At the end of the match, Mexico advanced to the semifinals against Saudi Arabia 2-0, with goals from Alexis Vega and an own goal from Madu. The next game will be against Honduras on July 2.
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90'a year ago
Four more minutes will be added to the game. Mexico will visit Honduras at 49ers Stadium on July 2. Arabia is looking to end the game with a foul that could cause the Mexicans to lose a key player in their next game.
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87'a year ago
Corner kick from Arabia, the cross was bad, there is a goal kick for Mexico, Luis Ángel Malagón clears, there is much happiness in the stands because the Mexican team is qualifying for next week's semifinals.
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83'a year ago
Santiago Giménez's second attempt, all from another Mateo Chávez cross, flew into the box and Chaquito shot past Al-Aqidi, but the Arab goalkeeper made a good save. Orbelín Pineda will be the last substitution for Vasco Aguirre; there's a free kick from Arabia. Piojo Alvarado will be leaving.
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80'a year ago
Mexico Goal 2-0
Own goal by Saudi Arabia, sealing qualification for the next round. Mateo Chavez's cross, looking for Santiago Giménez, is headed into his own net by Addulllah Madu. The Mexicans celebrate with the 2-0 lead. Credit goes to Mateo for sending in the cross and following Quiñones' pass.
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78'a year ago
Ziyad Alijohani fouled Marcel Ruiz, earning the midfielder a yellow card. Now Mexico needs to play more strategically if they want to go all out to secure a possible red card for the Saudi Arabia.
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75'a year ago
Mexico made substitutions: Gilberto Mora and Alexis Vega replaced Charly Rodríguez and Julian Quiñones. To seal the 1-0 win or seek a second, the Mexican team continued to dominate possession, frustrating their opponents with their passing.
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68'a year ago
Corner kick by Alexis Vega, Gilberto Mora misplays the pass, but it's the same 16-year-old debutant who recovers the ball and sends it out for a throw-in. Three substitutions, Arabia prepare to look for an equalizer and penalties.
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67'a year ago
Julian Araujo's cross misses Marcel Ruiz, Alexis Vega makes another attempt to go for Santiago Giménez but there is a corner kick, good play by the Mexican team, the VAR checks a play by Mateo Chavez.
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a year ago
Alexis Vega Goal
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60'a year ago
Changes in the match: Santiago Giménez replaced Raúl Jiménez and Jesús Gallardo replaced Mateo Chavez. Raúl was disappointed that he was leaving the field, Mexico continued to look for a second goal, and Saudi Arabia pushed for an equalizer.
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59'a year ago
Julian Araujo quickly joins the attack, looking for Alexis Vega, but he can't find the perfect pass to the national team's No. 10. Santiago Gimenez warms up on the bench, and the Mexican fans in Arizona get excited. They call for a penalty on Marcel, but nothing happens.
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55'a year ago
Saudi Arabia's substitutions, Mohamed Sulaiman for Al-Amri, are starting to cause problems in the stands, while Mexico continues to dominate the match, despite the fact that Herve Renard's substitution hasn't gotten them the ball.
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49'a year ago
Mexico Goal 1-0
Mexico's goal, Alexis Vega makes it 1-0 for the Aztec side, the ball is found by Toluca's biggest devil, Raúl Jiménez passes it to him and instead of passing the ball to Mora, he has the confidence to finish on the second occasion, the VAR approved it.
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48'a year ago
No goal
Marcel Ruiz's goalpost could have been the first for the national team. On the second chance, Alexis Vega shoots inside the box and is called offside. Javier Aguirre calls for calm on the pitch. VAR analyzes Mexico's play.
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45'a year ago
Second Half 0-0
Second half, the final 45 minutes of the match are about to begin. Let's hope for goals and excitement, and for a winner. The referee signals the start of the second half. The fans are eager to see some football.
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a year ago
Halftime 0-0
Halftime, the game reaches the end of the first half, with plenty of excitement to spare. Here's a recap of the action beforehand. I had some coffee to recharge my batteries, because we'll continue with the second half in a few moments.
We're at 0-0, Mexico tied with Saudi Arabia.
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53'a year ago
A yellow card for Jesús Gallardo jeopardizes his participation in the next game if Mexico qualifies for the semifinals. Majarshi could also get the card for pushing Gallardo, since the person who was fouled was Saud. There's a free kick for Saudi Arabia, but Malagon makes a mistake on his way out.
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49'a year ago
Alexis Vega's shot goes wide, Piojo gives the ball to Gilberto Mora and Diablo Mayor, Vega finds the space and shoots from long distance but it goes outside the goal defended by Al Aqidi, Marcel again approaches the area to look for the ball.
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45'a year ago
Six more minutes will be added to the match. El Piojo Alvarado loses the ball in the box, and the ball goes out of bounds for a throw-in. The Mexican fans chant, they push, they hope their team will react. They haven't stopped chanting the entire match; this is a true fan base.
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43'a year ago
We enter the last two minutes, Gilberto Mora recovers the ball, but it is too long on the pass to Alexis Vega, Javier Aguirre is angry that he cannot go for the goal for the Aztec team, the Saudi Arabian substitutes come out to warm up looking for options for Mr. Herve Renard.
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40'a year ago
A hard foul on Adbulrahman Alobud, which Julian Araujo commits, but there are no yellow cards so far. The Mexican team is using these actions to stop the Arabs. There are five more minutes left in the game.
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36'a year ago
Now on the Saudi side, there's a possible injury on the pitch, with Ali Majrashi lying on the field. The Arab team will look for changes because he can't put weight on his right knee. The Mexican bench is still warming up in case there are problems with Lira and Johan. Erik Lira with a long-range shot that ends the play.
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31'a year ago
Possible injury on the field, Johan Vazquez collides with Erik Lira's knee, all this from a corner kick, now Israel Reyes, Chiquete Orozco and Charly Rodríguez come out to warm up for possible changes, the sky-blue Pitbull will test whether he can continue or not.
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27'a year ago
Mexico looks for the goal, Gilberto Mora having good flashes, Julian Araujo finds another corner kick, Piojo Alvarado and Alexis Vega take it from the right, the shot was good to the center of the penalty spot, Edson Alvarez made the shot that the goalkeeper saves,
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20'a year ago
The ball was deflected into Luis Ángel Malagón's goal. Gilberto Mora had made a great effort to get out with Raúl Jiménez, but the Mexican team lost the ball, causing Arabia to send a shot wide. Now the Aztecs have a corner kick from a Vega cross.
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17'a year ago
The Mexican team continues to play the ball, dominating possession, with the fans chanting louder and the coaches giving instructions. Vasco will have to move him around because he can't find a solution, with Edson and Johan being the most active at the back.
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12'a year ago
First attempt by Gilberto Mora, looking for a long-range shot, Nawaf Al Aqidi, keeping an eye on the ball. Mexico continues to look for him, knowing there's no defensive space. Raúl Jiménez breaks away from his marker, allowing Vega to join Araujo on the wing.
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7'a year ago
The Mexican team continues to insist on finding space, but Araujo's defense finds the ball rejected, but Arabia is persistent. Luis Angel Malgon asks for calm in looking for the ball, Edson Alvarez leads the way from the back.
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4'a year ago
Alexis Vega crosses the ball from the first corner, and the Mexican team continues to figure out how to attack, but there's a free kick, so Piojo Alvarado and Alexis look for another cross, and Gilberto Mora, a youngster, tries to head it home.
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0'a year ago
First half
The first 45 minutes of the match have begun. We begin with the action that has everyone excited. Today we have a great match on the pitch. We'll see goals, fouls, and cards, but above all, we're going to have fun. The referee blows his whistle and starts the clock. VAR is ready to keep an eye on things.
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a year ago
The match will start in a moment
We're just moments away from bringing you LIVE on VAVEL, a live stream of the Saudi Arabia vs. Mexico Gold Cup quarterfinal match, live from the University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona, USA.
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a year ago
Mexico's starting lineup
Mexico's starting lineup: Luis Ángel Malagón, Edson Álvarez, Marcel Ruiz, Jesús Gallardo, Johan Vázquez, Erik Lira, Julián Araujo, Alexis Vega, Piojo Alvarado, Raúl Jiménez.
Substitutes: Ochoa, Tala Rangel, Jorge Sánchez, Charly Rodríguez, Ángel Sepúlveda, Chiquete Orozco, Chino Huerta, Mateo Chávez, Santiago Giménez, Julián Quiñones, Orbelín Pineda, Israel Reyes.
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a year ago
Saudi Arabia lineup
Saudi Arabia lineup: Nawaf Alaqidi, Alamari, Madu, Alhassan, Albrikan, Alsheri, Abdulhamid, Bu Washi, Alijohani, Alobud, Majrashi.
Both teams are already stretching before the start of the Saudi Arabia vs. Mexico match, corresponding to the Gold Cup quarterfinals, live from the University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona, United States. The crowd is fully behind the players; the home team is the favorite to win.
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a year ago
We'll share the lineups with you in a moment
We're just moments away from bringing you the Saudi Arabia vs. Mexico Gold Cup quarterfinals LIVE on VAVEL, live from the University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona, United States. But we'll take a brief break. We'll continue in a few minutes to show you the confirmed lineups.
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a year ago
The teams have arrived
Both teams have arrived at the venue, minutes away from warming up for the start of the Saudi Arabia vs. Mexico Gold Cup quarterfinal match, broadcast live from the University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona, USA.
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a year ago
The locker room
Everything is ready for the arrival of the players from both teams. The locker rooms are already complete with all the accessories. A duel of power between Saudi Arabia and Mexico, corresponding to the Gold Cup quarterfinals, live from the University of Phoenix Stadium, Arizona, United States.
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a year ago
Surprise from Javier Aguirre
Vasco has added Gilberto Mora to its starting lineup. The youngster from the Tijuana Xolos will once again get playing time with the senior team. Julián Araujo, who hadn't played before, is also a starter.
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a year ago
The match referee
Mr. Lukasz Szapala will be in charge of the Mexico vs. Saudi Arabia match in this Gold Cup, with an average of 4.5 yellow cards and 0.5 red cards per match.
1 Assistant Referee: Cory Richardson
2 Assistant Referee: Nicholas Uranga
4 Official: Pierre Luc Lauziere
5 Official: Zachari Zeegelarr
VAR: Edvin Jurisevic y Chris Penso
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a year ago
The fans have arrived
Fans from both teams have arrived for the Saudi Arabia vs. Mexico Gold Cup quarterfinals, live from the University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona, United States, watching their teams closely and just minutes away from warming up for what will be a great show.
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a year ago
We're back
We're back VAVEL Fans for Saudi Arabia vs. Mexico, the Gold Cup quarterfinals, live from the University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona, USA. The lineups for this great match have been confirmed.
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a year ago
Follow VAVEL for Mexico vs Saudi Arabia
In a few moments, we'll share the starting lineups for Mexico vs. Saudi Arabia live, along with the latest information from the University of Phoenix Stadium, including key players, players to watch, and interesting facts about these two teams. Don't miss any details of the match with VAVEL's live, minute-by-minute coverage.
