The Colombian team, dominated in the first 45 minutes, gave Mexico a second-half dance to defeat them 3-2 in a friendly at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Luis Sinisterra, twice, and Wilmer Barrios, converted for the Colombians, after Mexico had shown their best football in the last year, confirmed with goals from Alexis Vega and Gerardo Arteaga.
The game started with everything in favor for the Mexicans. louis diaz he brought down Uriel Antuna in the area and Vega converted the penalty with a powerful shot to the right of the goalkeeper, making it 1-0.
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The Colombians pressed, Mexico maintained order, without giving up the attack, which bore fruit in the 29th minute with a collective move, in which Erick Gutierrez He sent a ball that, after a feint by Alexis Vega, was accepted by Arteaga, who was lethal with a right-footed shot to extend the lead.
The comeback
Colombia, who had possession of the ball in favor in the first 45 minutes, 68-32, created danger in the 39th minute with a header from Carlos Cuesta, but the ball went to one side. In the opening minutes of the second half, Mexico was a caricature of the self-sufficient team until the break.
In minute 49 Sinisterra converted a header into a corner kick; he advanced lines and in minute 44 the same player equalized with a pass from Jorge Carrascal. Colombia grew, insisted on the attack and in minute 68 reflected it on the scoreboard with a goal from Wilmer Neighborhoods, who received a service from Rafael Borré, took advantage of the poor mark and from the right outside the area beat goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa.
As Mexican fans usually do when their team is down, they sang the homophobic cry against the rival goalkeeper, which forced the match to be stopped for a few minutes. Mexico looked for the tie.
In minute 92 he was close to achieving it, but Alexis Vega put the ball out. In Montilivi, Girona, Mexico will face Iraq, on November 9, and Sweden, on November 16, in their last games before the World Cup in which they will play the group stage against Poland, Argentina and Saudi Arabia.
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