In the early morning of December 1, Beijing time, the third round of Group C of the 2022 Qatar World Cup was held. Mexico defeated Saudi Arabia 2-1 with goals from Henry Martin and Chavez, but Mexico was unfortunately eliminated in the third place in the group due to a goal difference disadvantage, while Saudi Arabia ranked fourth in the group.
In the second minute, Mexico's Chavez scored a "floor-slash" to complete the first shot of both sides in this game, but unfortunately the ball was slightly off. In the third minute, Mexico made a comeback, and Vega's single shot was saved by Saudi Arabia's 4 goalkeeper Ovez. In the 13th minute, the Saudi team got a chance to get a free kick from the top of the penalty area, and Canno's direct shot was slightly higher than the crossbar.
In the 27th minute, Mexico made a cross from the wing and Pineda's header was blocked by the Saudi defender. In the 41st minute, Pineda scored a shot in the penalty area and slightly missed the goal. In the 6th minute of stoppage time in the first half, the Saudi team headed the ball in the penalty area and missed the post. At the end of the first half, the two sides fought 0-0.
In the 47th minute, Mexico took a corner kick from the left. Montes hit the heel with a light touch, Henry Martin crossed the net in front of the goal, and Mexico took the lead 1-0.
In the 52nd minute, Mexico won a free kick in the frontcourt, and Chavez's direct free kick slipped out a beautiful arc and drilled into the net, Mexico led 2-0. In the 56th minute, Mexico scored again, but the goal was invalid due to offside.
In the 66th minute, Lozano shot hard at the front of the penalty area, and the ball was taken into his arms by the Saudi goalkeeper. In the 70th minute, Henry Martin got another good opportunity in front of the goal, but his volleyball shot was above the crossbar. In the 78th minute, Mexico won an opportunity to face an empty goal in the penalty area, but the ball was blocked by the Saudi defender. In the 87th minute, Mexico's Antuna scored a goal, but the referee once again made a penalty for offside. In the 5th minute of injury time, Saudi Arabia launched a counterattack, Salim Dosari scored a goal and broke the net with a pick-up shot. Saudi Arabia scored a goal.
After that, both sides failed to score goals. At the end of the game, Mexico defeated Saudi Arabia 2-1, and the two teams ranked third in the group and fourth in the group respectively, both out.
Source: CCTV Sports
