The Mexican team was proclaimed champion of the 2023 Gold Cup, by beating its counterpart from Panama in the grand final of the golden competition.
When it seemed that everything was going to the extra time when they were tied 0-0, in the final minutes the forward Santiago Giménez appeared, who put the title goal number 12 in the history of the Tri.
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 CHAMPIONS! 🏆🏆🏆🏆
THE NOVENA ARRIVED! 9️⃣THE GOLD CUP IS BACK AT HOME! 🇲🇽
LET’S GO!#MexicoChampion #MexicoPlay pic.twitter.com/Y2QC5Wh54G– National Team (@miseleccionmx) July 17, 2023
💥💣 Goooooooal from Henry Martin!
🔥🇲🇽 Gooooooool from Mexico!🇲🇽 1-0 🇵🇦
🔴 LIVE
📺 Channel 5, TUDN and Zona TUDN in @VIX#YoPorElOro | #MexicoPlay | #TodosSomosPanama pic.twitter.com/Tw3SoQy4x6— TUDN MEX (@TUDNMEX) July 17, 2023
In the first half, Mexican striker Henry Martin blew up the stadium with his goal from Luis Romo’s pass, however, the VAR annulled the goal due to being offside.
☝️🤓 We open debate!
Was it criminal for Mexico? 👀🤔
🇲🇽 0-0 🇵🇦
🔴 LIVE
📺 Channel 5, TUDN and Zona TUDN in @VIX#YoPorElOro | #MexicoPlay | #TodosSomosPanama pic.twitter.com/6vIXGlI2Qz— TUDN MEX (@TUDNMEX) July 17, 2023
In the 23rd minute a controversial play was presented, when the player Uriel Antuna was knocked down inside the area. The Mexican fans demanded the penalty, however, the referee determined that it was a merely soccer play.
Henry watching Antuna’s centers. #GoldCup2023 pic.twitter.com/Py7Pa5Dv8n
— DAVID (@brve_david) July 17, 2023
And as is already a tradition, the memes did not wait, and on this occasion they made fun of the bad services of the soccer player Uriel Antuna.
It had cost him in his first opportunities, both in the Nations League and in previous matches of this Gold Cup, but Santi finally appeared at the important moment.
Santiago Giménez takes his place as the 9th of the Mexican team.pic.twitter.com/5Bwmx0CBAK
—Luis Herrera (@luisrha) July 17, 2023
When the game was tighter, and when everything seemed to indicate that it was going to overtime, coach Jaime Lozano decided to give Henry Martin a rest to bring on Santiago Giménez.
Just a few minutes later, the ‘Bebote’ was the player who scored the goal from a drop, winning one-on-one against a rival defender.
Saved by Edson Álvarez, goal by Santiago Giménez pic.twitter.com/ibc5ivsj9z
— Club America Out Of Context (@OutOfContextAme) July 17, 2023
Everyone talks about Santiago Giménez’s goal, which of course has great merit, however, few talk about the save by defender Edson Álvarez, who swept in to save and immediately began the counterattack where the Mexican attacker scored the title goal.
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