The penalty that sparked controversy in the duel between Mexico and Guatemala in the Concacaf Under-20 – 2024-07-27 01:14:09

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The penalty that sparked controversy in the duel between Mexico and Guatemala in the Concacaf Under-20

The controversial decision to award a penalty resulted in Mexico’s second goal against Guatemala.

The U20 team is one foot out of the World Cup. (Photo Prensa Libre: FEDEFUT)

The game between Guatemala and Mexico that took place on the night of July 24 at the Sergio León Chávez stadium in Guanajuato, Mexico, was marked by the defeat of the Central American squad and a controversial action that contributed to one of the goals of the Aztec team.

The Mexican National Team achieved its objective, which was get the three points and with that now enjoy the peace of mind of being classified for the next round of the U-20 Pre-World Cup taking place in his home country, however, the victory was not without controversy as one of his goals came after a controversial play.

The first half was coming to an end in the stadium and Mexico was already winning 0-1 over a Guatemala that, although it looked better than against Panama in its debut in the tournament, was not close to scaring the Aztecs, when after a bad exit from Diego Bolaños in the small areaThe ball was at the feet of a Mexican footballer, and a Guatemalan defender soon arrived with the intention of correcting his goalkeeper’s mistake, but he missed the ball. However, he didn’t touch his opponent, who fell.

Alexei Dominguez simulated the foul well, since The referee validated the action and awarded a penalty in favor of Mexico.

All this before the eyes of the Guatemalan footballers who could not believe what had happened.

Even though VAR is a tool that is used in the World Cup Pre-Cup, it did not correct the centre-back and shortly after it was Domínguez himself who made it 0-2.

Already in the second half, Guatemala tried and managed to discount through Selvin Sagastume, also by way of a penalty, but it was not enough to turn the score around.

The blue and white team is one foot out of the World Cup and its hopes of qualifying for the 2025 World Cup are increasingly distant, but it could still pull off a miracle if it is given the perfect scenario.