MEXICO began their Olympics journey with a brilliant 4-1 win against France in Tokyo.
- RESULT: Mexico 4-1 France
- Mexico XI: Ochoa, Montes, Sanchez, Vasquez, Romo, Aguirre, Cordova, Lainez, Rodriguez, Martin, Vega
- France: Bernardoni, Caci, Kalulu, Sagnan, Michelin, Savanier, Tousart, Le Fee, Thauvin, Nordin, Gignac
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FT: MEXICO 4-1 FRANCE
0-0 at the break and Mexico came out the blocks flying after the break.
Vega got on the end of a Lainez cross to head the opener before Cordova added a second eight minutes later.
Game on when Gignas slotted a penalty home on 70 minutes.
But substitutes Antuna and Aguirre added goals in the final ten minutes to wrap up an emphatic win.
PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
Mexico blow France away in the opening game in Group A.
FT: MEXICO 4-1 FRANCE
MEXICO 4-1 FRANCE
90+3′ Almost five! Antuna again breaks down the right and clips a great ball into the area. Three in green waiting on it but good defending this time to scoop it clear.
MEXICO 4-1 FRANCE
FOUR MINUTES ADDED
MEXICO 4-1 FRANCE
90+1′ An absolute thumping is complete!
Bard, who just came on for Caci seconds before, with a slack pass in defence and plays in Aguirre who is also just on.
He is at an angle with nobody in support. So he eyes up the keeper and smashes it past him at the near post!
GOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!!!!
IT’S FOUR – THE SUBSTITUTE HAS JUST COME ON!
MEXICO 3-1 FRANCE
89′ Chance for France! Gignac gets on the end of a ball into the area and helps it on with his head.
Kolo Muani has a free header from 10 yards but heads it straight at Ochoa.
MEXICO 3-1 FRANCE
87′ Mexico seeing the game out well and now making another change.
- OFF – Martin
- ON – Aguirre
MEXICO 3-1 FRANCE
83′ Mexico change as Vega earns a well-deserved rest:
- OFF – Vega
- ON – Alvarado
MEXICO 3-1 FRANCE
82′ France come forward through Michelin. He has a couple of options but opts to shoot from 30 yards.
A decent knuckleball effort but the dip comes too late and drops a few feet over the bar.
MEXICO 3-1 FRANCE
80′ A bit of comfort in the scoreline now for the North Americans!
A great switch from Rodriguez on the left to find Antuna on the right.
He drives inside to white shirts who all back off him. The winger places a left-footed shot through the defenders and in off the far post.
More woeful defending but great play by Antuna and that should be that!
GOOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!
NOT BACK IN IT FOR LONG, ANTUNA MAKES IT THREE FOR MEXICO!!
MEXICO 2-1 FRANCE
The Gignac penalty that gets France back in it
MEXICO 2-1 FRANCE
79′ French switch:
- OFF – Thauvin
- ON – Mbuku
MEXICO 2-1 FRANCE
77′ Almost a third for Mexico!
Vega intercepts a Le Fee cross-field switch and drives to the edge. He picks out Antuna on the right who sees his shot through the defender’s legs before rolling millimeters wide of the right-hand post.
MEXICO 2-1 FRANCE
74′ Caci is shown a YELLOW CARD for a late change on Antuna in front of the dugout.
Some interesting theatrics from the Mexican but it worked as the Frenchman is booked.
MEXICO 2-1 FRANCE
73′ Le Fee robs Rodriguez of possession on the edge of the Mexico box and finds Gignac.
He takes a bit of an air-swipe as the green shirts crowd him out.
MEXICO 2-1 FRANCE
71′ Mexico now with a couple of changes of their own:
- OFF – Lainez and Cordova
- ON – Antuna and Esquivel
MEXICO 2-1 FRANCE
The goal that had Mexico seeminly in control, before Gignac’s penalty.
MEXICO 2-1 FRANCE
Gignac goes to the keeper’s left.
Ochoa goes the right way but dives over the ball.
GOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLL!!!!
GIGNAC CONVERTS!!
MEXICO 2-0 FRANCE
67′ Kolo Muani does more in a couple of minutes than the French forwards have in an hour.
Le Fee picks him out and Montes comes flying in with a slide tackle and wipes him out in the area.
VAR happy and Gignac to take….
PENALTY FRANCE!!
STONEWALLER!
MEXICO 2-0 FRANCE
64′ Le Fee with a burst down the left and picks the pass up from Kolo Muani.
His cross towards Gignac is cut out by the onrushing Ochoa.
MEXICO 2-0 FRANCE
62′ Almost a route back into it for France!
Michelin on the touchline finds Thauvin inside. The ball sits up kindly for him and he steers a left-footed strike towards the far corner. Ochoa looks in control of it but it drops a few inches wide.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
