Santiago Giménez He avoided on Tuesday the fall of the Mexican National Team of football, by giving the draw in the aggregate 2-2 against South Koreain a match played at the Geodis Park in Nashville (USA). For the Tri, which last Saturday tied without goals with Japan in his first game of the FIFA day in September, Raúl Jiménez also scored. They are Heung-Min and Oh Hyeon-Gyu converted by the South Koreans, who together with Mexico is classified to the 2026 World Cup.
The Mexicans were more dangerous in the first half and their domain became a goal in the 21st minute, when Rodrigo Huescas sent a pass pumped to Raúl Jiménez, who headed the ball for 1-0. In 45, the Tri stayed close to increasing its advantage, with a shot by Johan Vásquez that goalkeeper Kim Seung-Gyu stopped when he threw his left post.
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Hong Myung-Bo, South Korean coach, made a couple of changes at the beginning of the second part, including the entry of Son Heung-Min, the team’s star, who improved his set. Son Heung-min was close to drawing in 49 and 53, but goalkeeper Raúl Rangel avoided it. In 65, they are managed to match when OH Hyeon-Gyu focused a pass that allowed the lafc player to 1-1.
Technical file
2 – Mexico: Raúl Rangel; Mateo Chávez (Jesús Gallardo, M.80), Johan Vásquez, Juan José Purata, Rodrigo Huescas (Jorge Sánchez, m.80); Marcel Ruiz (Carlos Rodríguez, m.45), Erik Lira, Erick Sánchez; Hirving Lozano (Alexis Vega, M.62), Raúl Jiménez (Santiago Giménez, M.62) and Germán Berterame (Diego Lainez, m.62).
Coacator: Javier Aguirre.
2 – South Korea: Kim Seung-Gyu; Lee Myung-Jae (Lee Tae-Seok, M.73), Kim Tae-Hyeon, Kim Min-Jae, Han-Beom Lee, Kim Moon-Hwan (Jeong Sang-Bin, m.73); Bae Jun-Ho (Son Heung-min, m.45), Jens Castrop (Kim Jin-Kyu, m.45), Park Yong-Woo, Lee Kang-in (Seol Young-Woo, m.80); Oh Hyun-Gyu (Lee Dong-Gyeong, m.87).
Coacator: Hong Myung-Bo.
Goals: 1-0, Raúl Jiménez (m. 22); 1-1, they are Heung-Min (m. 65); 1-2, Oh Hyeon-Gyu (m. 75); 2-2, Santiago Giménez (m. 94)
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr., from the United States. He admonished Marcel Ruiz.
Incidents: friendly match between the selections of Mexico and South Korea, played the Geodis Park, by Nashville (USA).
The Asians traced in 75. Oh Hyun-Gyu received a filtered pass, took Vásquez, to define with a satin shot the 1-2. When everything seemed defined for the victory of South Korea, Mexico surprised the defense with a pass from Sánchez to Giménez, who in the crescent was half-left for De left convert 2-2 into 94.
