International Friendly

FT Saturday, May 28, 2022
Nigeria WLDDL 1
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Mexico DWWDW 2
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NGA011
MEX112
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Match Report

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Mexico beats Nigeria in friendly to kick off World Cup preparation

Mexico earned a 2-1 victory over Nigeria in a friendly as El Tri launched a stretch of summer matches in preparation for the 2022 World Cup.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
1
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
0
41.1
Possession
58.9
5
SHOTS
12
1
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
382
Accurate Passes
579
454
Passes
644
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
4
8
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.3
65
Long Balls
63
37
Accurate Long Balls
42
0.6
Long Balls %
0.7
0
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
11
11
Tackles
19
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
14
12
Effective Clearances
6
12
Clearances
6

Head to Head

MEX leads series 1-0-3

Lineups

MEX · 4-3-3

  1. 12Rodolfo CotaG
  2. 15Héctor MorenoCD-L
  3. 3César MontesCD-R
  4. 23Jesús GallardoLB
  5. 19Érick AguirreRB
  6. 7Luis RomoCM
  7. 18Andrés GuardadoLM
  8. 16Fernando BeltránRM
  9. 29Santiago GimenezF
  10. 20Rodolfo PizarroLF
  11. 25Roberto AlvaradoRF

NGA · 4-2-2-2

  1. 23Francis UzohoG
  2. 6Semi AjayiCD-L
  3. 5William Troost-EkongCD-R
  4. 20Chidozie AwaziemLB
  5. 15Moses SimonRB
  6. 4Innocent BonkeCM-L
  7. 10Joe AriboCM-R
  8. 19Terem MoffiCF-L
  9. 9Cyriel DessersCF-R
  10. 21Calvin BasseyAM-L
  11. 18Alex IwobiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Mexico 1, Nigeria 0. Santiago Giménez (Mexico) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  2. 45' Substitution, Nigeria. Sani Faisal replaces Bonke Innocent.
  3. 54' Goal! Mexico 1, Nigeria 1. Cyriel Dessers (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Calvin Bassey with a cross.
  4. 56' Own Goal by William Troost-Ekong, Nigeria. Mexico 2, Nigeria 1.
  5. 66' Substitution, Mexico. Érick Gutiérrez replaces Rodolfo Pizarro.
  6. 66' Substitution, Mexico. Orbelín Pineda replaces Fernando Beltrán.
  7. 67' Substitution, Mexico. Henry Martín replaces Santiago Giménez.
  8. 72' Substitution, Nigeria. Victor Mbaoma replaces Terem Moffi.
  9. 78' Substitution, Mexico. Edson Álvarez replaces Luis Romo.
  10. 79' Substitution, Mexico. Diego Lainez replaces Roberto Alvarado.
  11. 81' Substitution, Nigeria. Ishaq Rafiu replaces Moses Simon.
  12. 81' Substitution, Nigeria. Chiamaka Madu replaces Cyriel Dessers.

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