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FT Saturday, July 3, 2021
Nigeria WWLDL 0
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Mexico WLDWW 4
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Match Report

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Mexico finalize Gold Cup preparations with dominant victory over Nigeria

Mexico eased past Nigeria 4-0 in Los Angeles on Saturday night in El Tri's final preparation match ahead of next week's CONCACAF Gold Cup.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
8
7
Saves
0
37.6
Possession
62.4
4
SHOTS
20
0
ON GOAL
11
0.0
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
243
Accurate Passes
446
300
Passes
500
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
9
6
Crosses
15
0.0
Cross %
0.6
47
Long Balls
50
20
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
3
6
Effective Tackles
6
10
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.3
16
Interceptions
14
9
Effective Clearances
4
9
Clearances
4

Head to Head

Lineups

MEX · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alfredo TalaveraG
  2. 3Carlos SalcedoCD-L
  3. 19Gilberto SepúlvedaCD-R
  4. 5Osvaldo RodríguezLB
  5. 21Luis RodríguezRB
  6. 4Edson ÁlvarezCM
  7. 14Érick GutiérrezLM
  8. 16Héctor HerreraRM
  9. 11Rogelio Funes MoriF
  10. 22Hirving LozanoLF
  11. 17Jesús CoronaRF

NGA · 4-4-1-1

  1. 16Stanley NwabaliG
  2. 6Olisa NdahCD-L
  3. 13Adekunle AdelekeCD-R
  4. 3Imo ObotLB
  5. 20Temitope OlusesiRB
  6. 8Uche OnwuansanyaCM-L
  7. 4Tony MsonterCM-R
  8. 7Anayo IwualaLM
  9. 24Sunusi IbrahimRM
  10. 11Charles AtshimeneF
  11. 19Seth MayiRCF

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Mexico 1, Nigeria 0. Héctor Herrera (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jesús Corona following a corner.
  2. 4' Goal! Mexico 2, Nigeria 0. Rogelio Funes Mori (Mexico) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
  3. 13' Luis Rodríguez (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 43' Imo Obot (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 52' Goal! Mexico 3, Nigeria 0. Héctor Herrera (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
  6. 57' Substitution, Nigeria. Jude Steven replaces Seth Mayi.
  7. 58' Substitution, Nigeria. Sunday Adetunji replaces Charles Atshimene.
  8. 66' Substitution, Mexico. Orbelín Pineda replaces Rogelio Funes Mori.
  9. 66' Substitution, Mexico. Efraín Álvarez replaces Jesús Corona.
  10. 66' Substitution, Nigeria. Tebo Degaulle replaces Adekunle Adeleke because of an injury.
  11. 67' Substitution, Nigeria. Zulkifilu Rabiu replaces Uche Onwuansanya.
  12. 67' Substitution, Mexico. Jonathan dos Santos replaces Héctor Herrera.
  13. 78' Goal! Mexico 4, Nigeria 0. Jonathan dos Santos (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Erick Gutiérrez with a through ball.
  14. 79' Substitution, Mexico. Kevin Álvarez replaces Luis Rodríguez.
  15. 79' Substitution, Mexico. Jesús Gallardo replaces Carlos Salcedo.
  16. 81' Substitution, Mexico. Alan Cervantes replaces Erick Gutiérrez.

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