CHARLOTTE. Ecuador beat Mexico. Mexico was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the Bank of America Stadium stadium in Charlotte on Thursday and it started at 1:00 am local time. The referee was Ted Unkel who had the assistance of Ian Anderson and Cameron Blanchard. The 4th official was Armando Villarreal. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.6 degrees Celsius or 51.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Mexico was in firm control of the ball 67% while Ecuador was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Mexico was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. Nevertheless, Ecuador was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Mexico shot 18 times, 9 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Ecuador shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Mexico received 1 yellow card (K. Alvarez). Talking about the opposition, Ecuador received 1 yellow card (M. Estrada).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
Mexico – Formation
The manager Gerardo Daniel Martino decided to play with the following team: J. Orozco, O. Rodríguez, Jesús Alberto Angulo, Ó. Ortega, R. Alvarado, D. Ramírez, Jesús Ricardo Angulo, U. Antuna, F. Beltrán, E. Lira and S. Giménez.
The home team had on the bench: K. Campos, Eduardo Aguirre, R. Cota, A. Zendejas, V. Guzmán, A. Cervantes and K. Álvarez.
Substitutions
Mexico made 5 changes: J. Orozco for R. Cota (46′), J. Ramirez for K. Alvarez (46′), S. Gimenez for E. Aguirre (67′), U. Antuna for A. Zendejas (67′) and J. Angulo for A. Cervantes (74′).
Ecuador – Formation
Talking about the opposition, Gustavo Julio Alfaro played with: H. Galíndez, C. Cruz, A. López, M. Mejía, L. Segovia, J. Ortiz, J. Corozo, J. Quiñónez, M. Carcelén, N. Angulo and M. Estrada.
The following players were sitting on the bench: J. Cevallos, J. Quiñónez, J. Carabalí, J. Hurtado, A. Alvarado, J. Pinos, W. Chalá, D. Cabezas and D. Reasco.
Substitutions
Ecuador made 5 changes: J. Corozo for J. Carabali (65′), J. Ortiz for D. Reasco (65′), N. D. Angulo Ramirez for W. Chala (73′), A. Lopez for J. Quinonez (82′) and M. Estrada for D. Cabezas (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Friendly International.