EDMONTON. Canada conquered Mexico to win 2-1. C. Larin was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Canada to strike first with a goal of C. Larin at the 45′. Then C. Larin scored again for Canada in the 52′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Eventually, H. Herrera reduced the distance for Mexico with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Mexico lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Commonwealth Stadium stadium in Edmonton on Wednesday and it started at 2:05 am local time. The referee was Mario Alberto Escobar Toca with the support of Caleb Wales and William Andrés Arrieta. The 4th official was Benjamín Pineda. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing at -10.3 degrees Celsius or 13.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Mexico was in firm control of the ball 59% while Canada was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Mexico was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Canada was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Canada shot 8 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Mexico shot 12 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Canada received 1 yellow card (D. Henry). On the other side, Mexico received 2 yellow cards (N. Araujo and H. Lozano).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
After playing this match, Canada will have 16 points to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Mexico will stay with 14 points like Panama to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
Canada – Formation
Canada
37'
13'
45', 52'
Canada started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager John Herdman decided to play with the following team: Milan Borjan , Alistair Johnston , Doneil Henry , Kamal Miller , Richie Laryea , Atiba Hutchinson , Stephen Eustáquio , Sam Adekugbe , Tajon Buchanan , Alphonso Davies and Cyle Larin .
The home team had on the bench: James Pantemis, Liam Millar, David Wotherspoon, Maxime Crépeau, Derek Cornelius, Jonathan David , Jonathan Osorio , Samuel Piette, Lucas Cavallini , Steven Vitória , Ike Ugbo and Mark-Anthony Kaye.
Substitutions
Canada made 4 changes: D. Henry for S. Vitoria (37′), C. Larin for J. David (72′), A. Davies for J. Osorio (88′) and J. David for L. Cavallini (88′).
Best player: Cyle Larin
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Canada was Cyle Larin.
His rating is with 2 goals, 13 passes (61% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.
Mexico – Formation
Mexico
Mexico started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Gerardo Daniel Martino played with: Guillermo Ochoa , Néstor Araujo , Julio César Domínguez , Johan Vásquez , Jorge Sánchez , Héctor Herrera , Edson Álvarez , Orbelín Pineda , Jesús Gallardo , Hirving Lozano and Raúl Jiménez .
They had on the bench: Alfredo Talavera, Carlos Rodriguez, Sebastián Córdova , Jesús Corona , Andrés Guardado , Roberto Alvarado , Luís Romo, Rogelio Funes Mori, Rodolfo Cota, Osvaldo Rodríguez, Henry Martín and Jesús Angulo.
Substitutions
Mexico made 4 changes: H. Lozano for R. Alvarado (46′), J. Dominguez for J. Corona (46′), O. Pineda for S. Cordova (59′) and E. Alvarez for A. Guardado (74′).
Best player: Roberto Alvarado
The most impressive player for Mexico was Roberto Alvarado.
His rating is with 20 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Concacaf.
- Costa Rica – Honduras – 2-1
- Canada – Mexico – 2-1
- Panama – El Salvador – 2-1
