Raul Jimenez's penalty in second-half stoppage time led Mexico to their first CONCACAF Nations League after they beat Panama 2-1 in the final on Sunday. (More Football News)
Jimenez had opened the scoring at SoFi Stadium early on before Adalberto Carrasquilla restored parity with a spot-kick just before the break.
The result saw Mexico become the first team other than the United States to win the tournament, with the USMNT winning the first three editions of the competition.
Javier Aguirre's side hit바카라 웹사이트the front in the eighth minute when바카라 웹사이트Roberto Alvarado's cross was misjudged by Panama goalkeeper바카라 웹사이트Orlando Mosquera, allowing Jimenez to head home.바카라 웹사이트
Panama, however, grew into the contest and their pressure was rewarded in first-half stoppage time after바카라 웹사이트Cecilio Waterman was fouled inside the box by바카라 웹사이트Johan Vasquez.바카라 웹사이트
Carrasquilla stepped up and placed the ball down the middle from 12 yards, though Mexico improved after the break as they pushed for the victory.바카라 웹사이트
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Jimenez assumed responsibility for the penalty, with his stuttering run-up ending with a calmly placed finish sending바카라 웹사이트Mosquera the wrong way to seal the victory.바카라 웹사이트
Data Debrief: Jimenez halts hat-trick of heartbreaks for Mexico
After suffering defeats to the United States in the 2019-20 and 2023-24 finals, Mexico ensured there would be no hat-tricks of heartbreak in the competition.바카라 웹사이트
They were worthy of their win, ending the contest with an expected goals (xG) total of 1.61 from their 15 shots, with Fulham striker Jimenez the start of the show.바카라 웹사이트
He ended with team-high totals for touches in the opposition box (eight), shots on target (two) and chances created (two), while only Alvarez (13) won more duels in the game for Mexico than Jimenez (eight).바카라 웹사이트
Jimenez's brace also saw him become Mexico's joint-third-all-time scorer, moving level with바카라 웹사이트Cuauhtemoc Blanco on 39 goals, with only바카라 웹사이트Jared Borgetti (46) and바카라 웹사이트Javier Hernandez (52) netting more.바카라 웹사이트
