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El Tri achieved part of its objective. The Mexican team beat 3-1 to Japan and took the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 . Alexis Vega was one of the best players on the field. The Chivas player scored a goal and conceded an assist. Diego Lainez was the bitter side in victory, after leaving injured.
Mexico was looking for its consolation prize against the national team of Japan . However, El Tri was looking for a double revenge against the Japanese: that of the bronze medal that he lost in 1968 and the match for the group stage . In this sense, the Aztec team had great motivations, in addition to giving joy to the nation and the coach, since was Jaime Lozano’s last game.
It was a very tight game in the first minutes. In this situation it was necessary for “a different player” to appear . That footballer was Alexis Vega . The Chivas de Guadalajara midfielder made a great play in which he tried to reach the area, but was knocked down by the defenders of Japan . The main judge sentenced the penalty for Mexico and Sebastián Córdoba ends up correctly defining near the minute 13 match.
Córdova charges with class 😎!
⚽ The midfielder of # MEX scored his fourth goal in the # OlimpicosTelemundo and one of @ richarlison 97 scoring leader # MEX 1- 0
# JPN
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After the Aztec goal, Japan arrived a couple of times although without generating a great danger in the goal of Guillermo “Memo” Ochoa. But the Aztec team kept looking for the rival goal and the quiet ball was the key to increase the advantage. At the minute 21, Sebastián Córdova reappeared on the scene, this once to place an assist to Johan Vázquez who headed completely alone and made it 2-0 on the scoreboard.
Johan Vázquez brings the # Bronze a # MEX 🥉!
The central of @miseleccionmx tends to “Palomita” to score the second goal for TRI against # JPN # OlimpicosTelemundo # MEX 2-0 # JPN
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The first half concluded without major danger in the goalkeeper defended by Guillermo Ochoa. El Tri remained quite solid in the defensive sector and took advantage of the occasional foul that he managed to get Diego Lainez.
# OlimpicosTelemundo The second half starts!
🏆 Duel for the #Bronze
🏟 Saitama
⚽️ # MEX 2-0 # JPN
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But nevertheless, for the second half there were two actions that contrasted emotions in the match. On the one hand concern about Diego Lainez’s injury and, on the other, the emotion of the well-deserved goal by Alexis Vega that brought Mexico closer to the medal.
Mexico is from # bronze 🥉!
⚽ @ Alexis_Vega9 heads his third goal in the # OlimpicosTelemundo # MEX 3-0 # JPN
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However, seven minutes after the end of the regulate time io, Japan would have a small glimmer of hope after a great goal by Mitoma . The Japanese footballer deceived the Aztec defenders and defined in a good way on the goal of “Memo” Ochoa to place the final score of 3-1.
Mitoma makes a great goal 😎!
⚽ The Japanese removes Montes and defines with class to mark the honor for
# JPN # OlimpicosTelemundo # MEX 3-1 # JPN
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In this sense, Mexico achieved close with bronze brooch his participation in the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020. In Jaime’s last game Lozano as coach of the Aztec team, the strategist achieved a historic triumph that put aside the ghosts of the past.
SHOUT IT MEXICO 🗣️!
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