In the World Cup, Mexico defeated Ecuador 2-0 and secured a place in the pre-quarterfinals. Julian Quinones and Raul Himenez scored goals in the first half to give the team victory. Ecuador could finish the match with 10 players.
Mexico City: Mexico showed a brilliant performance and defeated Ecuador 2-0, securing their place in the pre-quarterfinals of the World Cup. This victory of the host team was one-sided, both the goals of which came in the first half of the match. Mexico celebrated its first goal in the 22nd minute, when Julian Quinones converted an excellent move into the goal. Just 9 minutes later, in the 31st minute, experienced striker Raul Himenez scored another goal to increase Mexico’s lead to 2-0.
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Due to heavy rain and lightning, the match started a little later than scheduled. From the beginning, Mexico dominated the match and attacked continuously. After taking a two-goal lead in the first half itself, Mexico completely pushed Ecuador on the backfoot.
In the second half, Ecuador tried to make a comeback and even took a slight lead in ball possession, but they could not penetrate Mexico’s strong defense. Ecuador’s star player Enner Valencia and his team created some chances, but failed to convert them into goals.
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The game became a bit tense in the last moments of the match. Ecuadorian player Piero Hincapie was sent off the field after being shown a red card for talking with his mouth covered, after which the team had to complete the match with 10 players. Apart from this, Ecuador’s Alan Franco, Kendry Paez and Moises Caicedo also received yellow cards.
With this victory, Mexico will now face the winner of the match between England and DR Congo in the pre-quarterfinals.