The Mexican national team marked its passage to the round of 16 of the 2023 U17 World Cup in Indonesia, second in the group after the victory over New Zealand and boosted by Germany’s victory over Venezuela, which advanced to the next stage in third place .
The match started 45 minutes late because a storm prevented the match from starting at the scheduled time.
Tricolor took the initiative from the start of the match, but only managed to score the opening goal in the 41st minute. Fidel Barajas shot from outside the penalty area after an assist from Luis Navarrete, which Matt Foord was unable to parry.
The Mexican celebration took place in the second half and they extended their lead with a goal in the first minute of the restart. Adriano Fernández de Lara who was followed by two more Stéphane Carrilloo, the second of which was a penalty.
With victory assured and aware of Venezuela’s crushing defeat by Germany, Mexico lowered the stakes to try to preserve the result without taking risks to guarantee the outcome.
In the next round, Tricolor will face Mali on Tuesday, November 21.
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Group stage
Stadium: Jalak Harupat in Bandung (Indonesia)
Chief Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Setups
Mexico
Bedola
Navarrete
rosemary
Martinez
Loméli
Alvarez
Ortiz
Vazquez
Fernandez de Lara
cheek
deck
Coach: Raul Chabrand
New Zealand
food
Coveny
Gardiner
dupont
Leuluai
DeVilliers
Murphy
Mitchell
Ukich
Watson
Supyk
Coach: Martin Bullock
Source: La Neta Neta
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