Costa Rica vs Mexico, 2021 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Costa Rica

FT
0 - 1

Mexico

89': Hirving Lozano

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Napoli forward Hirving Lozano proved to be the matchwinner for Mexico in a 1-0 international friendly victory over Costa Rica on Tuesday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Corona (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
2': Foul by Bryan Oviedo (Costa Rica).
4': Foul by Kendall Waston (Costa Rica).
4': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5': Offside, Mexico. Erick Gutiérrez tries a through ball, but Héctor Moreno is caught offside.
9': Erick Gutiérrez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica).
10': Corona (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10': Foul by Bryan Oviedo (Costa Rica).
11': Foul by Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica).
11': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12': Bryan Ruiz (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Erick Gutiérrez (Mexico).
17': Allan Cruz (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Foul by Jonathan dos Santos (Mexico).
17': Foul by Kendall Waston (Costa Rica).
17': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18': Kendall Waston (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Foul by Allan Cruz (Costa Rica).
20': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Allan Cruz (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21': Attempt blocked. Jonathan dos Santos (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
22': Bryan Oviedo (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Mexico).
23': Attempt saved. Kendall Waston (Costa Rica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel Campbell with a cross.
24': Bryan Ruiz (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Mexico).
27': Attempt missed. Gerardo Arteaga (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Corona.
27': Foul by Johan Venegas (Costa Rica).
27': Jonathan dos Santos (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
28': Foul by Allan Cruz (Costa Rica).
28': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Erick Gutiérrez.
30': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Gerardo Arteaga.
31': Corona (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Foul by Joel Campbell (Costa Rica).
33': Foul by Erick Gutiérrez (Mexico).
33': Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33': Offside, Costa Rica. Joel Campbell tries a through ball, but Francisco Calvo is caught offside.
38': Bryan Ruiz (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Luis Romo (Mexico).
39': Alfredo Talavera (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Johan Venegas (Costa Rica).
45'+1': Corona (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica).
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
45'+2': Bryan Oviedo (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Mexico).
45'+3': First Half ends, Costa Rica 0, Mexico 0.
45': Second Half begins Costa Rica 0, Mexico 0.
45': Substitution, Costa Rica. Ariel Lassiter replaces Bryan Oviedo.
45': Substitution, Costa Rica. Ronald Matarrita replaces Barlon Sequeira.
47': Foul by Corona (Mexico).
47': Ronald Matarrita (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Foul by Ariel Lassiter (Costa Rica).
49': Luis Romo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Carlos Salcedo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Felicio Anando Brown Forbes (Costa Rica).
52': Attempt missed. Corona (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodolfo Pizarro.
52': Felicio Anando Brown Forbes (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Héctor Moreno (Mexico).
57': Offside, Costa Rica. Ariel Lassiter tries a through ball, but Johan Venegas is caught offside.
57': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos.
59': Felicio Anando Brown Forbes (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Foul by Carlos Salcedo (Mexico).
61': Allan Cruz (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Mexico).
62': Attempt blocked. Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
63': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Luis Romo.
63': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Jorge Sánchez.
64': Attempt missed. Bryan Ruiz (Costa Rica) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Johan Venegas with a cross.
65': Substitution, Mexico. Diego Lainez replaces Rodolfo Pizarro.
65': Attempt blocked. Bryan Ruiz (Costa Rica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Felicio Anando Brown Forbes.
66': Hand ball by Diego Lainez (Mexico).
68': Substitution, Mexico. Héctor Herrera replaces Jonathan dos Santos.
68': Substitution, Mexico. Orbelín Pineda replaces Erick Gutiérrez.
68': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Orbelín Pineda.
69': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Mexico).
69': Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Héctor Moreno.
70': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Alfredo Talavera.
71': Attempt missed. Luis Romo (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Orbelín Pineda.
71': Foul by Johan Venegas (Costa Rica).
71': Héctor Moreno (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Ronald Matarrita.
73': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Diego Lainez following a corner.
73': Attempt saved. Héctor Moreno (Mexico) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
73': Orbelín Pineda (Mexico) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Corona following a corner.
74': Substitution, Costa Rica. Cristopher Nuñez replaces Felicio Anando Brown Forbes.
75': Foul by Bryan Ruiz (Costa Rica).
75': Orbelín Pineda (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Orbelín Pineda.
78': Foul by Ariel Lassiter (Costa Rica).
78': Jorge Sánchez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Cristopher Nuñez (Costa Rica).
78': Héctor Herrera (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79': Hand ball by Allan Cruz (Costa Rica).
80': Attempt blocked. Jorge Sánchez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Lainez.
80': Attempt blocked. Orbelín Pineda (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
81': Substitution, Costa Rica. Christian Martínez replaces Bryan Ruiz.
81': Substitution, Mexico. Efrain Álvarez replaces Corona.
82': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Francisco Calvo.
82': Attempt missed. Héctor Herrera (Mexico) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Lainez with a cross following a corner.
82': Attempt missed. Luis Romo (Mexico) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Héctor Herrera following a corner.
84': Foul by Carlos Salcedo (Mexico).
84': Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Attempt missed. Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Keysher Fuller with a cross.
86': Offside, Costa Rica. Allan Cruz tries a through ball, but Keysher Fuller is caught offside.
87': Offside, Mexico. Héctor Herrera tries a through ball, but Efrain Álvarez is caught offside.
89': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Joel Campbell.
89': Attempt missed. Luis Romo (Mexico) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Lainez with a cross following a corner.
89': Goal! Costa Rica 0, Mexico 1. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Romo following a corner.
90'+1': Substitution, Costa Rica. Suhander Zúñiga replaces Joel Campbell.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Allan Cruz (Costa Rica) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Suhander Zúñiga with a headed pass.
90'+2': Offside, Costa Rica. Allan Cruz tries a through ball, but Ariel Lassiter is caught offside.
90'+3': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Luis Romo.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Costa Rica 0, Mexico 1.
0': Match ends, Costa Rica 0, Mexico 1.

Statistics

MEX		CRC
14	Fouls	19
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	4
3	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	2
63.3	Possession	36.7
18	SHOTS	6
3	ON GOAL	1
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
531	Accurate Passes	266
601	Passes	342
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	5
14	Crosses	15
0.2	Cross %	0.3
82	Long Balls	58
64	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.8	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	2
11	Effective Tackles	11
15	Tackles	18
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
12	Interceptions	10
14	Effective Clearances	16
14	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Wiener Neustadt Ergo Arena
Location: Wiener Neustadt, Austria

Line-Ups

Costa Rica (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Keylor Navas (GK)
15	Francisco Calvo
19	Kendall Waston
8	Bryan Oviedo
2	Keysher Fuller
10	Bryan Ruiz
13	Allan Cruz
20	Barlon Sequeira
12	Joel Campbell
7	Johan Venegas
9	Felicio Brown Forbes

Costa Rica Substitutes:

Esteban Alvarado, Suhander Zuñiga, Ian Smith, Rónald Matarrita, Christian Martínez, Marvin Angulo, Leonel Moreira, Pablo Arboine, Ariel Lassiter, Yeltsin Tejeda, Christopher Nuñez, Juan Pablo Vargas.

Mexico (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Alfredo Talavera (GK)
15	Héctor Moreno
3	Carlos Salcedo
20	Gerardo Arteaga
8	Jorge Sánchez
5	Luis Romo
6	Jonathan dos Santos
14	Érick Gutiérrez
10	Rodolfo Pizarro
22	Hirving Lozano
17	Jesús Corona

Mexico Substitutes:

Jonathan Orozco, César Montes, Guillermo Ochoa, Efrain Álvarez, Jesús Gallardo, Luis Rodríguez, Diego Lainez, Héctor Herrera, Hugo González, Edson Álvarez, Orbelín Pineda.

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