Mexico vs Ghana 2023 International Friendly
'Chucky' Lozano goal leads Mexico to win over Ghana
Goals from PSV Eindhoven's Hirving "Chucky" Lozano and Cruz Azul's Uriel Antuna clinched a 2-0 friendly victory for Mexico against Ghana on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 18': Thomas Partey (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Joseph Aidoo (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Substitution, Ghana. Alidu Seidu replaces Joseph Aidoo because of an injury.
- 45': Second Half begins Mexico 0, Ghana 0.
- 45': Substitution, Ghana. Salis Abdul Samed replaces Thomas Partey.
- 53': Jorge Sánchez (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Goal! Mexico 1, Ghana 0. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Chávez following a set piece situation.
- 62': Substitution, Mexico. César Huerta replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 62': Substitution, Mexico. Uriel Antuna replaces Orbelín Pineda.
- 64': Substitution, Ghana. Iñaki Williams replaces Antoine Semenyo.
- 64': Substitution, Ghana. Ernest Nuamah replaces Joseph Paintsil.
- 71': Substitution, Ghana. Jordan Ayew replaces Kingsley Schindler.
- 72': Goal! Mexico 2, Ghana 0. Uriel Antuna (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by César Huerta with a through ball.
- 73': Substitution, Mexico. Luis Romo replaces Edson Álvarez.
- 73': Substitution, Mexico. Santiago Giménez replaces Raúl Jiménez.
- 89': Substitution, Mexico. Sebastián Córdova replaces Érick Sánchez.
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Bank of America Stadium
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 60,263
Venue: Bank of America Stadium
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 60,263
Statistics
 GHA |
MEX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 24 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 54.1 | Possession | 45.9 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 381 | Accurate Passes | 320 |
| 444 | Passes | 383 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 12 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 19 | Tackles | 28 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 8 | Clearances | 19 |
Mexico (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guillermo Ochoa (GK) |
| 5 | Johan Vásquez |
| 3 | César Montes |
| 6 | Gerardo Arteaga |
| 19 | Jorge Sánchez  |
| 4 | Edson Álvarez |
| 24 | Luis Chávez |
| 14 | Érick Sánchez |
| 9 | Raúl Jiménez |
| 17 | Orbelín Pineda |
| 22 | Hirving Lozano |
Ghana (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Lawrence Ati-Zigi (GK) |
| 18 | Nicholas Opoku |
| 23 | Stephen Ambrosius |
| 15 | Joseph Aidoo |
| 11 | Elisha Owusu |
| 5 | Thomas Partey |
| 14 | Gideon Mensah |
| 3 | Kingsley Schindler |
| 22 | Antoine Semenyo |
| 13 | Joseph Paintsil |
| 20 | Mohammed Kudus |
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