Date: 09-06-2002
Stage: first round
Place: MIYAGI
Running time: 104 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : spanish/italian
My rating: ***
Notes: Marquez,Borgetti,Blanco,Torrado, Kaviedes,Aguinaga,Hurtado
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 9 June 2002, 15:30
Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi [FLEX]
Attendance: 46,000
Meteo: Warm, humid, 22°C
MEXICO
Oscar Perez
Manuel Vidrio
Rafael Márquez (c)
Braulio Luna
Ramon Morales
Joahan Rodriguez
Gerardo Torrado
Jesus Arellano
Cuauhtemoc Blanco
Jared Borguetti
Salvador Carmona
Coach: Javier Aguirre (MEX)
38′ Gerardo Torrado
77′ ↓Jared Borguetti ↑Luis Hernández
87′ ↓Joahan Rodríguez ↑Gabriel Caballero
90′ ↓Cuauhtémoc Blanco ↑Sigifredo Mercado
ECUADOR
Jose Cevallos
Ivan Hurtado (c)
Augusto Porozo
Ulises de la Cruz
Raul Guerron
Cleber Chala
Edison Méndez
Alfonso Obregon
Edwin Tenorio
Agustin Delgado
Ivan Kaviedes
Coach: Hernán Gómez (ECU)
15′ Ivan Kaviedes
27′ Jose Cevallos
49′ Raúl Guerrón
61′ Carlos Tenorio
88′ Agustín Delgado
35′ ↓Edwin Tenorio ↑Marlon Ayovi
53′ ↓Ivan Kaviedes ↑Carlos Tenorio
58′ ↓Alfonso Obregón ↑Alex Dario Aguiñaga
Referee: Mourad Daami (TUN)
Goals:
5′ Agustín Delgado (ECU)
28′ Jared Borguetti (MEX)
57′ Gerardo Torrado (MEX)
Match overview
Mexico recovered from an early setback to defeat Ecuador by two goals to one in Group G. Agustín Delgado’s fifth-minute opener was cancelled when Jared Borgetti struck before half-time. Gerardo Torrado’s second-half strike secured victory, keeping Mexico’s hopes of reaching the knockout stage on track.
Trivia
This victory marked Mexico’s first win over Ecuador at a World Cup finals. Marlon Ayovi’s introduction in the second half was his first senior cap, scored just minutes after coming on.
