Match Report

Mexico beats Venezuela in pre-Gold Cup friendly

Mexico beat Venezula 3-1 on Wednesday in the first of two U.S.-based friendlies ahead of the Gold Cup tournament.

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Head to Head

Lineups

Timeline

1. 18' Goal! Mexico 0, Venezuela 1. Jhon Murillo (Venezuela) right footed shot from long range on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Júnior Moreno.
2. 31' Substitution, Mexico. Héctor Moreno replaces Edson Álvarez because of an injury.
3. 32' Goal! Mexico 1, Venezuela 1. Roberto Alvarado (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Rodolfo Pizarro.
4. 41' Erick Gutiérrez (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
5. 44' Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card.
6. 45' Substitution, Venezuela. Josef Martínez replaces Salomón Rondón.
7. 45' Substitution, Venezuela. Jefferson Savarino replaces Darwin Machís.
8. 54' Goal! Mexico 2, Venezuela 1. Rodolfo Pizarro (Mexico) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesús Gallardo.
9. 55' Substitution, Mexico. Orbelín Pineda replaces Rodolfo Pizarro.
10. 60' Substitution, Venezuela. Juan Pablo Añor replaces Yangel Herrera.
11. 61' Roberto Rosales (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
12. 68' Substitution, Mexico. Jorge Sánchez replaces Fernando Navarro.
13. 68' Substitution, Mexico. Uriel Antuna replaces Roberto Alvarado.
14. 68' Substitution, Mexico. Andrés Guardado replaces Erick Gutiérrez.
15. 75' Substitution, Venezuela. Adalberto Peñaranda replaces Jhon Murillo.
16. 76' Goal! Mexico 3, Venezuela 1. Andrés Guardado (Mexico) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Uriel Antuna with a cross.
17. 82' Substitution, Mexico. Alexis Vega replaces Raúl Jiménez.
18. 86' Substitution, Venezuela. Fernando Aristeguieta replaces Adalberto Peñaranda because of an injury.