The Mexican team won an important victory over Panama 1-0 this Wednesday at the Aztec stadiumwith which, it remains in the third position of the Octagonal End with 21 units to be for now with a direct ticket to the Qatar World Cup 2022.
However, the national team is still not a blunderbuss against its rivals and the three remaining matches of the tournament should not be relied upon. CONCACAF Qualifying.
Here the three successes and two errors of the Tricolor in the clash:
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Win no matter what
Without a doubt, the most important thing was to get the victory, because if they hadn’t done so, they would have compromised their ticket to the World Cup, letting so many Panama What Costa Rica They will stalk even closer.
In the end, Mexico, unlike other matches, generated dangerous plays, although in the end it was a controversial penalty converted by Raul Jimenez which gave peace of mind to the Argentine team Gerardo Martino.
Once again, El Tricolor depends on himself and will have to get positive results against U.S Y The Savior at Aztec stadiumas well as visiting Honduras.
The entry of Diego Lainez
An hour had passed since the meeting and again the daddy He didn’t make any changes despite seeing that the latch wouldn’t open, finding in his changes the answer to beat the Panamanians.
It was at 66′ when Factor he entered the field of play, constantly hanging around the area, touching the ball, stepping on the area, looking to evade, until he was touched by Abdiel Ayarza.
Along with the player Real Betis, Jesus Crown Y Julian Araujo They changed the dynamic of the team a bit with their appearances on the right side.
Side changes
Although they did not make much difference, this time the daddy chose to Julio Cesar Dominguez Y Gerardo Arteaga to appear on the sidelines, leaving on the bench Jesus Gallardo.
Both players looked good, although they really lacked a little more on offense. The man from Racing Genk little by little he acclimatized and appeared followed by the left sector to send centers.
On the other hand, El Cata was safe defensively and remained tied, but when he decided to join in he sent good filtered passes or made fun of rivals.
Finally, Nestor Araujo he improved in the central, being the most outstanding man in the lower part.
The midfield did not press giving freedom to Panama
The worst thing about the Mexican team was its midfield made up of Andrew Saved, Hector Herrera Y Carlos Rodriguezsince they did not exert any pressure, causing the canaleros to continually arrive in the Aztec area.
HH was again inaccurate and committed a large number of fouls, although thanks to his intervention the team did not go down on the scoreboard because he took a ball just off the line; The Little Prince also touched the ball badly, made infractions and was not in charge of setting up the game either; Charly went unnoticed, so much so that he came out of change in the complement.
Being easily outdone, Panama managed to put together plays that ended near the arc of William Ochoawith El Tata unchanged until 66′.
not making good decisions
The game of Mexico It was not without flaws, since several made some mistake. At the start of the match, Jimenez He had already outwitted two rivals in the area, being free to shoot or assist, but he preferred to make another feint that cost him losing the ball, apart from when he sought to filter his teammates, he did it very short or very long.
Likewise, there was another play where El Lobo de Tepeji was totally alone against the goalkeeper, losing the duel, although later he was marked out of place, without forgetting that Luis Mejia he also made a mistake in a start giving the ball to Savedwho had his bow open, however, flew his shot.
Already in defense, just starting the match, Cesar Montes He slapped a rival that could have cost him a yellow card, but the referee made his exit.
Finally, after converting the maximum penalty, Mexico did not go for more and the last 20 minutes settled, wasting time rallying.
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