2023-07-17 02:17:00
The Mexican National Team defeated Panama 1-0 with an agonizing goal by Santiago Giménez and thus returned the crown that accredits him as the undisputed champion of the 2023 Gold Cup.
He had four minutes on the court. Santi Giménez had entered the exchange for Henry Martín and he did it to become the hero of an entire country. The Feyenoord forward put together an individual game, ran more than 30 meters with the mark of a defender and then defined as a crack on the departure of Mosquera to seal that Mexico is once once more the new monarch of Concacaf.
The Mexican National Team took time to settle on the field. Between the impressive atmosphere and the grass conditions that left a lot to be desired, the reality is that Panama was better in the first minutes of the game.
Ismael Díaz had the first danger in a long shot that left the Tri defense in a bad place, but when the Panamanian striker went one-on-one with the Mexican goalkeeper, César Montes appeared to punt the ball and avoid danger.
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On the next play Johan Vásquez took the yellow card for bringing Quintero down in a dangerous play and the nerve was already beginning to be greater.
Little by little, Mexico got into the game and following the first quarter of an hour, Antuna had the first with a timid shot, then Johan with a header and then it was Jorge Sánchez who put together a play in the area but hit a amazingly nailed when he had everything to do something else.
After half an hour of play, the goal arrived, but also the bucket of cold water. Henry Martín pushed the ball following a good collective play by El Tri, but the VAR revealed an offside practically on the first pass and everything fell apart.
El Tri did not give up and around minute 42 was close to breaking zero. Orbelín was the first to finish off and on the rebound, Henry Martín shot but very weakly and handed the ball to goalkeeper Mosquera.
Scratch the post! Bárcenas puts the goal of Mexico in danger
The second half became very rough, very physical and with few scoring options, although both teams had options to open the scoring. Godoy and Quintero had important options but neither knew how to define before a Memo Ochoa who covered what he had and ‘diverted’ with his gaze what threatened his goal.
The controversy came around minute 62 when the referee sent off Cummings for a double yellow card as a result of a foul on Orbelín Pineda, but the VAR once more revealed that there was no foul and saved the Panamanian player.
Mexico was always the one who wanted the most, they tried and searched for the goal until they found it around minute 88 with a heroic Santi Giménez.
El Tri added his ninth Gold Cup crown and separated two titles from the United States to retake part of the recognition, merit and even what belongs to him in the debate of being or not the Giant of Concacaf.
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