Mexico rescued a 2-2 draw against Australia on Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, at the beginning of their preparation for the 2026 World Cup.
The ‘Socceroos’ took a 1-0 lead in the 16th minute with a header from Harry Souttar, after a corner kick from the right taken by Martin Boyle.
El Tri had the opportunity to tie in the 55th minute with a penalty that the referee signaled for a handball by Keanu Baccus. Santiago Giménez took the punishment with power and hit the left post with his shot.
Australia increased the lead with a penalty scored for a foul by Luis Romo on Riley McGree; Boyle made it 2-0 with a powerful shot almost to the center in the 63rd minute while goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa jumped on his right side.
Mexico He had another penalty in his favor due to a displacement by Cameron Burgess on Uriel Antuna. On this occasion, Raúl Jiménez defined the 2-1 with a touch from the right that surpassed goalkeeper Matthew Ryan’s shot. In the 83rd minute, after a long shot of more than 50 meters, César Huerta appeared in the Australian area and with a left foot shot made it 2-2.
On Tuesday, the Mexican team will have its next preparation match, it will be against Uzbekistan at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
Source: Elcomercio
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