International Friendly

FT Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Mexico WDWWL 1
–
Costa Rica LLDLD 0
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Wiener Neustadt Ergo Arena

Match Report

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U.S.-born Efrain Alvarez makes Mexico debut as Lozano scores only goal against Costa Rica

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

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

MEX leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CRC · 4-4-2

  1. 1Keylor NavasG
  2. 15Francisco CalvoCD-L
  3. 19Kendall WastonCD-R
  4. 8Bryan OviedoLB
  5. 2Keysher FullerRB
  6. 10Bryan RuizCM-L
  7. 13Allan CruzCM-R
  8. 20Barlon SequeiraLM
  9. 12Joel CampbellRM
  10. 7Johan VenegasCF-L
  11. 9Felicio Brown ForbesCF-R

MEX · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alfredo TalaveraG
  2. 15Héctor MorenoCD-L
  3. 3Carlos SalcedoCD-R
  4. 20Gerardo ArteagaLB
  5. 8Jorge SánchezRB
  6. 5Luis RomoCM
  7. 6Jonathan dos SantosLM
  8. 14Érick GutiérrezRM
  9. 10Rodolfo PizarroF
  10. 22Hirving LozanoLF
  11. 17Jesús CoronaRF

Timeline

  1. 18' Kendall Waston (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 20' Allan Cruz (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Costa Rica. Ariel Lassiter replaces Bryan Oviedo.
  4. 45' Substitution, Costa Rica. Ronald Matarrita replaces Barlon Sequeira.
  5. 65' Substitution, Mexico. Diego Lainez replaces Rodolfo Pizarro.
  6. 68' Substitution, Mexico. Héctor Herrera replaces Jonathan dos Santos.
  7. 68' Substitution, Mexico. Orbelín Pineda replaces Erick Gutiérrez.
  8. 74' Substitution, Costa Rica. Cristopher Nuñez replaces Felicio Anando Brown Forbes.
  9. 81' Substitution, Costa Rica. Christian Martínez replaces Bryan Ruiz.
  10. 81' Substitution, Mexico. Efrain Álvarez replaces Corona.
  11. 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.
  12. 90'+1' Substitution, Costa Rica. Suhander Zúñiga replaces Joel Campbell.

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