The "Cielito Lindo" still sung in Brazil 2014 Tricolor romance with the fans too. Mexico achieved qualification to the knockout stages of the World Cup by winning convincingly 3-1 to Croatia in the Pernambuco Arena. The Mexican team finished the group stage with seven points from a possible nine, securing second place in Group A and now face the current runner-up forces against Holland in Fortaleza, on Sunday.
Began with nerves and some uncertainty, but Mexico was gaining ground and confidence.
The football was generous with the approach of coach Miguel Herrera, brave front even when the Tricolor was enough to settle for a draw in the second round. Goals from Rafael Marquez, Andres Guardado and Chicharito a round shaped night.
Input, teams do not want to risk. Mexico stood safely disarmed and talented Modric, Rakitic and Mandzukic.
Mexicans do not narrowed in no time. Guardado put the urgent character plays, getting strong leg, asking for the ball and even making words with the Croatian captain Darijo Srna.
In the first part the highlight was a shot outside the box generated Hector Herrera, who hit the bar from Pletikosa. The Porto player was confirmed as the most productive of the Mexican midfield. Serves defensive tasks, think before you go on the attack and their movements and passes have become poison to their rivals. But Herrera and Tricolor had overcome whistling decisions Uzbek Ravshan Irmatov, who did not score a lick of Daniel Pranjic outside the area and then by red cardboard forgive Rafael Marquez for a late arrival against Perisic, and it was only booked.
In the second chapter of the battle, Irmatov continued in that vein. The referee signaled a very clear hand Srna, who saved a shot saved with both hands.
Of those miscues the judge Mexico, precisely the figure of Rafael Marquez forgiven opened the scoring after 71 minutes, following a corner kick taken by Hector Herrera rose. The four-time World Cup captain headed in and made the first account of the Tricolor. At 35, Marquez scored in his third World Cup.
At that time, Mexico and controlled spaces and ball. After the goal Marquez also Croats came down, as three minutes later good work down the right wing decreed the collapse of Europeans. After a counter patient waited Oribe Peralta Guardado, who first intended to control the ball nets to blow the second goal in the cry of Cielito Lindo Recife.
But the gloom of Croatia does not end there, because at 81 ', in a corner, the freshman Javier Hernandez would score, taking a swift movement and Marquez had combed the ball, leaving him alone with the frame of a shot Pletikosa.
Towards the end, Croatia showed a little pride with discount Ivan Perisic, his best man, which represented the first goal against both louse to the table in this World Cup just Herrera.
The Mexican coach, who came to rescue the tie, the Tricolor is now in the second round after beating Cameroon and Croatia and a scare hit Brazil in Fortaleza. Last night in Recife, finished drenched and disheveled, and welcomed warmly goals, with heart in hand, shot down one of the celebrations for Paul Aguilar. "I'm going for more," Herrera said at the end. Now follow the Netherlands.
The captain stands union group
The key to Mexico has made his move to the second round of the World Cup Brazil 2014, which has shown a solid football, there is the union across the group, which had not touched him see defender Rafael Márquez.
"Not really (this conjunction had in previous World) From the beginning both managers and coaches have shown a very important unit on and off the court," said the captain of the Tricolor.
Also considered that this union is what "gives you the strength that the group, we all get along very well; both coaches as managers have joined us, and vice versa. "
He commented that this situation has generated "joy to work with and aware that we have set goals and projects that go step by step getting".
He stressed that the mentality that has instilled coach Miguel Herrera has been crucial, as 23 players and managers have been outfitted pair make history.
"I think from the beginning this was with Miguel important things we have proposed. I think the important phrase of the group is to make history, we go step by step with humility. "
He said that beyond that there is uniformity in the group of players, for him, as captain, has been helping him simple fractures do not occur.
"It was very easy, because we all have the mentality to make history, strive, help the partner; and on the court is very easy to talk with colleagues, "he said. "With Michael, it does pretty well, it makes it easier, is a joint effort that we all put on this kind of results," established.
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