Goal and Highlights: Mexico 1-0 El Salvador in Gold Cup

Thank you for following the webcast of the game between Mexico and El Salvador corresponding to the culmination of the group stage of the 2021 Gold Cup. See you next time.

With much suffering, Mexico won with a narrow victory over El Salvador and will now await the outcome of Group D to find out its quarterfinal opponent.

México 1-0 El Salvador.

Pulido's shot to the angle forces the goalkeeper to fly in to save his goal.

Jesús Corona's cross is cut out by the defense inside the six-yard box.

Four more minutes are added.

Mexico Changes

Sánchez and Rodríguez are substituted.

Herrera and Pineda leave.

In: Portillo and Isaac Portillo

From: Perez and Ceren

El Salvador Changes

Martinez got past two men and unleashed a left-footed shot into the corner of the net that came within inches of going in.

For complaining, Héctor Herrera is cautioned.

Pulido is cautioned for a hard tackle.

Perez with the cutback and takes the shot that crashes into the defender.

It's all for Funes Mori and Pulido will be on the field. Mexico change.

El Salvador substitution

Martinez enters and Henriquez leaves.

Orbelín Pineda's powerful shot is saved by the Salvadoran goalkeeper.

Larín's free kick hit the base of the post and El Salvador came close to equalizing.

Luis Rodríguez and Carlos Salcedo were yellow-carded for cutting off dangerous advances.

Pineda's ball goes long, and the goalkeeper manages to clear it with a sweep.

Dos Santos enters and Gutiérrez leaves for Mexico.

Héctor Herrera rejects the ball and almost scores an own goal.

Double save by the defense. First Talavera and then Salcedo saved the ball after a serious mistake by Edson Álvarez.

Monterrosa leaves and Moreno enters for El Salvador.

Larín did not hit the ball well and the ball did not go in the direction of the goal.

Alfredo Talavera controls Alfredo Talavera's long ball without problems.

There is no penalty kick in Mexico's favor because Funes Mori was offside.

Once again Funes Mori missed the goalkeeper in front of the goal.

Salcedo's shot from half distance went wide.

Second Half begins: Mexico 1-0 El Salvador.

The referee does not add anything and Mexico defeats El Salvador 1-0 at halftime.

🧤 ¡Y Martínez tapa el segundo! El arquero de 🇸🇻 @LaSelecta_SLV le contuvo el remate a Funes Mori y ahoga el grito de gol mexicano.#EstoEsNuestro #CopaOro21 🏆 pic.twitter.com/1W14HQvkkT — Gold Cup (@GoldCup) July 19, 2021

Salcedo knocks down the Salvadoran and cuts off the dangerous play, although he is not cautioned.

Gutiérrez's shot from outside the area is saved by Zabaleta.

Pineda's cross is blocked by the Salvadoran defense inside their own six-yard box.

⚽🇲🇽 ¡GOOOL! Luis Rodríguez convierte de zurda tras una buena jugada individual. @miseleccionmx vence 1-0 a 🇸🇻 @LaSelecta_SLV.#EstoEsNuestro #CopaOro21 🏆 pic.twitter.com/0PR2bp0CSM — Gold Cup (@GoldCup) July 19, 2021

Héctor Miguel Herrera's free kick is just wide of the goalkeeper's right post and the ball passes close.

Funes Mori misses in a one-on-one and Orbelín is knocked down from behind on the rebound, resulting in a direct free kick.

Mexico Goal

Luis Rodriguez makes the cutback and then takes the shot that is deflected, but the ball ends up in the back of the net to open the scoring in Texas.

Orbelín Pineda hooked a shot towards the center, but the defense blocked his path and prevented him from shooting.

Cerén's shot from half distance goes over the top of the goal.

Jesús Corona's cross to the far post goes wide and over the back line.

The game starts to become very tight with a lot of fouls from both teams.

Funes Mori does not touch the ball and takes a shot that is blocked by the defense.

Orbelín's shot is a little over-hit and easily reaches the goalkeeper's hands.

Jesus Gallardo's center kick is blocked by the El Salvador defense with a lot of work.

A strong tackle by Cerén and he is already yellow carded.

The match between Mexico and El Salvador kicks off.

The national anthems of Mexico and El Salvador are currently playing at the Cotton Bowl in Texas.

We are minutes away from the start of the match between Mexico and El Salvador. It is important to remember that Guatemala vs Trinidad and Tobago will be playing at the same time.

This is how El Salvador took the field for the warm-up exercises prior to the start of the game against Mexico:

🙌🏻 🇸🇻 CONFIANZA, BUENA ONDA Y ESPERANZA. Así salió el plantel de la @LaSelecta_SLV a encontrarse con su gente en el Cotton Bowl.

👉 Apoya a tu equipo favorito con los colores de tu pasión https://t.co/Nitmwquzgm#EstoEsNuestro #CopaOro21 🏆 pic.twitter.com/UJQwAnTFEZ

— Gold Cup (@GoldCup) July 19, 2021

18 ÓSCAR PLEITEZ

22 KEVIN CARABANTES

3 ROBERTO DOMÍ­NGUEZ

21 BRYAN TAMACAS

19 ALEXIS MONTES

2 JULIO SIBRIÁN

9 WALMER MARTÍNEZ

10 AMANDO MORENO

11 JUAN PORTILLO

20 ISAAC PORTILLO

23 MARVIN MÁRQUEZ

12 RODOLFO COTA

20 JONATHAN OROZCO

2 NÉSTOR ARAUJO

5 OSVALDO RODRÍGUEZ

19 GILBERTO SEPÚLVEDA

8 KEVIN ÁLVAREZ

6 JONATHAN DOS SANTOS

13 ALAN CERVANTES

18 EFRAÍN ÁLVAREZ

7 ERICK SÁNCHEZ

9 ALAN PULIDO

Saíd Martínez, from Honduras, will be in charge of the match between Mexico and El Salvador.

As hard as it may sound to believe, El Salvador's fans are far more than the Mexican crowd at the Cotton Bowl and this is a factor that could weigh heavily throughout the night.

👊🏻🇸🇻 ¡Esto es @LaSelecta_SLV!

💪🏻 Imponente apoyo del público salvadoreño en el Cotton Bowl Stadium.#EstoEsNuestro #CopaOro21 🏆 pic.twitter.com/OtZ7GRIoEc

— Gold Cup (@GoldCup) July 19, 2021

The sports directors of both Mexico and El Salvador, in a gesture of kindness and respect, exchanged gifts prior to the start of the game in Dallas.

🇲🇽 🤝 🇸🇻@gerardotorrado6, Director General Deportivo de Selecciones Nacionales, y Diego Henríquez, Director Deportivo de la Federación Salvadoreña, intercambiaron 🎁 🎁 previo al encuentro de esta noche. #PasiónyOrgullo | #FMFporNuestroFútbol pic.twitter.com/0W2NPXI1oM

— Selección Nacional (@miseleccionmx) July 19, 2021

1 MARIO GONZÁLEZ

15 ALEXANDER ROLDAN

4 ERIQ ZAVALETA

5 RONALD GÓMEZ

13 ALEXANDER LARÍN

6 NARCISO ORELLANA

7 DARWIN CERÉN

12 MARVIN MONTERROZA C

8 JOSHUA PÉREZ

14 JOAQUÍN RIVAS

17 JAIRO HENRIQUEZ

Gerardo Martino only made one change to Mexico's lineup and that is the inclusion of Héctor Moreno, new player of Rayados de Monterrey, who had not played in the tournament and who will now be in the center, in addition to being the team's captain.

1 ALFREDO TALAVERA

21 LUIS RODRÍGUEZ

15 HÉCTOR MORENO C

3 CARLOS SALCEDO

23 JESÚS GALLARDO

16 HÉCTOR HERRERA

4 EDSON ÁLVAREZ

14 ERICK GUTIÉRREZ

10 ORBELÍ­N PINEDA

11 ROGELIO FUNES MORI

17 JESÚS CORONA

El Salvador's coach stressed the importance of having qualified and took the pressure off the final result, whatever it may be, against Mexico:

"For us the game is important because of the kind of team we have in front of us. Whether we win or come second, it doesn't matter much because the three teams in the other group are also important. At the end of the day we are already qualified.

Gerardo Martino assumed that after the draw against Trinidad this game would be key and stated that they are not yet qualified, so they should not be overconfident.

🎙️🇲🇽 "El partido va a demandar lo mejor de nosotros". Gerardo Martino y sus sensaciones en la llegada de @miseleccionmx al Cotton Bowl.#EstoEsNuestro #CopaOro21 🏆 pic.twitter.com/Sz8MMLaD7v

— Gold Cup (@GoldCup) July 19, 2021

The coach of the El Salvador National Team, Hugo Pérez, affirmed that despite having already qualified, there is no lack of motivation to face Mexico in the last game of the group stage:

"Mexico is one of the best teams in Concacaf, for us the game serves to know where we are; we will face it in a very serious way because we know the rival we have, which is of quality. We have to be well focused, I don't think there is a lack of motivation".

El Salvador knows that if it wants to remain group leader and prevent Mexico and the United States from meeting until the final, it must not lose, as a draw or a win will be enough to remain at the top of Group A.

📹⚽️| La Selección Nacional Mayor, en charla técnica previo a su compromiso ante #Mexico en @GoldCup#ElSalvador🇸🇻#LaSelectaMayor pic.twitter.com/qFdCvFTb5I

— La Selecta (@LaSelecta_SLV) July 18, 2021

CONCACAF informed early in the morning that the Cotton Bowl in Texas will be 100 percent open and all tickets have been sold, which is why an extraordinary atmosphere between Mexicans and Salvadorans is expected.

Mexico and El Salvador define the leader of Group A where the stadium is expected to be at maximum capacity. We begin with coverage of the last game of the group stage for both countries.

Gerardo Martino assured that there is no pressure on Mexico to win and assured that if they play the way they have been doing things, they will have a good result.

It is important to remember that Mexico needs to win to snatch the group leadership from El Salvador, a draw would condemn them to second place and a loss combined with a win by Trinidad could even leave them out of the Gold Cup.

This Saturday, Raúl Jiménez returned to the field for the first time since November and Gerardo Martino could not hide his happiness and indicated that if he is on the right track, he could be considered when the qualifiers for Qatar 2022 begin.

"We are aware of it. He felt good. We are happy for him. We believe that this is the first step to then be able to have him with us. We are very happy because it has been a long time. The injury was very serious and he put a lot of effort into his recovery. We were hoping to have him with us in two months", he commented.

This Saturday at a press conference, Mexico's technical director, Gerardo Martino, assured that they will face the most difficult team in the group and warned that their style of play is very well worked and defined.

"We are going to have a different match to the two previous ones, El Salvador proposes a lot from the goalkeeper, elaborates from the back and exerts high pressure. It will be a game divided in possession, probably with the defensive part not so tight in the position on the field," he said.

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This is the start time of the game Mexico vs El Salvador of 18th July in several countries:

Argentina: 23:15 PM in YouTube.

Bolivia: 21:15 PM in YouTube.

Brazil: 23:15 PM in YouTube.

Chile: 22:15 PM in YouTube.

Colombia: 21:15 PM in YouTube.

Ecuador: 21:15 PM in YouTube.

USA (ET): 22:15 PM in TUDN and FOX.

Spain: 04:15 PM in YouTube.

Mexico: 21:15 PM in TUDN.

Paraguay: 22:15 PM in YouTube.

Peru: 21:15 PM in YouTube.

Uruguay: 23:15 PM in YouTube.

Venezuela: 22:15 PM in YouTube.

Mexico has seven consecutive victories against El Salvador in any tournament. The last defeat came in the qualifiers for South Africa 2010 in Cuscatlán with a 2-1 loss, although the most recent time they met was four years ago in the Gold Cup where Mexico took all three points with a 3-1 win.

The talented player in the midfield has a first and last name and it is Darwin Cerén, who has a lot of unbalance and depth, which could cause damage to the Mexican defense at any time.

Whatever he does, Rogelio Funes Mori will be in the eye of the storm due to his recent naturalization, which has brought both positive and negative criticism. With the absence of Raúl Jiménez and Hirving Lozano, the "Mellizo" is in charge of scoring goals, with two in his first three games in the Tricolor jersey.

1 Mario González, 5 Ronald Gómez, 4 Eriq Zavaleta, 13 Alexander Larín, 21 Bryan Tamacas, 6 Narciso Orellana, 7 Darwin Cerén, 17 Jairo Henríquez, 8 Joshua Pérez, 12 Marvin Monterroza, 14 Joaquín Rivas.

1 Alfredo Talavera, 3 Carlos Salcedo, 2 Néstor Araujo, 23 Jesús Gallardo, 21 Luis Rodríguez, 4 Edson Álvarez, 14 Érick Gutiérrez, 16 Héctor Herrera, 11 Rogelio Funes Mori, 10 Orbelín Pineda, 17 Jesús Corona.

Jairo Henríquez could not hide his excitement at scoring his first Gold Cup goal, for which he noted that he is happy with the opportunity and highlighted the group that has been formed.

"I am happy and grateful to God for this opportunity and for this moment. The work done as a group and individually makes you enjoy it more. I am grateful for that and just thankful that I was able to contribute to the team and to our goal. Now we just hope there will be many more.", he said.

At the same time, Guatemala and Trinidad and Tobago will be facing each other, where the former has no chance of qualifying, while the Caribbean team needs to win and wait for Mexico to lose in order to finish second in the group.

After failing to score a goal against Trinidad and coming in for some criticism for having beaten Guatemala's B team by only three goals, Gerardo Martino's team has a good test to show that it is on the rise and that it can take the lead, which is a must for the Aztecs.

El Salvador plays to kill or die every time it faces Mexico, as games against the "Tricolor" are very special and tough for the Selecta. Regardless of the fact that they have already qualified, each player will give more than one hundred percent on the field.

It should be remembered that both first and second place in this sector will be facing Sector D, which is made up of Panama, Qatar and Honduras, with Grenada also in the group but already eliminated.

The two best teams in this group will meet at the end of the group phase in the search for the leadership of Sector A. El Salvador wants to continue its perfect winning streak, but Mexico will be looking for a victory to snatch the top spot and close in the best possible way.

El Salvador has six points and has yet to concede a goal in the championship; while Mexico has four points and a draw is not enough to climb to first place; it tied against Trinidad and Tobago and beat Guatemala 3-0.

The Mexico vs El Salvador match will be played at the Cotton Bowl Stadium, in Texas, United States. The kick-off is scheduled at 10:15pm ET.

My name is Adrian Hernandez and I will be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, roster updates, and news as it happens live here on VAVEL.