Chicharito on mark as Mexicans win again

  1. Home
  2. News

Chicharito grabbed his 50th international goal to help Mexico maintain their perfect World Cup start this afternoon (Sat)

 The Mexicans beat South Korea 2-1 to make it two wins from two in Group F and take a big stride towards the second round.

Mexico were the better and more dominant team throughout with former Arsenal man Carlos Vela converting a spot kick before Little Pea   scored a clever second.

That came in the 66th minute when Hirving Lozano slipped a ball through to the striker who who cut back inside his man and finished inside the near post on his  104th appearance.

The goal is his third at World Cup finals, following on from a strike against France in 2010 and Croatia four years later.

Tottenham’s Son Heung-min pulled one back in stoppage time with a stunning shot from outside the box, but it came too late to affect the result as Mexico claimed maximum points.

They close their group fixtures against Sweden on Wednesday in Yekaterinburg.

Exit mobile version