Mexico vs Suriname, 2022-23 Concacaf Nations League, League A

· Concacaf Nations League

Mexico

3': Israel Reyes
40': Henry Martín (P)
90'+4': Érick Sánchez

FT
3 - 0

Suriname

Mexico cruise past Suriname to win CONCACAF Nations League opener

Mexico kicked off their 2022-23 CONCACAF Nations League campaign with a 3-0 victory over Suriname on Saturday night.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Shaquille Pinas.
3': Attempt blocked. Julián Araujo (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Chávez with a cross.
3': Goal! Mexico 1, Suriname 0. Israel Reyes (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
5': Foul by Leandro Kappel (Suriname).
5': Jesús Angulo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Diego Biseswar (Suriname) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Sebastián Córdova (Mexico).
8': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Kelvin Leerdam.
9': Attempt saved. Diego Lainez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodolfo Pizarro.
10': Foul by Julián Araujo (Mexico).
10': Yanic-Sonny Wildschut (Suriname) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Julián Araujo (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14': Foul by Rodolfo Pizarro (Mexico).
14': Leandro Kappel (Suriname) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Attempt missed. Érick Aguirre (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luis Romo.
16': Attempt blocked. Luis Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodolfo Pizarro.
16': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Kelvin Leerdam.
17': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Roscello Vlijter.
18': Attempt saved. Diego Lainez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Chávez.
19': Foul by Rodolfo Pizarro (Mexico).
19': Leandro Kappel (Suriname) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Corner, Suriname. Conceded by Jesús Angulo.
21': Diego Lainez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Foul by Roscello Vlijter (Suriname).
22': Attempt blocked. Luis Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
23': Attempt missed. Yanic-Sonny Wildschut (Suriname) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Kappel.
24': Hand ball by Henry Martín (Mexico).
24': Foul by Sebastián Córdova (Mexico).
24': Leandro Kappel (Suriname) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Dion Malone (Suriname) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Foul by Jesús Angulo (Mexico).
24': Jesús Angulo (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': Attempt missed. Yanic-Sonny Wildschut (Suriname) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Kappel following a set piece situation.
30': Attempt blocked. Érick Aguirre (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henry Martín with a cross.
30': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Dion Malone.
31': Attempt saved. Diego Lainez (Mexico) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
31': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Warner Hahn.
32': Attempt missed. Henry Martín (Mexico) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastián Córdova with a cross following a corner.
32': Foul by Ryan Donk (Suriname).
32': Luis Romo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Leandro Kappel (Suriname).
37': Sebastián Córdova (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Attempt missed. Luis Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
39': Penalty Mexico. Diego Lainez draws a foul in the penalty area.
39': Penalty conceded by Shaquille Pinas (Suriname) after a foul in the penalty area.
40': Goal! Mexico 2, Suriname 0. Henry Martín (Mexico) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
43': Foul by Luis Chávez (Mexico).
43': Kelvin Leerdam (Suriname) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Corner, Suriname. Conceded by Érick Aguirre.
44': Corner, Suriname. Conceded by Sebastián Córdova.
45'+1': Diego Biseswar (Suriname) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Foul by Luis Romo (Mexico).
45'+1': Attempt saved. Ryan Donk (Suriname) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
45'+2': First Half ends, Mexico 2, Suriname 0.
45': Second Half begins Mexico 2, Suriname 0.
45': Substitution, Suriname. Jeredy Hilterman replaces Ryan Donk.
49': Corner, Suriname. Conceded by Israel Reyes.
49': Attempt saved. Shaquille Pinas (Suriname) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
49': Corner, Suriname. Conceded by Carlos Acevedo.
51': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Córdova (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henry Martín.
51': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Roscello Vlijter.
53': Attempt missed. Leandro Kappel (Suriname) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jeredy Hilterman.
54': Offside, Mexico. Érick Aguirre tries a through ball, but Henry Martín is caught offside.
56': Attempt saved. Diego Lainez (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Chávez.
56': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Warner Hahn.
57': Attempt missed. Jesús Angulo (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luis Chávez with a cross following a corner.
59': Shaquille Pinas (Suriname) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Foul by Calvin Mac-Intosch (Suriname).
60': Henry Martín (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61': Calvin Mac-Intosch (Suriname) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Substitution, Mexico. Orbelín Pineda replaces Rodolfo Pizarro.
63': Substitution, Mexico. Érick Sánchez replaces Sebastián Córdova.
63': Substitution, Mexico. Santiago Giménez replaces Henry Martín.
63': Foul by Dion Malone (Suriname).
63': Luis Chávez (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
64': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Myenty Abena.
65': Offside, Mexico. Luis Romo tries a through ball, but Orbelín Pineda is caught offside.
67': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Kelvin Leerdam.
69': Foul by Jesús Angulo (Mexico).
69': Jeredy Hilterman (Suriname) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70': Attempt blocked. Jeredy Hilterman (Suriname) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roscello Vlijter.
70': Corner, Suriname. Conceded by Jesús Angulo.
71': Carlos Acevedo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Kelvin Leerdam (Suriname).
74': Hand ball by Roscello Vlijter (Suriname).
75': Offside, Mexico. Diego Lainez tries a through ball, but Orbelín Pineda is caught offside.
75': Corner, Suriname. Conceded by Érick Aguirre.
77': Substitution, Suriname. Roland Alberg replaces Diego Biseswar.
78': Substitution, Suriname. Florian Jozefzoon replaces Yanic-Sonny Wildschut.
80': Attempt blocked. Orbelín Pineda (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Lainez.
81': Substitution, Mexico. Marcelo Flores replaces Diego Lainez.
83': Calvin Mac-Intosch (Suriname) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Santiago Giménez (Mexico).
83': Penalty Mexico. Orbelín Pineda draws a foul in the penalty area.
83': Penalty conceded by Warner Hahn (Suriname) after a foul in the penalty area.
84': Penalty saved! Marcelo Flores (Mexico) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
85': Attempt blocked. Luis Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
85': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Roscello Vlijter.
86': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Kelvin Leerdam.
87': Foul by Roscello Vlijter (Suriname).
87': Jesús Angulo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Substitution, Suriname. Jamilho Righters replaces Leandro Kappel.
87': Substitution, Suriname. Miquel Darson replaces Roscello Vlijter.
89': Attempt blocked. Luis Romo (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Orbelín Pineda.
89': Foul by Julián Araujo (Mexico).
89': Jamilho Righters (Suriname) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Roland Alberg (Suriname).
90'+1': Luis Romo (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Marcelo Flores (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+3': Foul by Florian Jozefzoon (Suriname).
90'+3': Érick Aguirre (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Marcelo Flores (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Érick Sánchez.
90'+3': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Myenty Abena.
90'+4': Goal! Mexico 3, Suriname 0. Érick Sánchez (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Mexico 3, Suriname 0.
0': Match ends, Mexico 3, Suriname 0.

Statistics

SUR		MEX
13	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
7	Corner Kicks	13
6	Saves	2
41.4	Possession	58.6
6	SHOTS	22
2	ON GOAL	9
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	2
207	Accurate Passes	332
281	Passes	395
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	8
11	Crosses	24
0.5	Cross %	0.3
58	Long Balls	38
26	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	9
7	Effective Tackles	3
12	Tackles	8
0.6	Tackle %	0.4
8	Interceptions	7
20	Effective Clearances	11
20	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: Concacaf Nations League

Venue: Estadio Corona
Location: Torreón, Mexico

Concacaf Nations League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Costa Rica	4	+6	8
2	Suriname	4	+5	7
3	Guatemala	4	+1	7
4	Martinique	4	-1	5

Full Table

Line-Ups

Mexico (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Carlos Acevedo (GK)
3	Jesús Angulo
15	Israel Reyes
19	Érick Aguirre
5	Julián Araujo
7	Luis Romo
14	Luis Chávez
8	Sebastián Córdova
21	Henry Martín
20	Rodolfo Pizarro
11	Diego Lainez

Mexico Substitutes:

Julio Domínguez, Santiago Gimenez, Fernando Beltrán, Orbelín Pineda, Guillermo Ochoa, Marcelo Flores, Kevin Álvarez, Rodolfo Cota, Uriel Antuna, Jesús Gallardo, Erik Lira, Érick Sánchez.

Suriname (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Warner Hahn (GK)
15	Ryan Donk
3	Calvin Mac-Intosch
12	Myenty Abena
19	Shaquille Pinas
18	Kelvin Leerdam
21	Diego Biseswar
17	Roscello Vlijter
4	Dion Malone
14	Yanic Wildschut
11	Leandro Kappel

Suriname Substitutes:

Miquel Darson, Shaquille Cairo, Jeredy Hilterman, Ridgeciano Haps, Florian Jozefzoon, Jamilhio Righters, Albert Nibte, Roland Alberg, Ronaldo Kemble, Ishan Kort, Joey Roggeveen.

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