United States vs Mexico, 2019-20 Concacaf Nations League, Final

· Concacaf Nations League

United States

27': Giovanni Reyna
82': Weston McKennie
114': Christian Pulisic (P)

FT - ET
3 - 2

Mexico

1': Jesús Corona
79': Diego Lainez

Christian Pulisic, Ethan Horvath lead U.S. over Mexico in Nations League final

Ethan Horvath's heroics led the United States a 3-2 win over Mexico in the CONCACAF Nations League final that was marred by unruly fan behavior.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Goal! USA 0, Mexico 1. Jesús Corona (Mexico) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal.
3': Foul by Joshua Sargent (USA).
3': Héctor Moreno (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Attempt saved. Joshua Sargent (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
8': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (USA).
8': Jesús Corona (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Foul by John Brooks (USA).
10': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': John Brooks (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
13': Offside, Mexico. Guillermo Ochoa tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
13': DeAndre Yedlin (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Foul by Jesús Corona (Mexico).
15': Offside, USA. Kellyn Acosta tries a through ball, but Giovanni Reyna is caught offside.
16': Foul by Tim Ream (USA).
16': Uriel Antuna (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Reyna.
19': Attempt blocked. Kellyn Acosta (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
19': Foul by Weston McKennie (USA).
19': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Christian Pulisic (USA).
20': Héctor Moreno (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by DeAndre Yedlin.
24': Offside, Mexico. Héctor Herrera tries a through ball, but Héctor Moreno is caught offside.
25': VAR Decision: No Goal USA 0-1 Mexico.
27': Corner, USA. Conceded by Jesús Gallardo.
27': Weston McKennie (USA) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross following a corner.
27': Goal! USA 1, Mexico 1. Giovanni Reyna (USA) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
29': Foul by Luis Rodríguez (Mexico).
29': Sergiño Dest (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Héctor Moreno.
29': Offside, Mexico. Hirving Lozano tries a through ball, but Uriel Antuna is caught offside.
30': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (USA).
30': Jesús Corona (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Offside, Mexico. Néstor Araújo tries a through ball, but Jesús Corona is caught offside.
36': Attempt missed. Uriel Antuna (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
39': Attempt blocked. Héctor Herrera (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
40': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Uriel Antuna with a cross.
43': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a through ball.
43': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Zack Steffen.
44': Attempt missed. Héctor Herrera (Mexico) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jesús Gallardo with a cross following a corner.
45'+2': First Half ends, USA 1, Mexico 1.
45': Second Half begins USA 1, Mexico 1.
47': Foul by Christian Pulisic (USA).
47': Héctor Moreno (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Luis Rodríguez (Mexico).
48': Sergiño Dest (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (USA).
49': Héctor Herrera (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Kellyn Acosta (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Mexico).
51': Kellyn Acosta (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52': Foul by Luis Rodríguez (Mexico).
52': Sergiño Dest (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Mexico).
54': Giovanni Reyna (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Attempt missed. Carlos Rodríguez (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
57': Attempt blocked. Jesús Corona (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
58': Corner, USA. Conceded by Néstor Araújo.
58': Attempt missed. Sergiño Dest (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross following a corner.
59': DeAndre Yedlin (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Jesús Corona (Mexico).
60': Substitution, USA. Timothy Weah replaces Sergiño Dest.
62': Attempt saved. Weston McKennie (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
62': Attempt missed. Joshua Sargent (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
66': Substitution, Mexico. Luis Romo replaces Carlos Rodríguez.
66': Substitution, Mexico. Henry Martín replaces Jesús Corona.
68': Substitution, USA. Jordan Siebatcheu replaces Joshua Sargent.
69': Substitution, USA. Ethan Horvath replaces Zack Steffen because of an injury.
70': Attempt missed. Luis Romo (Mexico) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Uriel Antuna.
70': Corner, USA. Conceded by Jesús Gallardo.
71': Attempt saved. Weston McKennie (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
71': Corner, USA. Conceded by Guillermo Ochoa.
73': Foul by Luis Rodríguez (Mexico).
73': Giovanni Reyna (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74': Edson Álvarez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Weston McKennie (USA).
75': Corner, USA. Conceded by Jesús Gallardo.
76': Attempt saved. Mark McKenzie (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
78': Substitution, Mexico. Diego Lainez replaces Uriel Antuna.
79': Goal! USA 1, Mexico 2. Diego Lainez (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
81': Corner, USA. Conceded by Luis Rodríguez.
82': Goal! USA 2, Mexico 2. Weston McKennie (USA) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Reyna with a cross following a corner.
82': Substitution, USA. Sebastian Lletget replaces Giovanni Reyna.
82': Substitution, USA. Tyler Adams replaces Tim Ream.
86': Foul by Mark McKenzie (USA).
86': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Mark McKenzie (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Diego Lainez (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Foul by Tyler Adams (USA).
90': Attempt missed. Héctor Moreno (Mexico) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross following a corner.
90': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jesús Gallardo.
90': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Ethan Horvath.
90'+2': Offside, Mexico. Guillermo Ochoa tries a through ball, but Henry Martín is caught offside.
90'+2': Ethan Horvath (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Mexico).
90'+2': Héctor Herrera (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': DeAndre Yedlin (USA) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Edson Álvarez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Jordan Siebatcheu (USA).
90'+10': Second Half ends, USA 2, Mexico 2.
90': First Half Extra Time begins USA 2, Mexico 2.
94': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Mexico).
94': Timothy Weah (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
98': Attempt saved. Henry Martín (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
98': Foul by Mark McKenzie (USA).
98': Luis Romo (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
99': Diego Lainez (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
99': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (USA).
100': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) header from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Diego Lainez with a cross following a set piece situation.
100': Substitution, Mexico. Carlos Salcedo replaces Héctor Moreno.
100': Substitution, Mexico. Andrés Guardado replaces Héctor Herrera.
101': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edson Álvarez.
101': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesús Gallardo.
102': Attempt missed. Timothy Weah (USA) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
103': Attempt missed. Diego Lainez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Rodríguez.
104': Offside, USA. Sebastian Lletget tries a through ball, but Jordan Siebatcheu is caught offside.
105'+1': Substitution, USA. Reggie Cannon replaces DeAndre Yedlin.
105'+3': Foul by Diego Lainez (Mexico).
105'+3': Sebastian Lletget (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
105'+3': Foul by John Brooks (USA).
105'+3': Henry Martín (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
105'+4': First Half Extra Time ends, USA 2, Mexico 2.
105': Second Half Extra Time begins USA 2, Mexico 2.
108': Penalty USA. Christian Pulisic draws a foul in the penalty area.
108': Penalty conceded by Carlos Salcedo (Mexico) after a foul in the penalty area.
109': VAR Decision: Penalty USA.
111': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) is shown the yellow card.
114': Goal! USA 3, Mexico 2. Christian Pulisic (USA) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
115': Christian Pulisic (USA) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
117': Substitution, Mexico. Orbelín Pineda replaces Edson Álvarez.
118': Foul by Weston McKennie (USA).
118': Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
119': Attempt blocked. Diego Lainez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
119': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Timothy Weah.
119': Attempt blocked. Luis Romo (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Guardado with a cross.
119': Penalty conceded by Mark McKenzie (USA) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
120': VAR Decision: Penalty Mexico.
120'+4': Penalty saved! Andrés Guardado (Mexico) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
120'+6': Attempt blocked. Timothy Weah (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
120'+9': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
120'+9': Foul by Andrés Guardado (Mexico).
120'+10': Andrés Guardado (Mexico) is shown the yellow card.
120'+11': Second Half Extra Time ends, USA 3, Mexico 2.
0': Match ends, USA 3, Mexico 2.

Statistics

MEX		USA
13	Fouls	18
3	Yellow Cards	5
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	5
57	Possession	43
21	SHOTS	14
7	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
445	Accurate Passes	299
557	Passes	416
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
9	Accurate Crosses	5
24	Crosses	17
0.4	Cross %	0.3
74	Long Balls	65
32	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
6	Blocked Shots	3
13	Effective Tackles	11
22	Tackles	19
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
16	Interceptions	8
10	Effective Clearances	28
10	Clearances	28

Game Information

Competition: Concacaf Nations League

Venue: Empower Field at Mile High
Location: Denver, Colorado, USA

Line-Ups

United States (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Zack Steffen (GK)
6	John Brooks
13	Tim Ream
15	Mark McKenzie
23	Kellyn Acosta
8	Weston McKennie
2	Sergiño Dest
22	DeAndre Yedlin
9	Josh Sargent
10	Christian Pulisic
7	Giovanni Reyna

United States Substitutes:

Ethan Horvath, Matt Miazga, Sebastian Lletget, Brenden Aaronson, Timothy Weah, Reggie Cannon, Yunus Musah, David Ochoa, Jackson Yueill, Tyler Adams, Antonee Robinson, Jordan Pefok.

Mexico (3-4-3)

No.	Name
13	Guillermo Ochoa (GK)
4	Edson Álvarez
15	Héctor Moreno
2	Néstor Araujo
8	Carlos Rodríguez
16	Héctor Herrera
23	Jesús Gallardo
21	Luis Rodríguez
22	Hirving Lozano
17	Jesús Corona
20	Uriel Antuna

Mexico Substitutes:

Henry Martín, Jorge Sánchez, Carlos Salcedo, Alan Pulido, Orbelín Pineda, Andrés Guardado, Rodolfo Cota, Diego Lainez, Luis Romo, Alfredo Talavera, Gerardo Arteaga, Jonathan dos Santos.

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