By: Arnaldo Fernandez Published 12 Sep 2023, 11:12 pm EDT
The Mexican National Team could not go from a three-goal draw against the Uzbekistan National Teamthe same team that was defeated 3-0 against the United States a few days ago and that today was on the verge of achieving a victory against El Tri in a round-trip match.
The Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta witnessed another tie for Mexico in a friendly game where the cracks of the “LamborJimmy” were the order of the day and in which the only notable thing was the double from Raúl Jiménez who is showing progress in his physical form and recovering his scoring instinct. For the rest, a match that should have been a formality turned into a goal festival.
First time between Mexico and Uzbekistan
The Uzbekistan National Team took the lead in the 18th minute through Bobur AbdikholikovTo everyone’s surprise, the 26-year-old soccer player who plays for FC Ordabasy Shymkent in Kazakhstan silenced the majority of Mexicans present from Atlanta.
But it was just the beginning of a barrage of goals that followed the 21st minute, Fulham striker Raúl Jiménez tied the scoreHowever, it would not be all in the first half and Azizbek Amonov in agony made it 2-1 so that the Uzbeks went to the locker room with an advantageTo everyone’s surprise.
Mexico comes back and lets itself be tied by Uzbekistan
Mexico would come out with everything in the second half, but it was not going to be so easy for the comeback either, since in front was an Uzbek team that knew how to give the Aztecs more than a headache. Was until the 81st minute when Raúl Jiménez confirmed his love affair with the goal and the Mexican team and made the tie at two for El Tri.
Almost finished the meeting, At minute 88, Uriel Antuna appeared with the advantage for Mexico that seemed to close the commitment that turned out to be more complicated than expected, but the story would not end here. In the 92nd minute El Tri committed an unnecessary foul near the area from a difficult angle, but Otabek Shukurov He dared to send the bomb that forced an error by Memo Ochoa and left El Tri with a bitter draw.
In this way, Mexico returned to reality outside of Concacaf, with modest rivals, but who did not allow it to add a single victory, the balance of lJaime Lozano’s first friendlies after the Gold Cup are two tied games with five goals for and five againstand of course with a very weak defense that still needs to be improved.
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