Mexico and South Korea Draw in Thrilling Friendly in Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee – In a friendly match held at GEODIS Park, Mexico and South Korea delivered an exciting spectacle that culminated in a 2-2 draw. The match, refereed by Guido Gonzalez, was marked by moments of individual and collective brilliance.
Mexico took the lead in the 22nd minute thanks to a goal by Raúl Jiménez, who finished with precision after an excellent assist from R. Huescas. The first half continued with Mexican dominance, although M. Ruiz received a yellow card in the 36th minute.
The second half brought a change in the rhythm of the game. South Korea equalized in the 66th minute with a goal by Son Heung-Min, assisted by Oh Hyeon-Gyu. Shortly after, in the 75th minute, Oh Hyeon-Gyu scored his own goal, this time assisted by Lee Kang-In, giving the Koreans the lead.
Just when it seemed that South Korea would take the victory, Mexico reacted strongly. Santiago Giménez, in the 90th minute, sealed the draw with an opportunistic goal, assisted by J. Sanchez, rescuing a point for “El Tri”.
In terms of statistics, Mexico dominated ball possession with 54% and took 14 shots (6 on target), while South Korea had 46% possession and 9 shots (3 on target). Mexico committed 12 fouls and received one yellow card, while South Korea committed 13 fouls and received no cards.
Substitutions mexico: at minute 46 M. Ruiz came in and C. Rodriguez went out., at minute 62 H. Lozano came in and A. Vega went out., at minute 62 R. Jimenez came in and S. Gimenez went out., at minute 62 G. Berterame came in and D. Lainez went out., at minute 79 R. Huescas came in and J. Sanchez went out., at minute 79 M. Chavez Garcia came in and J. Gallardo went out.
Substitutions south korea: at minute 46 J. Castrop came in and Kim Jin-gyu went out., at minute 46 J. Bae came in and Son Heung-Min went out., at minute 73 Lee Myung-Jae came in and Lee Tae-Seok went out., at minute 73 Kim Moon-Hwan came in and S. Jeong went out., at minute 80 Lee Kang-In came in and Seol Young-Woo went out., at minute 87 Oh Hyeon-Gyu came in and Lee Dong-Gyeong went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Mexico
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