Mexico vs Guatemala 2023 International Friendly
Mexico cruise past Guatemala to claim comfortable 2-0 win
Mexico secured a 2-0 victory over Guatemala at Estadio de Mazatlan in an international friendly on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 14': Goal! Mexico 1, Guatemala 0. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Mexico 1, Guatemala 0.
- 45': Substitution, Mexico. Antonio Rodríguez replaces Luis Malagón.
- 55': Substitution, Mexico. Luis Chávez replaces Roberto Alvarado.
- 56': Substitution, Mexico. Uriel Antuna replaces Carlos Rodríguez.
- 63': Rodrigo Saravia (Guatemala) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Guatemala. Jorge Aparicio replaces Antonio López.
- 67': Substitution, Guatemala. Marlon Sequén replaces Óscar Castellanos.
- 72': Substitution, Mexico. Salvador Reyes replaces Ozziel Herrera.
- 72': Substitution, Mexico. Roberto de la Rosa replaces Raúl Jiménez.
- 72': Substitution, Mexico. Gilberto Sepúlveda replaces Israel Reyes.
- 77': Substitution, Guatemala. Stheven Robles replaces Carlos Mejía.
- 77': Substitution, Guatemala. Pedro Altán replaces Alejandro Galindo.
- 80': Goal! Mexico 2, Guatemala 0. Roberto de la Rosa (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 83': Substitution, Guatemala. Jose Franco replaces Esteban García.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Mexico 2, Guatemala 0.
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue:
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Attendance: 20,068
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 20,068
Statistics
 GUA |
MEX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 41.3 | Possession | 58.7 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 324 | Accurate Passes | 518 |
| 400 | Passes | 582 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 18 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 14 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 8 | Clearances | 16 |
Mexico (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Luis Malagón (GK) |
| 2 | Néstor Araujo |
| 22 | Víctor Guzmán |
| 15 | Israel Reyes |
| 25 | Roberto Alvarado |
| 4 | Kevin Álvarez |
| 6 | Alan Cervantes |
| 14 | Érick Sánchez |
| 8 | Carlos Rodríguez |
| 16 | Ozziel Herrera |
| 9 | Raúl Jiménez |
Guatemala (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas Hagen (GK) |
| 3 | Nicolas Samayoa |
| 4 | José Carlos Pinto |
| 2 | José Ardón |
| 16 | José Morales |
| 8 | Rodrigo Saravia  |
| 17 | Óscar Castellanos |
| 6 | Carlos Mejía |
| 10 | Antonio López |
| 19 | Esteban García |
| 13 | Alejandro Galindo |
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