Mexico 2-0 Ghana (Oct 14, 2023) Game Analysis

Goals from PSV Eindhoven’s Hirving “Chucky” Lozano and Cruz Azul’s Uriel Antuna clinched a 2-0 pleasant victory for Mexico towards Ghana on Saturday.

Held in entrance of a packed home at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, the worldwide exhibition had loads of depth within the first half.

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With 18 fouls in complete throughout the opening 45 minutes, there have been no scarcity of stop-and-start moments between the 2 nations. During a type of dead-ball conditions, Ghana have been pressured to make an early substitution within the twenty eighth minute after an harm to Celta Vigo defender Joseph Aidoo led to Clermont’s Alidu Seidu approaching in his place.

Following a scoreless first half, Mexico appeared extra galvanized popping out after the halfway break. El Tri pushed ahead, ultimately incomes a free-kick alternative that set the crew up for his or her opening purpose.

After Luis Chávez shortly despatched the ball to Lozano, the winger pounced on the chance by chopping into the 18-yard field and sending a low shot into Ghana’s web within the 57th minute.

Given extra boosts from second-half substitutions, Mexico quickly doubled their lead. Substitutes Cesar Huerta and Antuna linked up throughout a harmful surge ahead, ultimately culminating in a through-ball from Huerta that offered Antuna with a possibility to attain El Tri‘s second purpose of the evening within the 72nd minute.

Mexico had little bother defending Ghana’s makes an attempt at a comeback to take care of the 2-0 scoreline by the ultimate whistle.

Mexico will shut out the worldwide break with a pleasant towards Germany on Tuesday, whereas Ghana will face the United States on the identical day.