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Mexico suffered more than necessary , but he was able to win . “ El Tri ”beat the national team of Costa Rica in the penalty shootout, after finishing 0-0 in regular time. However, a complacent execution of Uriel Antuna almost cost the Aztec team the ticket for the final of the Concacaf Nations League .
😤😩❌ Antuna missed the penalty !
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– TUDN USA (@TUDNUSA) June 4, 2021
. Those were the demands of the Mexican fans who looked nervously at the definition for the maximum penalty. However, it seems that Chivas midfielder, Uriel Antuna , decided to attack the bow in another way, but it almost cost the Aztecs the game .
Terrible penalty by Uriel Antuna. That antics of stopping before kicking
– Alejandro Bulle Goyri (@ abulleF1) June 4, 2021
After he had outlined to kick the ball, Antuna stopped her career seconds before hitting the ball . The Mexican soccer player ended up kicking with his right leg, .
How not to charge a penalty…
See Uriel Antuna.
– Guillermo Schutz ( @memo_schutz) June 4, 5248
Far from being a catastrophe, everything had a happy ending. The Mexican team was able to recover thanks to the forcefulness of the following kickers since “Memo” Ochoa made his work under the arch. Although the missed penalty ended without great consequences, without a doubt made the path of the “Tri” difficult by having started the series with a false step .
🧤⚽🇲🇽💥 Hero Guillermo Ochoa stops the penalty!
Mexico is in the grand finale of the Final Four 👏👏👏
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– TUDN USA (@TUDNUSA) June 4, 2021
Finally, the creativity of the fans, after the nerves of the match ceased Users of social networks began to refer to the failure of the Chivas footballer, lowered the typical humorous tone of what may have been a painful elimination .
Orbelin and Luis Romo to Antuna after missing the penalty: pic.twitter.com/8Ua8rHwcJ4
– JB ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@josebriseno) June 4, 2021
JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA pic.twitter.com/2xnd3QLVo3
– Ante Razov (@HazOutes) June 4, 2021
Antuna when Ochoa stopped the penalty pic.twitter.com/4jiJPh8cXh
– Solo de Fútbol (@ DeFutbolMX1) June 4, 2021
So when is the second game against Costa Rica teacher “TATA”?
– Uriel Antuna pic .twitter.com / HAkSSMFrA9– Ante Razov (@HazOutes) June 4, 2021
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Video: the penalty saved by Memo Ochoa that qualified Mexico to the final against the United States
