The first half's situation was relatively balanced. In the 20th minute, in a posthumous kick from Cristiano Ronaldo, center back Pepe put the ball into Mexico's net. However, after listening to the opinions of the video referees, the main referee did not recognize this goal due to an offside error.
However, the opening goal came for Portugal in the 34th minute. Ronaldo, after a skillful dribble, passed it past Ricardo Quaresma to score.
Mexico had an equalizer before the end of the first half. Former Arsenal striker - Carlos Vela used Guerreiro's foul to pass the ball to Chichartio to head the ball beautifully in the 42nd minute.
The second half was still vibrant with consecutive opportunities created for both teams to play. It was not until the 85th minute that the third goal of the match came and it belonged to Portugal. Mexico midfielder Hector Herrera had a unique touch that assisted defender Cedric to rush in and finish past goalkeeper Ochoa.
However, the Portuguese team lost the victory in the 90+2 minute. Center back Hector Moreno, who had a foul that caused Luke Shaw (Man United) to suffer a serious injury in the UEFA Champions League in 2015, jumped high to head the ball to make it 2-2 for this confrontation.
After leaving the field with 1 point, Mexico and Portugal are in 2nd and 3rd place respectively after the first match of Group A of the 2017 Confed Cup. The Russian team topped the group with 3 points after having won 2-0 against the New Zealand team the day before.
Lineup:
Portugal (4-3-3): patricio; Cedric, Fonte, Pepe, Guerreiro; Moutinho (Adrien Silva 58), William Carvalho, Andre Gomes; Nani (Martins 58), Ronaldo, Quaresma (Andre Silva 82).
Mexico (4-2-3): Ochoa; Salcedced (Araujo 67), Moreno, Diego Reyes, Layun; Hector Herrera, Jonathan dos Santos; Vela (Giovanni dos Santos 57), Jimenez (Peralta 79), Guardado; Chicharito.
