Orbelín Pineda celebrates his goal against Costa Rica.EZEQUIEL BECERRA / AFP
Gol y baile by Orbelín Pineda;
some saves by Keylor Navas.
Little or nothing left Mexico against Costa Rica, on the second date of the World Cup qualifying rounds.
El Tri, with the fuel well measured, beat the Costa Rican team by the minimum, which was lost for most of the game.
The Mexican team adds its second victory towards Qatar and begins to gain ground despite losing the goal.
El Tri have found a problem with the aim of what was to be their goal solution.
Rogelio Funes Mori, a naturalized Argentine Mexican, has missed key opportunities in the World Cup qualifiers.
The Mexican team found good spaces to face Costa Rica in the face of the fragility of the defense.
Funes Mori, faced with serious confusion among his players, left him a heads up against Keylor Navas.
The Mexican attacker erred, the PSG goalkeeper stretched out his arm to avoid a goal before the first 20 minutes.
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Costa Rica Keylor Navas, Bryan Oviedo (Campbell, min. 45), Ricardo Blanco, Óscar Duarte, Francisco Calvo, Ronald Matarrita, Celso Borges, Bryan Ruiz (Jurguens Montenegro, min. 80), Randall Leal, David Guzman and Jonathan Moya (Jimmy Marín, min. 64) Mexico Ochoa, César Montes, Néstor Araújo, Jesús Gallardo, Julio Dominguez, Carlos Rodríguez, Guardado (Luis Romo, min. 75), Edson Álvarez, Jesús Corona (Roberto Alvarado, min. 70), Ernesto Vega ( Orbelín Pineda, min. 40) and Rogelio Funes Mori (Henry Martin, min. 70)
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45: Orbelín Pineda. Yellow cards Ricardo Blanco (min. 34), Francisco Calvo (min. 36), Jonathan Moya (min. 41), Jesús Gallardo (min. 47), David Guzman (min. 67), César Montes (min. . 72) and Edson Álvarez (min. 74)
Tata Martino, who is recovering from an eye operation, left the commission to his subordinate Jorge Theiler.
The midfield was handed over to captain Andrés Guardado.
The attack by the bands was by Alexis Vega and Jesús
Tecatito
Corona.
Vega, however, had to go straight to the infirmary after a setback committed by the Tico Calvo that frustrated another opportunity with El Tri.
With little clarity, Mexico found a lucky play when Andrés Guarded received a kick from Oviedo in the area and scored a penalty.
Orbelín Pineda, Vega's substitute, asked for the ball and cheated Navas with great class and self-confidence.
Pineda, who made Cruz Azul champion, is already asking for an opportunity to play in Europe.
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The second half got stuck in the mud.
Mexico made very little progress in the attack despite the kindness of the Ticos;
Costa Rica couldn't find a play to shoot against Guillermo Ochoa.
Theiler tried to revive the Mexican team with the entry of Henry Martín to try to take better advantage of the plays created by the sides and gave Luis Romo a shot in the core of the team.
El Tri waited and got some rest.
Mexico gave more land to Costa Rica in the final minutes.
Fuller was about to score a great goal, a mince, in front of Ochoa's goal, who was static before the shot.
Just a scare.
The Mexican team, more unstable than against Jamica (2-1), left San José unharmed although with few relevant actions and with a shake in the starting eleven.
His next rival will be Panama, a country that aspires to play its second World Cup, next Wednesday (20.05, Central Mexico time).
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