Mexico vs Guatemala, 2022 International Friendly
· International FriendlyMexico held to goalless stalemate by Guatemala in Orlando friendly
An experimental Mexico team was held to a scoreless stalemate by Guatemala in a friendly Wednesday at Orlando's Camping World Stadium.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Alejandro Zendejas (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Andrés Lezcano (Guatemala).
- 2': Attempt blocked. Roberto Alvarado (Mexico) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastián Córdova.
- 2': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Rodrigo Saravia.
- 3': Attempt missed. Luis Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Érick Sánchez.
- 5': Attempt missed. Alejandro Zendejas (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Roberto Alvarado.
- 5': Foul by Jesús Angulo (Mexico).
- 5': Robin Betancourth (Guatemala) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Robin Betancourth (Guatemala).
- 6': Jesús Angulo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Andrés Lezcano (Guatemala) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Kevin Álvarez (Mexico).
- 10': Foul by Rodrigo Saravia (Guatemala).
- 10': Santiago Giménez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Hand ball by José Morales (Guatemala).
- 16': Foul by Santiago Giménez (Mexico).
- 16': Gerardo Gordillo (Guatemala) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Zendejas (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Érick Sánchez.
- 19': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Óscar Castellanos.
- 20': Corner, Guatemala. Conceded by Érick Aguirre.
- 20': Attempt missed. Gerardo Gordillo (Guatemala) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Óscar Castellanos with a cross following a corner.
- 23': Attempt missed. Alejandro Zendejas (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 24': Attempt missed. Sebastián Córdova (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Zendejas.
- 29': Attempt saved. Andrés Lezcano (Guatemala) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Mejía.
- 32': Andrés Lezcano (Guatemala) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Érick Aguirre (Mexico).
- 33': Foul by Cristian Jiménez (Guatemala).
- 33': Roberto Alvarado (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Córdova (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 34': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Gerardo Gordillo.
- 37': Foul by Kevin Álvarez (Mexico).
- 37': José Morales (Guatemala) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Sebastián Córdova (Mexico).
- 40': Rodrigo Saravia (Guatemala) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Attempt saved. Sebastián Córdova (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin Álvarez with a cross.
- 43': Andrés Lezcano (Guatemala) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Israel Reyes (Mexico).
- 43': Israel Reyes (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Mexico 0, Guatemala 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Mexico 0, Guatemala 0.
- 45': Substitution, Mexico. Arturo Ortíz replaces Israel Reyes.
- 50': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Gerardo Gordillo.
- 51': Attempt missed. Érick Sánchez (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 52': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by José Pinto.
- 53': Attempt missed. Luis Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 55': Offside, Guatemala. José Pinto tries a through ball, but Robin Betancourth is caught offside.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Zendejas (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Chávez.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Roberto Alvarado (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Giménez.
- 58': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Rodrigo Saravia.
- 61': Substitution, Mexico. Marcelo Flores replaces Roberto Alvarado.
- 61': Substitution, Mexico. Érik Lira replaces Érick Sánchez.
- 61': Alejandro Zendejas (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Foul by José Morales (Guatemala).
- 62': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Andrés Lezcano.
- 65': Foul by Alejandro Zendejas (Mexico).
- 65': José Morales (Guatemala) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Substitution, Guatemala. Jorge Aparicio replaces Alejandro Galindo.
- 67': Substitution, Guatemala. Rudy Barrientos replaces Robin Betancourth.
- 67': Attempt missed. Andrés Lezcano (Guatemala) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Óscar Castellanos following a set piece situation.
- 69': Foul by Andrés Lezcano (Guatemala).
- 69': Jesús Angulo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Alejandro Zendejas (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Foul by José Morales (Guatemala).
- 71': Attempt blocked. Luis Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
- 71': Attempt missed. Santiago Giménez (Mexico) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Álvarez with a cross.
- 72': Substitution, Mexico. Jordán Carrillo replaces Alejandro Zendejas.
- 73': Substitution, Guatemala. Óscar Santis replaces Óscar Castellanos.
- 73': Substitution, Guatemala. José Rosales replaces Carlos Mejía.
- 75': Foul by Rudy Barrientos (Guatemala).
- 75': Jordán Carrillo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Attempt missed. Luis Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 79': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Cristian Jiménez.
- 81': Foul by Érick Aguirre (Mexico).
- 81': José Morales (Guatemala) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Guatemala. Stheven Robles replaces Rodrigo Saravia.
- 82': Substitution, Mexico. Luis Olivas replaces Jesús Angulo.
- 82': Substitution, Mexico. Jonathan Gómez replaces Érick Aguirre.
- 83': Foul by José Pinto (Guatemala).
- 83': Sebastián Córdova (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Kevin Álvarez (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastián Córdova.
- 85': Attempt missed. Arturo Ortíz (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Érik Lira.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Kevin Álvarez (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordán Carrillo.
- 87': Offside, Guatemala. Andrés Lezcano tries a through ball, but Óscar Santis is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Stheven Robles (Guatemala) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Óscar Santis.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Santiago Giménez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordán Carrillo.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Mexico 0, Guatemala 0.
- 0': Match ends, Mexico 0, Guatemala 0.
Statistics
 GUA |
MEX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 31.6 | Possession | 68.4 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 210 | Accurate Passes | 559 |
| 291 | Passes | 622 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 4 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 22 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 22 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 17 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
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Line-Ups
Mexico (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Acevedo (GK) |
| 4 | Jesús Angulo |
| 3 | Israel Reyes  |
| 14 | Érick Aguirre |
| 2 | Kevin Álvarez |
| 20 | Luis Chávez |
| 10 | Sebastián Córdova |
| 18 | Érick Sánchez |
| 9 | Santiago Gimenez |
| 7 | Roberto Alvarado |
| 15 | Alejandro Zendejas |
Guatemala (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas Hagen (GK) |
| 20 | Gerardo Gordillo |
| 4 | José Pinto |
| 16 | José Morales |
| 3 | Cristian Jiménez |
| 13 | Alejandro Galindo |
| 8 | Rodrigo Saravia |
| 17 | Óscar Castellanos |
| 19 | Robin Betancourth |
| 7 | Andrés Lezcano |
| 6 | Carlos Mejía |
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