One of the things that I have always liked about African teams in these youth tournaments is that they are ready, willing and quite able to shoot from anywhere in their opponents' defensive third of the field. I hope Zambia wins their final group phase match. I missed Mexico Portugal.....what channel are these games beig broadcast on, please? (If they are at all) I saw Galavision had the Mexico-Portugal game listed, but, in the past, I have been able to watch these youth tournaments (U-17 and U-20) at will on one Spanish channel or another. Now that the games are being hosted in North america it's like I couldnt' PAY to get the games broadcast with some kind of frequency.
Mexico v POrtugal was on Galavision. Mexico won 2-1, but Portugal was probably the better team over 90 minutes in terms of possession and chances. Mexico's keeper did well on a few occasions. Mexico led the only stat tha matters. Good game. Mexico through to the quarters.
um there is no way u coudl be talkign bout the same game. mexico was de better team. they had jus as much chances as portugal and in they last third they passed better and were more decisive with sharper passes and ball possesion. ah sure is liek yuh liek portugal.
i Honeslty lost respect for them in de first game when i reliased that thier under 20 diving just as much as thier natioanl team. Mexcio yougnster get ah yellow for diving also..althougyh it looked like thier was contact ond e replay. But he eh complainbout his yellow.
Any rate the better team won. When saw portugal first game i told jumbei that they eh making far cause thier defence not all dat. Cause gambia created soem clear cut chances. just didnt finish them. so said so done. any how..is your opnion but....steups eh shouldnt listen to what dem commentators saying.....eh...half dey time dey does tlka ah set a h drivel..even in italian
The excitement and energy in the atmosphere for the Mex/Por game was palpable.
For me, this was the best match of the tournament. I missed the penalty shot by Mexico's Dos Santos at the beginning of the 1st half because de line for the mens washroom was too long (too many men drinking too much beer). But from a few comments I overhead, the penalty call was questionable. That goal changed the entire momentum of the game, which until then, was a even match between the teams.
Giovanni Dos Santos was the man of the match in my opinion (even though the keeper was called upon a couple of times) 18 years and he is under contract to Barcelona - watch for him in the years to come.
Mexico's second goal was a nice and Portugal free kick goal was a bullet to the middle right side fo the goal - De keeper did not have a chance. He is the one that kept Mexico in the game with a couple of good saves. Other that Mexico's second goal, Portugal's keeper was not challenged.
Nice game all around.
