Goals and Highlights: Mexico 2-1 Jamaica in World Cup Qualifiers 2022

It's over! The match is over and Mexico takes the three points.

Close! A through ball to Lainez, the Betis player shoots, but Blake prevents the third from going in.

Vega's shot, but the ball goes over the goal.

Goal, goal, goal for Mexico! Alexis Vega appeared to push the ball in to put Mexico in front.

Goal, goal, goal for Mexico! Vega's cross and Martin appears in the box to slot the ball into the net after Blake's deflection.

Excellent coverage by Rodriguez preventing Jamaica's play from growing 

Mexico's triple shift. Funes Mori, Jesús Gallardo and Uriel Antuna are replaced by Henry Martin, Jesús Corona and Gerardo Arteaga.

Funes Mori tries to control, but the defense takes the ball away from him.

Gallardo's cannon shot, but Blake ends up taking the ball out of the net.

Mexico seeks to generate, but fails to break down the home defense.

Cambio de México. Andrés Guardado comes off for Diego Lainez.

Goal, goal, goal for Jamaica! Johnson sent in a cannon shot, Ochoa could do nothing.

The second half begins, Mexico will be looking for a goal.

Change of Jamaica. Liam Moore replaces Walker.

At the end of the first half, Mexico and Jamaica are momentarily tied at 0-0.

He's leaving! After Lowe's tackle on Herrera, the defender leaves the match, leaving Jamaica with ten men.

VAR! The referee will review a strong tackle by Lowe on Herrera.

Antonio tried to shoot at goal, but the Mexican defense prevented the ball from reaching Ochoa's goal.

Antuna's cross, the defense came close to scoring an own goal, but Blake ended up keeping the ball.

Funes Mori arrived with danger, but the defense ended up preventing him from creating more danger.

Herrera's header after Vega's cross, but the ball goes wide.

Antuna's cross, but once again the defense, this time Pinnock, appears and heads the ball clear.

Gallardo's through ball, but the defense ends up preventing the play from growing.

Change due to injury for Mexico. Jorge Sánchez comes off for Luis Rodríguez.

The match between Jamaica and Mexico gets underway.

A. Blake; J. Brown, D. Lowe, E. Pinnock, K. Lawrence; D. Johnson, D. Williams, R. Morrison; J. Flemmings, M. Antonio, L. Walker.

G. Ochoa; J. Gallardo, H. Moreno, N. Araujo, J. Sánchez; A. Guardado, C. Rodríguez, H. Herrera, A. Vega, R. Funes Mori, U. Antuna.

Both teams are already on the field, looking to warm up for the start of the match.

Jamaica is already at home, the locals will be looking to achieve the feat and emerge victorious.

With Guillermo Ochoa at the helm, Martino's men are already at the stadium, and tonight they will be looking to make it three points and get into the fight for first and second place.

Mexico has scored 11 goals in this Qualifying Round, although it also has seven goals against, numbers that it will be looking to improve.

Hall spoke about the absence of Raúl Jiménez: "Jiménez is a great player, although he will not be here, this is a team that has a good dynamic, I believe they will come with the desire not to lose, they want to win, it will be difficult and we respect them, but to respect them I have asked my players to face them with energy and desire".

Mexico and Jamaica have played against each other 24 times, with the Tricolor having won 18 games to the Jamaicans' three, along with three draws. Mexico will be looking to continue increasing its hegemony.

César Montes left the National Team, the Rayados player tested positive after his arrival at the CAR and stayed there to pass his isolation.

Paul Hall, coach of the Reggae Boys, spoke prior to the match: "I expect Mexico's attack to be dangerous, they have had several teams over the last year, it's not about the individual, it's about possession, everyone goes for the ball, we need to be prepared and not get caught out by it.

Welcome to the minute-by-minute coverage of the match between Jamaica and Mexico, a CONCACAF Qualifying match for Qatar 2022. We will shortly share the latest information as well as the confirmed lineups of both teams. The match will kick off in approximately one hour.

Theodore Withmore was dismissed from the National Team in December, this time Mexico will face a new coach at the helm of Jamaica, Paul Hall.

Mexico will have to replace several players for this match, Hirving Lozano will miss the game due to accumulation of cards, in addition to the absences of Raul Jimenez, who is injured and Jesus Corona, the player arrived to the training camp with discomfort. It was also announced that Edson Álvarez had slight discomfort during yesterday's training session and it will be known today whether he will be eligible or not.

In a few moments we will share with you the starting lineups for Jamaica vs Mexico live, as well as the latest information from the National Independence Park Stadium. Stay tuned for up-to-the-minute live online coverage of the match on VAVEL. 

In a few moments we will share with you the starting lineups for Jamaica vs Mexico live, as well as the latest information from the National Independence Park Stadium. Stay tuned for up-to-the-minute live online coverage of the match on VAVEL. 

If you want to watch the game Jamaica vs Mexico live on TV, your options is: Telemundo.

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This is the kick-off time for the Jamaica vs Mexico match on January 227, 2022 in several countries:

 

Mexico: 18:00 hours on TUDN and Channel 5

Costa Rica: 18:00 hours - No TV confirmed

Jamaica: 19:00 hours - No TV confirmed

Colombia: 19:00 on ESPN 3 and Star+

Ecuador: 19:00 hours on ESPN 3 and Star+

Panama: 19:00 hours - No TV confirmed

Peru: 19:00 hrs on ESPN 3 and Star+

Bolivia: 20:00 hours on ESPN 3 and Star+

Venezuela: 20:00 hrs on ESPN 3 and Star+

Argentina: 21:00 hours on ESPN 3 and Star+

Brazil: 21:00 on Star+

Chile: 21:00 hours on ESPN 3 and Star+

Paraguay: 21:00 hours on ESPN 3 and Star+

Uruguay: 21:00 hours on ESPN 3 and Star+

United States: 16:00 hours PT and 19:00 hours ET on Telemundo

Gerardo Martino, coach of the Mexico National Team: "The squad we will present tomorrow, regardless of the players that make it up, is exactly the same as in other matches, with the idea of going out to star in the game, to take charge of the match and try to win it, but beyond the names, as I said before, nothing changes with respect to what we have done or intended to do on other occasions."

"I expect a physically aggressive opponent, trying to go out looking for the match because it is one of the two chances they surely have to go for the top three or four places. Surely there is going to be a much more aggressive approach from Jamaica, for example than what we saw when we played in Mexico and, above all, understanding that they have a much more complete squad than on that occasion."

"It is their last chance to get closer to qualifying, for sure there is going to be a physically much more aggressive proposal than what we saw when we played in Mexico."

"César is out of the delegation that came to Jamaica because he came with a positive Covid from a test they did in Monterrey after the match against Cruz Azul, so he stayed at the CAR recovering, we have the expectation that over the weekend he can already overcome the Covid and be with us normally".

"In reality, one thing is not unrelated to the other, as long as we get closer and better to the idea of the game, we will probably have more chances to get as many points as possible."

"Absences always weigh and in no case are they welcome, but we have always tried to get ahead, and we will do so because it is not the selection of three players, but of Mexico."

"We are not unaware of the situation we are in. We got ourselves into a zone we didn't want to be in because of the two defeats in the United States and Canada. Just as we put ourselves in a comfortable situation in September, in the same way we accept that those two defeats hurt us a lot. We have a lot at stake in these games.

G. Ochoa; J. Gallardo, N. Araujo, J. Vásquez, J. Domínguez, J. Sánchez; E. Álvarez, H. Herrera; O. Pineda, H. Lozano, R. Jiménez

Andre Blake, Alvas Powell, Damion Lowe, Adrian Mariappa, Kemar Lawrence, Leon Bailey, Anthony Grant, Speedy Williams, Bobby Reid, Michail Antonio, Shamar Nicholson.

Mexico did not have a good FIFA date in their last two matches, the last one was against Canada and they lost two goals to one; so in this match they will be looking for three points and to get the second position or the first one.

Jamaica is located in the sixth position of the eight of these qualifiers, against Mexico they will seek to add and get out of these places; in their last game they tied against the United States to one goal.

The Jamaica vs Mexico match will be played at the National Independence Park Stadium, located in Kingston, Jamaica. The stadium has a capacity for 35,000 people. 

My name is Lore Solórzano and I’ll be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, score updates, and news as it happens live here on VAVEL.