International Friendly

Mexico vs Turkey 2025 International Friendly

  • 45': Orbelín Pineda
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Pineda leads Mexico past Turkey in final Gold Cup tune-up

Mexico wrapped up its 2025 Gold Cup preparations with a 1-0 friendly victory over Turkey on Tuesday night.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 45': Goal! Mexico 1, Türkiye 0. Orbelín Pineda (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julián Quiñones.
  • 45'+3': Merih Demiral (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Mexico 1, Türkiye 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Türkiye. Mustafa Eskihellaç replaces Yasin Özcan.
  • 45': Second Half begins Mexico 1, Türkiye 0.
  • 62': Substitution, Mexico. César Huerta replaces Alexis Vega.
  • 62': Substitution, Mexico. Roberto Alvarado replaces Orbelín Pineda.
  • 62': Substitution, Mexico. Érik Lira replaces Edson Álvarez.
  • 62': Substitution, Türkiye. Baris Alper Yilmaz replaces Irfan Can Kahveci.
  • 62': Substitution, Türkiye. Orkun Kökçü replaces Ismail Yüksek.
  • 66': Érik Lira (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Substitution, Mexico. Santiago Giménez replaces Julián Quiñones.
  • 70': Substitution, Mexico. Raúl Jiménez replaces Ángel Sepúlveda.
  • 77': Substitution, Türkiye. Ege Tiknaz replaces Kaan Ayhan.
  • 77': Substitution, Türkiye. Deniz Gül replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  • 84': Substitution, Mexico. Luis Chávez replaces Marcel Ruíz.
  • 85': Substitution, Türkiye. Ahmed Kutucu replaces Kenan Yildiz.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Kenan Memorial Stadium
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 25,606

Statistics

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9 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 4
10 Corner Kicks 0
2 Saves 1
58.2 Possession 41.8
17 SHOTS 6
1 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
473 Accurate Passes 344
545 Passes 397
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 5
15 Crosses 8
0.3 Cross % 0.6
44 Long Balls 52
20 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
6 Blocked Shots 1
12 Effective Tackles 16
17 Tackles 23
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 7
6 Effective Clearances 23
6 Clearances 23

Line-Ups

MEX Mexico (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Ángel Malagón (GK)
3 César Montes
15 Israel Reyes
23 Jesús Gallardo
2 Jorge Sánchez
14 Marcel Ruiz
4 Edson Álvarez
10 Alexis Vega
17 Orbelín Pineda
16 Julián Quiñones
18 Ángel Sepúlveda

TUR Turkey (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Berke Özer (GK)
4 Caglar Söyüncü
3 Merih Demiral Yellow Card
26 Yasin Ozcan
18 Mert Müldür
10 Arda Güler
16 Ismail Yüksek
22 Kaan Ayhan
7 Kerem Aktürkoglu
11 Kenan Yildiz
17 Irfan Can Kahveci

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