Mexico vs Colombia, 2023 International Friendly
· International FriendlyColombia complete late comeback to beat Mexico in LA friendly
A 92nd minute game-winner from Real Salt Lake forward Andres Gomez secured a 3-2 victory for Colombia over Mexico in Saturday's friendly at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by César Huerta.
- 2': Attempt missed. Andrés Reyes (Colombia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Ruiz with a cross.
- 7': Foul by César Huerta (Mexico).
- 7': Juan Mosquera (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Juan Mosquera.
- 9': Attempt saved. Guillermo Martínez (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jordi Cortizo with a cross.
- 9': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by David Ospina.
- 9': Attempt missed. Ricardo Chávez (Mexico) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dieter Villalpando with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Attempt saved. César Huerta (Mexico) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 10': Foul by Ian Poveda (Colombia).
- 10': Ricardo Chávez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Samuel Velásquez (Colombia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 11': Offside, Mexico. Guillermo Martínez is caught offside.
- 12': Foul by Jordi Cortizo (Mexico).
- 12': Sebastián Gómez (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Brayan Vera (Colombia).
- 13': Jordi Cortizo (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Attempt missed. Jordi Cortizo (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Omar Govea.
- 19': Foul by Guillermo Martínez (Mexico).
- 19': Sebastián Gómez (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Attempt missed. Omar Govea (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Brian García (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Cortizo.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Jordi Cortizo (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 27': Dieter Villalpando (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Jorman Campuzano (Colombia).
- 29': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Jesús Orozco.
- 30': Attempt saved. Dieter Villalpando (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo López with a cross.
- 31': Attempt saved. Daniel Ruiz (Colombia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roger Martínez.
- 31': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Antonio Rodríguez.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Gómez (Colombia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 32': Attempt missed. Roger Martínez (Colombia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Samuel Velásquez with a cross.
- 34': César Huerta (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Juan Mosquera (Colombia).
- 34': Foul by Andrés Reyes (Colombia).
- 34': Guillermo Martínez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt saved. Juan Mosquera (Colombia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ian Poveda.
- 37': Attempt saved. César Huerta (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dieter Villalpando.
- 38': Brayan Vera (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Guillermo Martínez (Mexico).
- 39': Hand ball by Jordi Cortizo (Mexico).
- 40': Goal! Mexico 1, Colombia 0. Omar Govea (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Guillermo Martínez.
- 42': César Huerta (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Juan Mosquera (Colombia).
- 42': Attempt missed. Dieter Villalpando (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jordi Cortizo.
- 43': Foul by Andrés Reyes (Colombia).
- 43': Guillermo Martínez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': First Half ends, Mexico 1, Colombia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Mexico 1, Colombia 0.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Colombia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roger Martínez.
- 48': Attempt missed. Ian Poveda (Colombia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Roger Martínez.
- 49': Foul by Brayan Vera (Colombia).
- 49': Rodrigo López (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Attempt saved. Jordi Cortizo (Mexico) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 50': Goal! Mexico 2, Colombia 0. Guillermo Martínez (Mexico) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner.
- 52': Brayan Vera (Colombia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Foul by Guillermo Martínez (Mexico).
- 53': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Juan Mosquera.
- 55': Goal! Mexico 2, Colombia 1. Andrés Reyes (Colombia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samuel Velásquez.
- 57': Attempt saved. Ian Poveda (Colombia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roger Martínez.
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico).
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Foul by Brayan Vera (Colombia).
- 61': Guillermo Martínez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Brayan Vera (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Colombia. Jader Quiñones replaces Daniel Ruiz.
- 62': Substitution, Mexico. Bryan González replaces Dieter Villalpando.
- 65': Foul by Brayan Vera (Colombia).
- 65': Jordi Cortizo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Jordi Cortizo (Mexico).
- 67': Jorman Campuzano (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Goal! Mexico 2, Colombia 2. Roger Martínez (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 70': Foul by Sebastián Gómez (Colombia).
- 70': Rodrigo López (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Hand ball by Roger Martínez (Colombia).
- 72': Substitution, Mexico. Érik Lira replaces Rodrigo López.
- 72': Substitution, Mexico. Arturo González replaces Jordi Cortizo.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Guillermo Martínez (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 75': Substitution, Colombia. Andrés Gómez replaces Ian Poveda.
- 77': Attempt missed. Ricardo Chávez (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Érik Lira.
- 78': Offside, Colombia. Andrés Gómez is caught offside.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Arturo González (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by César Huerta.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Jorman Campuzano (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Jader Quiñones (Colombia).
- 81': Substitution, Mexico. Édgar López replaces Guillermo Martínez.
- 81': Substitution, Mexico. Omar Campos replaces Brian García.
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Substitution, Colombia. David Silva replaces Jader Quiñones because of an injury.
- 82': Substitution, Colombia. Henry Mosquera replaces Cucho Hernández.
- 83': César Huerta (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Foul by Sebastián Gómez (Colombia).
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Sebastián Gómez (Colombia).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Foul by Ricardo Chávez (Mexico).
- 86': Henry Mosquera (Colombia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Andrés Gómez (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Bryan González (Mexico).
- 90': Bryan González (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Goal! Mexico 2, Colombia 3. Andrés Gómez (Colombia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Silva.
- 90'+4': Alexis Peña (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Roger Martínez (Colombia).
- 90'+4': Roger Martínez (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': César Huerta (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Henry Mosquera (Colombia).
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Omar Campos (Mexico) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by César Huerta.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Mexico 2, Colombia 3.
- 0': Match ends, Mexico 2, Colombia 3.
Statistics
 COL |
MEX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 47.1 | Possession | 52.9 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 318 | Accurate Passes | 370 |
| 390 | Passes | 445 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 17 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 30 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 12 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 64,609
Venue: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 64,609
Line-Ups
Mexico (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Rodríguez (GK) |
| 13 | Jesús Orozco |
| 4 | Alexis Peña |
| 23 | Brian García |
| 5 | Ricardo Chávez |
| 22 | Dieter Villalpando |
| 14 | Rodrigo López |
| 8 | Omar Govea |
| 9 | Guillermo Martínez |
| 21 | César Huerta |
| 19 | Jordi Cortizo |
Colombia (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 16 | Brayan Vera  |
| 3 | Andrés Reyes |
| 21 | Jorman Campuzano |
| 4 | Samuel Velásquez |
| 6 | Juan Mosquera |
| 8 | Daniel Ruíz |
| 5 | Sebastián Gómez |
| 23 | Ian Poveda-Ocampo |
| 9 | Cucho Hernández |
| 20 | Roger Martínez |
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