Men's Olympic Soccer Tournament

FT Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Mexico U23 WWWWL 3
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South Africa U23 DLDLL 0
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MEX213
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Daiwa House Premist Dome

Match Report

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Mexico reach knockout stages with comfortable win over South Africa

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
1
3
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
3
44.6
Possession
55.4
16
SHOTS
10
6
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
324
Accurate Passes
397
388
Passes
478
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
4
13
Crosses
16
0.5
Cross %
0.3
47
Long Balls
52
24
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
2
3
Effective Tackles
9
6
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
6
22
Effective Clearances
10
22
Clearances
10

Lineups

RSA · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Ronwen WilliamsG
  2. 15Repo MalepeCD-L
  3. 5Luke FleursCD-R
  4. 4Teboho MokoenaDM
  5. 3Katlego MohammeLB
  6. 17Thendo MukumelaRB
  7. 6Kamohelo MahlatsiCM-L
  8. 8Thabo CeleCM-R
  9. 10Luther SinghLM
  10. 18Kobamelo KodisangRM
  11. 9Evidence MakgopaF

MEX · 4-3-3

  1. 13Guillermo OchoaG
  2. 4Jesús AnguloCD-L
  3. 3César MontesCD-R
  4. 2Jorge SánchezLB
  5. 6Vladimir LoroñaRB
  6. 7Luis RomoCM
  7. 17Sebastián CórdovaLM
  8. 8Carlos RodríguezRM
  9. 9Henry MartínF
  10. 11Alexis VegaLF
  11. 15Uriel AntunaRF

Timeline

  1. 4' Katlego Mohamme (South Africa U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 18' Goal! South Africa U23 0, Mexico U23 1. Alexis Vega (Mexico U23) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Uriel Antuna following a fast break.
  3. 45' Goal! South Africa U23 0, Mexico U23 2. Luis Romo (Mexico U23) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  4. 57' Tercious Malepe (South Africa U23) is shown the red card.
  5. 60' Goal! South Africa U23 0, Mexico U23 3. Henry Martín (Mexico U23) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a through ball.
  6. 61' Substitution, South Africa U23. Reeve Frosler replaces Kobamelo Kodisang.
  7. 66' Carlos Rodríguez (Mexico U23) is shown the red card.
  8. 67' Substitution, South Africa U23. MacBeth Kamogelo Mahlangu replaces Thendo Mukumela.
  9. 71' Substitution, Mexico U23. Adrián Mora replaces Jorge Sánchez.
  10. 71' Substitution, Mexico U23. Joaquín Esquivel replaces Sebastián Córdova.
  11. 75' Substitution, Mexico U23. Eduardo Aguirre replaces Henry Martín.
  12. 75' Thabo Cele (South Africa U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 77' Substitution, Mexico U23. Jesús Angulo replaces Uriel Antuna.
  14. 77' Substitution, Mexico U23. Diego Lainez replaces Alexis Vega.
  15. 83' Substitution, South Africa U23. Nkosingiphile Nhlakanipho Ngcobo replaces Evidence Makgopa.
  16. 83' Substitution, South Africa U23. Goodman Mosele replaces Thabo Cele.

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