Half the time! Mexico do not find their best version against Wales and go halfway through losing to a lone goal by Kieffer Moore.
‘GOOOAAAAAAL !!! Kieffier Moore took advantage of the dormant Mexican defense to advance the ‘dragons’ in the 11th minute with a shot inside the small area defended by Guillermo Ochao.
In its third tour of Europe since it is directed by the Argentine Gerald Martino, the selection of Mexico is facing Wales in Cardiff in a duel where its stars Gareth Bale i Aaron Ramsey they are on the bench.
alignments:
Wales: Wayne Hennessey, Chris Gunter, Ben Cabango, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Thomas Lawrence, Jonathan Williams, Matthew Smith, Dylan Levitt, Tyler Roberts, Rabbi Matondo, Tyler Roberts, Kieffier Moore. DT Robert Page.
Mexico: Guillermo Ochoa, Luis Rodríguez, César Montes, Carlos Salcedo, Jesús Gallardo, Edson Álvarez, Héctor Herrera, Andrés Guardado, Jesús Corona, Hirving Lozano, Orbelín Pineda. DT Guillermo Martino.
Channel: Sky Sports / Azteca 7
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Under the command of ‘Tata’ Martino, the Tricolor team traveled to the old continent last October to win 1-0 in the Netherlands and draw 2-2 with Algeria, and repeated in November to secure victories. 3-2 over South Korea and 2 -0 against Japan.
For Martino, who only lost a game of 22 as Mexico’s coach, these transatlantic tours represent an opportunity to “consolidate our game against unusual rivals.”
For his part, players such as Rodolfo Pizarro, Inter Miami midfielder, considered to the press that with these games “we got out of our comfort zone”, far from the usual fire on American courts with the support of public of Mexican origin and in front of rivals of the region.
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This will be the first match in 2021 for the Mexican team that will defend the Copa Oro in July and start its run in the CONCACAF qualifier in September.
The presence of two strikers: Raúl Jiménez and Efraïm Álvarez drew attention to the concentration of the Mexican team for this tour.
Jimenez was part of the group, but will not play because he is still recovering from a fractured skull he suffered in the Premier League with his club, Wolverhampton while Alvarez, 18, could make his debut on this tour with the Mexican team that he chose over the United States, the country where he was born and where he plays for the Galaxy in Los Angeles.