NED
MEXKO
HT
Yellow CardMEX - Héctor Herrera55'
Yellow CardNED - Owen Wijndal58'
GoalMEX - Raúl Jiménez60'
Substitution
18 - Andrés Guardado
0 - Jonathan dos Santos62'- Substitution0 - Rodolfo Pizarro0 - Orbelín Pineda63'
- Substitution0 - Georginio Wijnaldum0 - Marten de Roon63'
- Yellow CardMEX - Jonathan dos Santos68'
- Substitution0 - Edson Álvarez0 - Luis RomoSubstitution0 - Raúl Jiménez0 - Henry Martín77'
- Yellow CardNED - Calvin Stengs78'
- Substitution0 - Héctor Herrera0 - Omar Govea81'
- Substitution0 - Owen Wijndal0 - Quincy Promes84'
- Substitution0 - Héctor Moreno0 - Néstor Araújo87'
- Yellow CardNED - Joël Veltman93'
- Yellow CardMEX - Néstor Araújo94'
FT
Netherlands
Game Stats
Mexico
49%
Possession
51%
6
Shots
7
3
Shots (On goal)
3
2
Corners
0
2
Saves
3
20
Fouls
18
Lineups
0
Tim Krul
0
Hans Hateboer
0
Stefan de Vrij
0
Virgil van Dijk
0
Owen Wijndal
0
Georginio Wijnaldum
0
Donny van de Beek
0
Teun Koopmeiners
0
Steven Berghuis
0
Memphis Depay
0
Ryan Babel
4-3-3
0
Alfredo Talavera
0
Luis Rodríguez
0
César Montes
0
Héctor Moreno
0
Jesús Gallardo
0
Héctor Herrera
0
Edson Álvarez
18
Andrés Guardado
0
Corona
0
Raúl Jiménez
0
Rodolfo Pizarro
4-3-3
Team Stats
Netherlands
| Goalkeepers | G | GC | SAV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Forwards | G | A | SHO | FC | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 63' | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 63' | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Midfielders | G | A | SHO | FC | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 63' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Defenders | G | A | SHO | FC | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 84' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 45' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Substitutes | G | A | SHO | FC | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45'(Stefan de Vrij) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 45'(Virgil van Dijk) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 63'(Georginio Wijnaldum) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 63'(Ryan Babel) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 63'(Steven Berghuis) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 84'(Owen Wijndal) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Mexico
| Goalkeepers | G | GC | SAV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Forwards | G | A | SHO | FC | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 77' 60' | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 63' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Midfielders | G | A | SHO | FC | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 77' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62' | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Defenders | G | A | SHO | FC | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 87' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Substitutes | G | A | SHO | FC | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62'(Andrés Guardado) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 63'(Rodolfo Pizarro) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 77'(Edson Álvarez) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 77'(Raúl Jiménez) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 81'(Héctor Herrera) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87'(Héctor Moreno) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Team Ranks
Netherlands
Game Stats
Mexico
49%
Possession
51%
6
Shots
7
3
Shots (On goal)
3
2
Corners
0
2
Saves
3
20
Fouls
18
Game Stream
- 90'+6'That's all for now though, goodbye!
- 90'+6'The result means that De Boer starts his time in charge of the Netherlands with defeat, but they'll be looking to bounce back quickly against Bosnia next week.
- 90'+6'Mexico claim a deserved victory after a superb performance away in the Netherlands. The away side started strongly in the first half and could have taken the lead on a number of occasions through Jimenez. However, they had to wait until the second half to make their dominance count and their pressure finally paid off when Jimenez won and converted a penalty. The Netherlands pushed hard for an equaliser and went incredibly close when Depay wastefully hit the bar from close range, but Mexico firmly held on for a promising win.
- 90'+6'FULL TIME: Netherlands 0-1 Mexico
- 90'+4'Araujo is booked for pushing Depay after the hosts are awarded a late free-kick.
- 90'+3'Veltman pulls Martin down to stop a counter-attack and is awarded with a yellow card.
- 90'+2'Four minutes of stoppage time are added on.
- 90'+1'Brilliant challenge from Gallardo! Depay almost gets free for another huge chance after Mexico fail to clear their lines, but just as he's controlling the bouncing ball, Gallardo races across to stoop in and head it away from harm!
- 89'Depay hits the bar from close range! Stengs curls in a delightful cross to the back post where De Jong powers a header straight at Talavera, before the rebound ricochets straight to Depay who smashes it against the bar from a couple of yards out!
- 87'Moreno is replaced immediately after getting away with that challenge, with Araujo taking his place.
- 87'Koopmeiners slips a wonderful pass through to Depay who skips past Moreno before going down under a heavy challenge from the defender just outside the box, but the referee waves play on.
- 86'Govea is suffering from a badly cut hand, but it looks as though he's going to try and play on after a brief delay to stop the bleeding.
- 84'Wijndal makes way for Promes as the Netherlands continue to push for an equaliser.
- 84'Wijndal scurries towards the byline before hooking a cross into the six-yard box, but Talavera is on hand to claim it once again.
- 82'The hosts are still pushing for an equaliser currently, but their momentum has been hindered by the constant flow of substitutions.
- 81'Mexico continue to replenish their lineup as Herrera comes off for Govea.
- 78'Stengs is booked after cynically tripping Pineda near the centre-circle.
- 77'Jimenez departs after earning and converting the penalty for the game's only goal so far - Martin comes on up top in his place.
- 77'Alvarez is replaced by Romo at centre-back for the away side.
- 76'Corona has been incredibly unfortunate not to make his dominance count so far: the winger has had four shots and made one key pass without producing a goal or an assist.
- 74'Corona forces another great save from Krul! The hosts can't handle Corona today, as the winger slaloms past both Ake and Wijndal before lashing a fierce shot from 12 yards that Krul brilliantly blocks away from harm with his legs!
- 72'Depay is tripped by Alvarez just outside the box to present the Netherlands with another promising free-kick. However, instead of shooting he dinks in a cross towards Veltman but Montes is on hand to nod it away for a corner that amounts to nothing.
- 70'De Roon almost picks out the run of De Jong into the box, but Corona tracks back industriously to repel the danger.
- 68'Dos Santos immediately makes his presence known by flying into a late challenge with De Beek to earn himself a yellow card.
- 67'Both teams make plenty of substitutions as we approach the final quarter of the game. It looks as though the Netherlands have reloaded their misfiring frontline while keeping Depay on to anchor their strikeforce. Meanwhile, Mexico refresh their midfield after a tireless display so far.
- 63'Berghuis is replaced by Stengs after a tricky evening in attack for the hosts.
- 63'Pizarro makes way for Pineda on the left-wing for Mexico.
- 63'Babel is replaced on the left flank for the hosts by Luuk De Jong.
- 63'Wijnaldum is replaced in midfield by De Roon
- 62'Guardado is replaced in midfield by Dos Santos after his usual energetic display.
- 62'Well, Mexico finally have the lead they've deserved. The away side have created many more chances than the Netherlands so far today and although the penalty was controversial, the hosts can't feel too hard done by overall.
- 60'JIMENEZ CONVERTS THE PENALTY! 1-0! Jimenez stutters on his way to the ball, before sending Krul the wrong way and powering it into the opposite corner!
- 59'Penalty to Mexico! Ake is penalised for pushing Jimenez over as the striker tried to throw himself at a delivery from a free-kick! There were suggestions that the striker may have been offside, but the referee sticks to his decision!
- 58'Wijndal has had a tough game up against Corona, and he earns himself a yellow card for tripping the winger just as he'd shimmied past him once more.
- 56'Brilliant save from Krul! Herrera breaks away from the Netherlands midfield before slipping a super pass through to Corona who only has the goalkeeper to beat! However, Krul dashes rapidly off his line to close down the angle and Corona ends up curling his effort straight at the goalkeeper!
- 55'Rodriguez is booked for a cynical trip on Wijndal to prevent a counter-attack.
- 54'Berghuis and Hateboer attempt a smart one-two down the right flank, but Berghuis overpowers the return pass and it dribbles agonisingly away for a goal kick.
- 52'Pizarro jinks his way towards the byline before lashing a venomous delivery across the face of goal, but it evades all the onrushing Mexican attackers and the hosts clear.
- 50'The hosts settle into the half comfortably with a long, patient spell of possession knocking it around their refreshed back four.
- 48'Mexico will be disappointed with their profligacy in front of goal in that first period. The away side produced three dangerous shots inside the box in the opening 45 minutes but failed to hit the target with a single one of them.
- 45'+1'As it's a friendly, you'd imagine there'll be a glut of substitutions as the second half progresses with both teams experimenting ahead of important games.
- 45'+1'The sides head into the interval at 0-0 after an entertaining first half. Both teams showed plenty of attacking intent throughout, but it will be Mexico wondering how they aren't ahead with Jimenez twice missing the target when left unmarked inside the box. The hosts, meanwhile, enjoyed a brief spell of pressure around the half-hour mark, but Berghuis failed to convert when through on goal.
- 46'De Vrij makes way for the Veltman in the second defensive substitution at half time.
- 46'Van Dijk is replaced by Ake as the Netherlands rotate their defence to start the second 45.
- 46'Mexico get the second half underway.
- 45'+1'HALF TIME: Netherlands 0-0 Mexico
- 44'The Netherlands win a free-kick 40 yards from goal near the left-wing and they push defenders upfield to try and take advantage. Inexplicably, though, Berghuis and Depay work a chaotic routine that results in the former passing to himself from the set-piece providing Mexico with a free-kick of their own!
- 42'Jimenez deftly controls a high ball, before laying it off carefully to Guardado who lashes a shot wildly over the bar from 20 yards.
- 40'Gallardo charges ambitiously up the pitch from right-back before hitting a neat pass into the feet of Pizarro, but the attacker can't quite create enough space for a shot and the hosts clear.
- 38'Corona shimmies past Hateboer before dinking a cross towards the back-post where Moreno can't quite contort himself to acrobatically volley it at goal.
- 36'Jimenez goes close again! Pizarro twists past a number of challenges inside the box and draws a number of defenders into his orbit, before releasing a neat pass to an unmarked Jimenez who powers a low shot just wide of the far post from 12 yards!
- 34'Depay has been at the heart of the hosts' resurgence in this half: the striker has amassed two key passes and two shots while providing the Netherlands with much-needed attacking momentum.
- 32'Mexico attempt a rare foray forward as Guardado looks for the run of Pizarro, but De Vrij races across to intercept the throughball and clear.
- 30'After a nervous start, the Netherlands have settled into this game. Depay is beginning to frequently pick up dangerous positions and his teammates have responded by pushing forward to surround him and pin Mexico back.
- 28'The hosts win another free-kick in a dangerous area - this time it's out on the right-wing near the touchline. However, Berghuis' eventual delivery is miscued and Talavera strolls out to claim it under no pressure.
- 26'Babel continues his lively five minutes by latching onto a clever, cushioned header from Depay before screwing his shot well wide from 20 yards.
- 24'Babel darts dangerously towards the box, but Herrera steps in expertly to cleanly dispossess the attacker just as the Mexico defence was getting nervous.
- 22'Babel wins a dangerous free-kick for the hosts 25 yards from goal in a central location, and Depay steps up to hit a fierce shot that clips off the wall and away for a corner that amounts to nothing.
- 20'Strong save from Talavera! Depay finds a pocket of space 25 yards from goal and he uses it to slip Berghuis in behind the defence with an incisive reverse pass! However, Berghuis' first touch forces him wide and his eventual shot from a tight angle is beaten confidently away by Talavera.
- 18'The hosts have really struggled to adapt to Mexico's high press so far and it's resulted in a number of mistakes that have led to clear chances for the away side.
- 16'Corona misses another chance for Mexico! This time it's Krul's turn to cheaply surrender possession as he clears it to Guardado who slips a pass into the path of Corona, who jinks inside Wijndal before drilling a low effort inches wide of the near post from 12 yards!
- 14'Jimenez wastes a huge chance! Pizarro robs Hateboer on the edge of the area after pressing high up the pitch and he immediately rolls it into the path of Jimenez who proceeds to hit a side-footed effort inches wide unmarked from eight yards! If that was on target Krul would have stood no chance!
- 12'Corona is down clutching his face after colliding with De Vrij, but after a brief delay for treatment, it looks as though he'll be okay to continue.
- 10'Mexico have dominated so far: they've moved possession urgently into dangerous areas and on a number of occasions Corona has almost managed to engineer the space to create chances.
- 8'Corona beats Wijndal with a deft feint before attempting to pick out the run of Jimenez into the box, but Van Dijk anticipates the cross and steps in to clear.
- 6'Pizarro wins a throw-in deep inside the Netherlands half after some neat play down the left flank, but by the time the set-piece is taken the hosts' defence is well set and they clear again.
- 4'Corona delightfully skips past Wijndal near the right touchline but he's lacking in support and he opts to turn and pass it back into the Mexico defence.
- 2'Mexico start with a burst of intensity as Jimenez charges through the heart of the pitch, but Wijnaldum tracks back diligently to poke it away from the attacker.
- 1'The Netherlands get the first half underway.
- -The players are emerging from the tunnel and kick off is just seconds away!
- -De Boer’s next three fixtures will be difficult to navigate. They take on Bosnia away from home, before having to deal with Italy and Spain – a win today could be vital to build confidence ahead of this run.
- -Mexico, meanwhile, make wholesale changes to the side that beat Guatemala last time out. At that point they had no European-based players available, but today talismanic striker Raul Jimenez returns up top.
- -The Netherlands make six changes to the side that lost to Italy during the last international break. Most notably, Frenkie De Jong drops out of the midfield, enabling Koopmeiners to make his international debut.
- -SUBS: Rodolfo Cota, Nestor Araujo, Gerardo Arteaga, Luis Romo, Jorge Sanchez, Gilberto Sepulveda, Jonathan Dos Santos, Omar Govea, Diego Lainez, Orbelin Pineda, Henry Martin, Alan Pulido.
- -MEXICO: Alfredo Talavera; Jesus Gallardo, Edson Alvarez, Cesar Montes, Luis Rodriguez; Hector Moreno, Andres Guardado, Hector Herrera; Rodolfo Pizarro, Raul Jimenez, Jesus Corona.
- -NETHERLANDS: Tim Krul; Hans Hateboer, Stefan De Vrij, Virgil Van Dijk, Owen Wijndal; Georginio Wijnaldum, Donny Van De Beek, Teun Koopmeiners; Steven Berghuis, Memphis Depay, Ryan Babel.
- -Meanwhile, this is a rare opportunity for Mexico to measure themselves against world-class opposition after a run of six straight victories since losing to Argentina a year ago.
- -Hello and welcome to live commentary of this international friendly between Netherlands and Mexico. While this game doesn’t initially seem to have much riding on it, there is actually plenty of importance for the hosts. New manager, Frank de Boer takes charge of his first game today after replacing Ronald Koeman who left for Barcelona recently – and, naturally, he’ll be desperate to kick off with victory.
- 90'+4'
Yellow Card0 - Néstor AraújoAraujo is booked for pushing Depay after the hosts are awarded a late free-kick. - 90'+3'Yellow Card0 - Joël VeltmanVeltman pulls Martin down to stop a counter-attack and is awarded with a yellow card.
- 87'Substitution - In0 - Néstor AraújoSubstitution - Out0 - Héctor MorenoMoreno is replaced immediately after getting away with that challenge, with Araujo taking his place.
- 84'Substitution - In0 - Quincy PromesSubstitution - Out0 - Owen WijndalWijndal makes way for Promes as the Netherlands continue to push for an equaliser.
- 81'Substitution - In0 - Omar GoveaSubstitution - Out0 - Héctor HerreraMexico continue to replenish their lineup as Herrera comes off for Govea.
- 78'Yellow Card0 - Calvin StengsStengs is booked after cynically tripping Pineda near the centre-circle.
- 77'Substitution - In0 - Henry MartínSubstitution - Out0 - Raúl JiménezJimenez departs after earning and converting the penalty for the game's only goal so far - Martin comes on up top in his place.
- 77'Substitution - In0 - Luis RomoSubstitution - Out0 - Edson ÁlvarezAlvarez is replaced by Romo at centre-back for the away side.
- 68'Yellow Card0 - Jonathan dos SantosDos Santos immediately makes his presence known by flying into a late challenge with De Beek to earn himself a yellow card.
- 63'Substitution - In0 - Marten de RoonSubstitution - Out0 - Georginio WijnaldumBerghuis is replaced by Stengs after a tricky evening in attack for the hosts.
- 63'Substitution - In0 - Calvin StengsSubstitution - Out0 - Steven BerghuisPizarro makes way for Pineda on the left-wing for Mexico.
- 63'Substitution - In0 - Luuk de JongSubstitution - Out0 - Ryan BabelBabel is replaced on the left flank for the hosts by Luuk De Jong.
- 63'Substitution - In0 - Orbelín PinedaSubstitution - Out0 - Rodolfo PizarroWijnaldum is replaced in midfield by De Roon
- 62'Substitution - In0 - Jonathan dos SantosSubstitution - Out18 - Andrés GuardadoGuardado is replaced in midfield by Dos Santos after his usual energetic display.
- 60'Goal0 - Raúl JiménezGoal! Netherlands 0, Mexico 1. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 58'Yellow Card0 - Owen WijndalWijndal has had a tough game up against Corona, and he earns himself a yellow card for tripping the winger just as he'd shimmied past him once more.
- 55'Yellow Card0 - Héctor HerreraRodriguez is booked for a cynical trip on Wijndal to prevent a counter-attack.
Match Info
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