Mexico vs Colombia 2023 International Friendly
Colombia complete late comeback to beat Mexico in LA friendly
A 92nd minute game-winner from Real Salt Lake forward Andres Gomez secured a 3-2 victory for Colombia over Mexico in Saturday's friendly at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Match Commentary
- 40': Goal! Mexico 1, Colombia 0. Omar Govea (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Guillermo Martínez.
- 45': Second Half begins Mexico 1, Colombia 0.
- 50': Goal! Mexico 2, Colombia 0. Guillermo Martínez (Mexico) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner.
- 55': Goal! Mexico 2, Colombia 1. Andrés Reyes (Colombia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samuel Velásquez.
- 61': Brayan Vera (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Colombia. Jader Quiñones replaces Daniel Ruiz.
- 62': Substitution, Mexico. Bryan González replaces Dieter Villalpando.
- 69': Goal! Mexico 2, Colombia 2. Roger Martínez (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 72': Substitution, Mexico. Érik Lira replaces Rodrigo López.
- 72': Substitution, Mexico. Arturo González replaces Jordi Cortizo.
- 75': Substitution, Colombia. Andrés Gómez replaces Ian Poveda.
- 81': Substitution, Mexico. Édgar López replaces Guillermo Martínez.
- 81': Substitution, Mexico. Omar Campos replaces Brian García.
- 82': Substitution, Colombia. David Silva replaces Jader Quiñones because of an injury.
- 82': Substitution, Colombia. Henry Mosquera replaces Cucho Hernández.
- 90': Bryan González (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Goal! Mexico 2, Colombia 3. Andrés Gómez (Colombia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Silva.
- 90'+4': Roger Martínez (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 64,609
Venue: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 64,609
Statistics
 COL |
MEX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 47.1 | Possession | 52.9 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 318 | Accurate Passes | 370 |
| 390 | Passes | 445 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 17 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 30 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 12 | Clearances | 17 |
Mexico (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Rodríguez (GK) |
| 13 | Jesús Orozco |
| 4 | Alexis Peña |
| 23 | Brian García |
| 5 | Ricardo Chávez |
| 22 | Dieter Villalpando |
| 14 | Rodrigo López |
| 8 | Omar Govea |
| 9 | Guillermo Martínez |
| 21 | César Huerta |
| 19 | Jordi Cortizo |
Colombia (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 16 | Brayan Vera  |
| 3 | Andrés Reyes |
| 21 | Jorman Campuzano |
| 4 | Samuel Velásquez |
| 6 | Juan Mosquera |
| 8 | Daniel Ruíz |
| 5 | Sebastián Gómez |
| 23 | Ian Poveda-Ocampo |
| 9 | Cucho Hernández |
| 20 | Roger Martínez |
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