansson is caught offside.
59': Substitution, Mexico. Carlos Vela replaces Andrés Guardado.
59': Substitution, Mexico. Jesús Molina replaces Héctor Moreno.
61': Foul by Sverrir Ingi Ingason (Iceland).
61': Marco Fabián (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marco Fabián.
64': Goal! Mexico 2, Iceland 0. Miguel Layún (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
68': Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
68': Foul by Diego Reyes (Mexico).
68': Substitution, Iceland. Rúrik Gíslason replaces Emil Hallfredsson.
69': Attempt missed. Sverrir Ingi Ingason (Iceland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
70': Substitution, Mexico. Omar Govea replaces Jesús Gallardo.
71': Foul by Diego Reyes (Mexico).
71': Rúrik Gíslason (Iceland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Attempt saved. Vidar Orn Kjartansson (Iceland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Birkir Bjarnason.
72': Attempt saved. Ari Freyr Skúlason (Iceland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
73': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Jesús Corona.
73': Attempt missed. Sverrir Ingi Ingason (Iceland) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Johann Berg Gudmundsson with a cross following a corner.
75': Foul by Omar Govea (Mexico).
75': Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Substitution, Mexico. Rodolfo Pizarro replaces Marco Fabián.
76': Vidar Orn Kjartansson (Iceland) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box following a set piece situation.
76': Offside, Iceland. Björn Sigurdarson tries a through ball, but Vidar Orn Kjartansson is caught offside.
77': Foul by Oribe Peralta (Mexico).
78': Sverrir Ingi Ingason (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) is shown the yellow card.
78': Foul by Holmar Örn Eyjolfsson (Iceland).
78': Rodolfo Pizarro (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rodolfo Pizarro.
81': Substitution, Iceland. Theodor Elmar Bjarnason replaces Johann Berg Gudmundsson.
81': Substitution, Iceland. Kjartan Finnbogason replaces Björn Sigurdarson.
81': Foul by Oribe Peralta (Mexico).
81': Sverrir Ingi Ingason (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Vidar Orn Kjartansson (Iceland).
82': Miguel Layún (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Miguel Layún (Mexico) is shown the yellow card.
85': Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland) is shown the yellow card.
85': Foul by Sverrir Ingi Ingason (Iceland).
85': Rodolfo Pizarro (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Attempt missed. Miguel Layún (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Omar Govea.
87': Foul by Kjartan Finnbogason (Iceland).
87': Jesús Molina (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Sverrir Ingi Ingason (Iceland).
90': Rodolfo Pizarro (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Sverrir Ingi Ingason (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Goal! Mexico 3, Iceland 0. Miguel Layún (Mexico) left footed shot from long range on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodolfo Pizarro.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Mexico 3, Iceland 0.
90'+3': Match ends, Mexico 3, Iceland 0.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 68,917

Line-Ups

Mexico (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	José Corona (GK)
2	Néstor Araujo
15	Héctor Moreno
3	Carlos Salcedo
18	Andrés Guardado
5	Diego Reyes
21	Jesús Gallardo
17	Jesús Corona
9	Raúl Jiménez
10	Marco Fabián
7	Miguel Layún

Mexico Substitutes:

Héctor Herrera, Carlos Vela, Edson Álvarez, Oswaldo Alanís, Guillermo Ochoa, Jonathan Gonzalez, Rodolfo Pizarro, Hirving Lozano, Alfredo Talavera, Omar Govea, Jorge Hernández, Hugo Ayala, Oribe Peralta, Javier Hernández, Jesús Molina.

Iceland (4-4-2)

No.	Name
24	Rúnar Rúnarsson (GK)
5	Sverrir Ingason
14	Kári Árnason
23	Ari Skúlason
2	Birkir Saevarsson
20	Emil Hallfredsson
17	Aron Gunnarsson
8	Birkir Bjarnason
7	Jóhann Gudmundsson
11	Björn Sigurdarson
30	Albert Gudmundsson

Iceland Substitutes:

Ögmundur Kristinsson, Kjartan Finnbogason, Rúrik Gíslason, Vidar Örn Kjartansson, Ólafur Skúlason, Jón Gudni Fjóluson, Samúel Fridjónsson, Ingvar Jonsson, Ragnar Sigurdsson, Hannes Halldórsson, Frederik Schram, Arnór Traustason, Hjörtur Hermannsson, Elmar Bjarnason, Hólmar Eyjólfsson.

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