Goals and Highlights: Mexico U-23 2-1 Costa Rica in Central American Games Final 2023

The match ends, Mexico wins the victory over Costa Rica and is crowned champion.

Villa arrived with danger, but the ball ended up being held by the defense.

The game was quite lively, with both teams looking for possession.

Ayón heads Ayón's cross, but the ball goes wide.

Cambio de México. Denzell García replaces Rodrigo López.

Ayón presses the defense waiting for a mistake by the Ticos.

Goal, goal, goal for Costa Rica! A free kick by Soto, the ball goes in with great power and the Ticos score.

Costa Rica seeks to open the scoring and get closer.

Goal, goal, goal for Mexico! Ayón hits the ball inside the box to score the second goal.

The match restarts and the second half is played.

The first half is over, Mexico wins by the minimum.

Zamora's powerful left-footed shot, but the ball goes wide.

Costa Rica was generating danger, but the ball reached García's hands.

Costa Rica insists on the Mexican goal, few emotions on the part of the Ticos.

Goal, goal, goal for Mexico! Ettson Ayón appeared inside the box and sent a lethal shot that ended up opening the scoreboard.

Despite Mexico's attempts, they were unable to generate much danger.

Lopez's powerful cross, but Guerrero fails to finish inside the box.

Costa Rica and Mexico kick off the match.

B. Mora; K. Vargas, A. Bran, D. Rodríguez, G. Taylor, G. Villalobos, A. Soto, M. Bolaños, S. Acuña, J. Evans.

E. García; J. Gómez, R. Guerrero, O. Villa, F. Ambríz, B. González, R. López, J. Carrillo, E. Armenta, E. Ayón, R. Huescas.

Both teams are already warming up on the field and will be looking to put on a good show to add one more award to their ranks.

The Costa Rican national team is already at the stadium, looking to score goals and get that long-awaited victory.

Mexico is already at the stadium, they will look for a great game and thus become champions of these Central American games

Jordy Evans is the player Mexico needs to pay close attention to, the player will be looking to be unbalanced and add good performances in search of a victory.

Less than an hour to go before this important match kicks off, a vibrant and exciting game is expected in this final of the competition.

Rodrigo López is the player to watch for Mexico, the Querétaro midfielder will be looking to have a great game and continue adding good numbers to his technical record.

Espinoza mentioned that after this competition he will be able to lay the foundations for the Pan American Games.

Mexico has already secured the silver medal in this competition, however, the Aztec squad will be looking to win the gold medal.

Gerardo Espinoza's squad has had a great performance, the Tri will be looking to return home with the trophy of this tournament and give the fans some joy.

We're back for minute-by-minute coverage of Mexico U-23 vs. Costa Rica. We will share with you the most relevant information, as well as the confirmed lineups, shortly.

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This is the kickoff time for the Mexico U-23 vs Costa Rica match on July 5, 2023 in several countries:

Argentina: 9:30 p.m.

Bolivia: 9:30 p.m.

Brazil: 9:30 p.m.

Chile: 9:30 p.m.

Colombia: 9:30 p.m.

Ecuador: 9:30 p.m.

Spain: 6:30 p.m.

United States: 9:30 p.m. PT and 11:30 p.m. ET

Mexico: 7:30 p.m.

Paraguay: 7:30 p.m.

Peru: 9:30 p.m.

Uruguay: 10:30 p.m. ET

Venezuela: 8:30 p.m. ET

Japan: 8:30 p.m.

India: 6:30 p.m. 

Nigeria: 7:30 p.m.

South Africa: 7:30 p.m.

Australia: 7:30 p.m.

United Kingdom ET: 7:30 p.m.

Gerardo Espinoza spoke prior to the match against the Ticos: "It has been a difficult time in terms of results, we were not in the U-20 World Cup, we will not be in the Olympic Games, these are hard blows for young players, I notice that the group of players is falling into uncertainty, under certain pressure and anguish and it is time to put personality, character, go out on the field, and get back on the right track".

"I trust that tomorrow we can be in a good position, gaining credibility and that the Mexican soccer player aspires to win everywhere. In the moments we have to be the protagonists, the role of leaders, show up on the field and fulfill the purposes."

"It is always going to be interesting to see people from your country leading the National Team, it must be something that fills us all with pride. As coaches we must be present, raise our hands, it gives me great pleasure because Jaime is in charge of the Senior National Team."

"I am not aware of the situation, I don't know what is happening. It seems to me that we have to respect what is happening, the players must take charge of what corresponds to them. Jaime must be focused, hopeful to do well and continue with his aspirations."

"I work every day to achieve objectives and goals. For me it is very valuable to be fighting for the gold medal and to be in the finals and then win them, it fills me with pride. If I want to keep growing, it is to win and help the players to have the medal."

"We are always looking to be at the top. It is time to have personality, character and take a good path. I am confident that tomorrow we can win and that the Mexican team aspires to win everywhere it goes, whether we are the protagonists or not".

"It is time to show character, to go out on the field and show that there is a possibility to grow, tomorrow I trust that we can be in a good position, generate credibility and that Mexican soccer players always aspire to win everywhere they go".

Costa Rica has had a great tournament and is the leader of its group, the Costa Rican team defeated El Salvador two goals to one in the semifinals and will not be an easy opponent for the Tricolor.

Mexico has had a great performance in this tournament, the team coached by Gerardo Espinoza has given good results and this time they defeated Honduras three goals to zero in a very lively match for the tricolor, where they never stopped going forward.

The Mexico U-23 vs Costa Rica match will be played at the National Stadium of Delicias, located in Bucharest, Romania. The stadium has a capacity for 18,000 people.

Welcome to the live broadcast of the Mexico U-23 vs Costa Rica match, corresponding to the Final of the Central American Games 2023. The match will take place at the Estadio Nacional de las Delicias at 9:30 pm.