Mexico vs Australia, 2023 International Friendly
· International FriendlyMexico fights back to 2-2 draw with Socceroos
A second-half equalizer from debutant Cesar Huerta earned a 2-2 draw for Mexico against Australia on Saturday in Dallas, Texas.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Santiago Giménez (Mexico).
- 1': Harry Souttar (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Keanu Baccus (Australia).
- 3': Orbelín Pineda (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
- 5': Offside, Australia. Connor Metcalfe tries a through ball, but Martin Boyle is caught offside.
- 13': Connor Metcalfe (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Orbelín Pineda (Mexico).
- 15': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Julián Araujo.
- 15': Attempt saved. Connor Metcalfe (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 16': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Guillermo Ochoa.
- 16': Goal! Mexico 0, Australia 1. Harry Souttar (Australia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Boyle with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Cameron Burgess.
- 22': Offside, Mexico. Guillermo Ochoa tries a through ball, but Alexis Vega is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Cameron Burgess (Australia).
- 23': Santiago Giménez (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Foul by Keanu Baccus (Australia).
- 26': Orbelín Pineda (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt missed. Connor Metcalfe (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Riley McGree.
- 33': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Cameron Burgess.
- 34': Attempt missed. Johan Vásquez (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alexis Vega with a cross following a corner.
- 34': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Mexico).
- 34': Jackson Irvine (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt saved. Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Orbelín Pineda.
- 39': Foul by Connor Metcalfe (Australia).
- 39': Héctor Herrera (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Kye Rowles.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Alexis Vega (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Araujo.
- 40': Attempt saved. Santiago Giménez (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross.
- 41': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Nathaniel Atkinson.
- 42': Foul by Keanu Baccus (Australia).
- 42': Héctor Herrera (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Edson Álvarez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Mitchell Duke (Australia).
- 45'+1': Mitchell Duke (Australia) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Mexico 0, Australia 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Mexico 0, Australia 1.
- 46': Foul by Connor Metcalfe (Australia).
- 46': Luis Romo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Connor Metcalfe (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Connor Metcalfe (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Mexico).
- 51': Foul by Julián Araujo (Mexico).
- 51': Riley McGree (Australia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Martin Boyle (Australia).
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Luis Romo (Mexico) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Gallardo with a headed pass.
- 54': Penalty conceded by Keanu Baccus (Australia) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 55': Penalty missed! Still Mexico 0, Australia 1. Santiago Giménez (Mexico) hits the left post with a left footed shot.
- 60': Substitution, Mexico. Raúl Jiménez replaces Santiago Giménez.
- 60': Substitution, Mexico. César Huerta replaces Alexis Vega.
- 61': Penalty Australia. Riley McGree draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 61': Penalty conceded by Luis Romo (Mexico) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 63': Goal! Mexico 0, Australia 2. Martin Boyle (Australia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 65': Attempt saved. César Huerta (Mexico) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jesús Gallardo.
- 65': Attempt missed. Mitchell Duke (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jackson Irvine.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Riley McGree (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 67': Attempt missed. Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
- 67': Substitution, Australia. Nick D'Agostino replaces Mitchell Duke.
- 68': Substitution, Australia. Denis Genreau replaces Connor Metcalfe.
- 68': Penalty Mexico. Uriel Antuna draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 68': Penalty conceded by Cameron Burgess (Australia) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 69': Goal! Mexico 1, Australia 2. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 69': Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 71': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Mexico).
- 71': Kye Rowles (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Hand ball by Denis Genreau (Australia).
- 74': Substitution, Australia. Samuel Silvera replaces Martin Boyle.
- 75': Hand ball by Keanu Baccus (Australia).
- 76': Denis Genreau (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Mexico).
- 77': Substitution, Mexico. Jordi Cortizo replaces Orbelín Pineda.
- 77': Substitution, Mexico. Érick Sánchez replaces Héctor Herrera.
- 78': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
- 82': Substitution, Mexico. Roberto Alvarado replaces Uriel Antuna.
- 82': Substitution, Mexico. Kevin Álvarez replaces Julián Araujo.
- 83': Foul by Nick D'Agostino (Australia).
- 83': Kevin Álvarez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Goal! Mexico 2, Australia 2. César Huerta (Mexico) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Johan Vásquez.
- 86': Delay in match because of an injury Jackson Irvine (Australia).
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Substitution, Australia. Aiden O'Neill replaces Jackson Irvine because of an injury.
- 88': Substitution, Australia. Milos Degenek replaces Keanu Baccus.
- 90': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Nathaniel Atkinson.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Johan Vásquez (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Alvarado with a cross.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Roberto Alvarado (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jesús Gallardo with a cross.
- 90'+3': César Huerta (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Nathaniel Atkinson (Australia).
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. César Huerta (Mexico) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Cortizo.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Mexico 2, Australia 2.
- 0': Match ends, Mexico 2, Australia 2.
Statistics
 AUS |
MEX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 29.4 | Possession | 70.6 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 176 | Accurate Passes | 539 |
| 271 | Passes | 643 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 6 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 75 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 17 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 21 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: AT&T Stadium
Location: Arlington, Texas, USA
Attendance: 52,787
Venue: AT&T Stadium
Location: Arlington, Texas, USA
Attendance: 52,787
Line-Ups
Mexico (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guillermo Ochoa (GK) |
| 5 | Johan Vásquez |
| 4 | Edson Álvarez |
| 23 | Jesús Gallardo |
| 2 | Julián Araujo |
| 7 | Luis Romo |
| 17 | Orbelín Pineda |
| 16 | Héctor Herrera |
| 11 | Santiago Gimenez |
| 10 | Alexis Vega |
| 15 | Uriel Antuna |
Australia (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mathew Ryan (GK) |
| 21 | Cameron Burgess |
| 19 | Harry Souttar |
| 4 | Kye Rowles |
| 3 | Nathaniel Atkinson |
| 22 | Jackson Irvine |
| 20 | Keanu Baccus |
| 14 | Riley McGree |
| 6 | Martin Boyle |
| 15 | Mitchell Duke  |
| 8 | Connor Metcalfe |
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