It wasn’t always pretty. And for a while in the first half, when Edson Álvarez went down and off with his injury in tears, it was devastating.
But Mexico responded well, got a deserved goal, and hung on for three points.
Mixed emotions, assuming Edson’s injury is semi-serious… but they’ll take the three points.
Sun, 23 June 2024 at 4:59 am CESTMexico hanging on…
Jamaica is pushing for an equalizer. Julio González just got down well to his left to make a save. Pressure still on, though. Into stoppage time now.
Sun, 23 June 2024 at 4:47 am CESTAttendance: 53,763
If tickets were priced reasonably, this surely would’ve been — and should be — a sellout.
Sun, 23 June 2024 at 4:37 am CESTGoal Mexico!
Gerardo Arteaga catches a first-time shot as clean as one possibly can, and lashes it into the side netting from 20 yards out.
Great goal.
The fans erupt.
Celebratory beer showers all around.
It had been coming!
Sun, 23 June 2024 at 4:36 am CEST68′ Substitutions
For Mexico, Guillermo Martinez replaces Santiago Gimenez and Carlos Rodriguez comes on for Orbelin Pineda. On the Jamaican side Damion Lowe comes in for Demarai Gray and Michael Hector for Di’Shon Bernard.
Sun, 23 June 2024 at 4:34 am CESTAnd another Mexico chance!
Gimenez the link this time. He finds Julián Quiñones bursting forward. Quiñones takes two excellent touches, into the box, but a Jamaican defender recovers to make a superb last-ditch block.
Perhaps the best chance of the game yet.
Sun, 23 June 2024 at 4:32 am CESTMexico chance!
Santi Gimenez comes alive, drops a shoulder, does everything right, and blasts a right-footed shot toward the roof of the net.
But Jamaican goalkeeper Jahmali Waite reacted really well, and got two palms to it.
Sun, 23 June 2024 at 4:31 am CESTSun, 23 June 2024 at 4:30 am CESTAn emblematic sequence just now…
Mexico played some good stuff in its defensive half. Solved a bit of Jamaican pressure. Fans began to “olé.”
But when they tried to go forward, into the final third, via the wing, a simple misplaced pass sank the attacking move.
0-0, 63 minutes gone.
Sun, 23 June 2024 at 4:24 am CESTJamaica looks dangerous on the break
The game has opened up a bit. Jamaica has begun to find some counterattacking outlets, unlike in the first half.
It feels like a goal is coming. Question is: At which end?
Sun, 23 June 2024 at 4:23 am CESTNow Mexico howls for a penalty…
It looked like a Jamaica player might’ve blocked a shot at the top of the box with his trailing arm.
Referee says play on, though, and the VAR declines to intervene.
Sun, 23 June 2024 at 4:21 am CEST52′ VAR says no goal
Michail Antonio ruled offside.
Sun, 23 June 2024 at 4:18 am CESTJamaica goal ruled out by VAR
Michail Antonio scored from a free header at the back post. He was unmarked — perhaps, in part, because he was offside.
After a VAR review, the goal is disallowed.
Mexico is wobbling, though. Jamaica has started the second half better.
Sun, 23 June 2024 at 4:14 am CESTBack underway
Jamaica with the first chance, in the first minute of the second half. Mexican goalkeeper Julio González spilled what seemed like a simple shot.
It’s eerily quiet in here.
Sun, 23 June 2024 at 4:13 am CESTSecond half begins
Play has resumed after another extra long halftime at the 2024 Copa América
Sun, 23 June 2024 at 3:55 am CESTHalftime. 0-0.
Blah.
A mixture of golf claps and some boos from the Mexico fans.
The happier of the two teams is probably … Venezuela, which beat Ecuador 2-1 earlier this evening, and, at this very moment, might be the favorite to win the group.
Sun, 23 June 2024 at 3:53 am CEST45+1 Romo barely misses the targetSun, 23 June 2024 at 3:47 am CESTMexico’s response to the Álvarez injury…
has been decent so far. El Tri has been excellent in defensive transition. Jamaica (in part due to its own sloppiness) can’t get out when it wins the ball.
But there’s just not quite enough attacking quality at either end right now to create meaningful chances.
Almost halftime, still 0-0.
Sun, 23 June 2024 at 3:37 am CESTÁlvarez is a massive loss for Mexico
The entire Mexico bench got up to console Álvarez as he reached the sideline.
He means so much to this team — his presence, his calmness on the ball, his passing, his defensive solidity.
Really difficult to see how El Tri would make a run in this tournament without him.
Sun, 23 June 2024 at 3:34 am CEST30′ Substitution
Edson Alvarez is helped off the pitch in tears. Replaced by Luis Romo.
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