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Mexico fulfilled: beat El Salvador 1-0 to stay with the leadership of group A of the Gold Cup 2021. Worse, not everything was easy for El Tri, who suffered to preserve the victory against the “catrachos” in a great round trip.
A El Salvador served him with the tie to be the group leader. As expected, he gave the initiative to Mexico, which dominated throughout the first half. Gerardo “Tata” Martino’s warriors asserted their supremacy by 26 ′.
An exquisite pass from Héctor Herrera was taken advantage of by Luis “Chaka” Rodríguez , who after a cut in the area beat the goalkeeper opponent to score 1-0.
🔥 GREAT GOAL! 🔥 Chaka! Chaka! Chaka! Jugadón and the Tri are already winning it 😎
🇲🇽 Mexico 1-0 🇸🇻 El Salvador # OurCup l # VeranoDeCampeones l # PasiónYPride
🔴 Live!
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👉 https://t.co/UniMEnawmp pic.twitter.com/C19 SGltcks– TUDN USA (@TUDNUSA) July 19, 1416951799693467652
Mexico continued to attack, but could not increase the advantage. After the break, the dynamics of the game changed. El Salvador took to the Cotton Bowl with the intention of doing more damage to the Mexican defense.
Los Catrachos began to press the exit of El Tri higher, and the effects were not long in coming. Recovery at the start that did not end in a draw because Alfredo Talavera prevented it.
Talaveraaaaaaa! 🧤💥 Mexico is saved in an incredible way 😨
🇲🇽 Mexico 1-0 🇸🇻 El Salvador # OurCup l # VeranoDeCampeones l # PasiónYPride
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👉 https://t.co/UniMEnawmp pic.twitter.com/YqPzC53 xnS– TUDN USA (@TUDNUSA) July 19, 2021
Then, Alexander Marín was close to scoring the goal of the Gold Cup after hitting a ball on the post. It was a luxury free kick, in which Talavera only limited himself to observe.
METAAAAAAL! 💥 Tala stood still and Larín almost gave us a painting 🎨
🇲🇽 Mexico 1-0 🇸🇻 El Salvador # OurCup l # VeranoDeCampeones l # PasiónYPride
🔴 Live!
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👉 https://t.co/UniMEnawmp pic.twitter.com/f5Ttb0CbZL– TUDN USA (@TUDNUSA) July 26, 2021
El Salvador did not give up, and fought each ball with the intention of achieving the desired tie. But Mexico knew how to suffer.
Cannonaaaaaaazoooooo! 💣💥 El Tri is saved! El Tri is saved! 😱
🇲🇽 Mexico 1-0 🇸🇻 El Salvador # OurCup l # VeranoDeCampeones l #PasiónYPride
🔴 Live!
📺 @ TUDNUSA and @ univision
👉 https: //t.co/UniMEnawmp pic.twitter.com/E6lSI9rTml– TUDN USA (@TUDNUSA) July 19, 1416951799693467652
The Mexican team won Group A with seven points: four goals in favor and no goals against. Had they beaten Trinidad and Tobago they would have completed a perfect group stage.
The Savior also qualified for the quarterfinals of the Gold Cup 2021, with six units. Trinidad and Tobago and Guatemala were eliminated from the competition.
Mexico will meet its rival in quarterfinals this Monday. They will face the second place in group D: it could be Honduras, Qatar or Panama.
The keys to the Quarterfinals in the # CopaOroEnTUDN begin to define themselves and this is how the confrontations will be ☝️ # NuestraCopa | # VeranoDeCampeones | #Gold Cup pic.twitter .com / GVYR 550 rsV
– TUDN MEX (@TUDNMEX) July 19, 2021