En resumen
- Mexico secured a spot in the Round of 16 with a 2-0 victory over Ecuador, thanks to first-half goals from Raúl Jiménez and Julián Quiñones.
- Piero Hincapié was sent off late in the game for Ecuador.
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Por qué importa
Mexico secured its first knockout stage win since 1986 against Ecuador. The match saw two first-half goals from Raúl Jiménez and Julián Quiñones.
By Simon Smale
FT: Mexico books its place in the Round of 16 after two first-half goals
By Pokuah Frimpong
The wait is finally over for Mexico.
The country's first knockout stage win since 1986.
Two first-half goals from Raúl Jiménez and Julián Quiñones sealed the win for the side.
The co-hosts defended for much of the second half, but it was relatively comfortable as Ecuador failed to create any clear-cut chances.
They now await the winner of England and DR Congo, who play tomorrow.
90 + 4' Hincapié sent off
By Pokuah Frimpong
It goes from bad to worse for Ecuador.
Piero Hincapié is sent off for covering his mouth in a confrontation after the referee is sent to the monitor.
He becomes the second player sent off for that at the tournament. The first was Paraguay's Miguel Almirón.
90 + 2' Mexico chance
By Pokuah Frimpong
Lira is so close to making it 3-0.
He curls it beautifully, trying to find the far post, and it's inches away from going in.
90' + 7 minutes added
By Pokuah Frimpong
89' Ecuador chance
By Pokuah Frimpong
A few instances now where the Ecuador full backs have sent in some excellent deliveries, but there is no-one there to get on the end of them.
85' Caicedo wide of the mark
By Pokuah Frimpong
Caicedo gets on the end of the ball outside the box. His side-foot volley is poor as he drives it into the ground, but it's well off target
82' Mexico free kick
By Pokuah Frimpong
Jordy Caicedo leaps in the air to try and get on the end of a high looping cross, but he completely misjudges it, coming in too early and giving away a free kick.
80' Ecuador and Mexico changes
By Pokuah Frimpong
Ecuador:
ON: Jordy Caicedo, Kendry Páez
OFF: John Yeboah, Nilson Angulo
Mexico:
ON: Israel Reyes, Orbelín Pineda
OFF: Julián Quiñones, Roberto Alvarado
Mexico subs
By Pokuah Frimpong
That's all we will see of Raúl Jiménez, who is replaced by Santiago Giménez.
Luis Ramos also departs for Obed Vargas.
74' Rodríguez misses wide
By Pokuah Frimpong
A nice ball through to Kevin Rodríguez, who just can't keep it under control.
His first touch is poor, and he can't poke it into the net as Rangel closes the space between the two of them.
73' Ecuador chance
By Pokuah Frimpong
Hincapié with a better ball into the box.
Rodríguez was flying in, but a timely interception from the Mexican defence forces a corner.
68' Hydration break
By Pokuah Frimpong
Ecuador has dominated possession after the break but has done little with it.
Despite its limited possession, Mexico has had the two best chances of this half so far.
66' Mexico chances
By Pokuah Frimpong
Jiménez combines with Quiñones, who gets into the box, but his shot is poor and goes out for a corner.
Montes gets a free header from the set piece, and Galíndez has to react fast to keep him out.
Montes gets another header from the next corner; this time he misses just wide of the goal.
63' Ecuador corner
By Pokuah Frimpong
Ball in by Vite, he can't find the head of a teammate, and it's easily cleared by Mexico.
59' More subs
By Pokuah Frimpong
Mexico:
ON: Gilberto Mora
OFF: Brian Gutiérrez
Ecuador:
ON: Kevin Rodríguez
OFF: Enner Valencia
56' Ecuador out of ideas
By Pokuah Frimpong
This game is a great indicator of why Ecuador is a more defensively minded team.
They have the ball in an attacking area, but they just can't find any key passes. They are left to send crosses into the box, but there isn't anyone there to get on the end of them, and Mexico can easily clear it.
53' Valencia denied
By Pokuah Frimpong
Yeboah does well to stay in bounds, with a nice through ball into Valencia, who goes early with his run.
He wasn't to know the flag would go up yet, but the shot is blocked
49' Ecuador dominating early possession
By Pokuah Frimpong
Ecuador has had most of the possession to start the second half, but it has been quite pedestrian.
Slow movement off the ball as they struggle to move the Mexico defence, which is comfortable watching the ball be played in front of them.
Vita's subsequent shot is well off target from outside the box.
Preguntas abiertas
- Who will Mexico play in the next round?
- What is the significance of the red card offense?