Midfielder Orbelín Pineda scored a primary half game-winner for Mexico in a 1-0 pleasant victory over Turkey forward of the Concacaf aspect’s summer time run within the 2025 Gold Cup.
Performed at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the exhibition kicked off with loads of attacking strain from Turkey’s beginning XI that amassed 12 photographs inside the preliminary 45 minutes.
In response, Mexico regularly elevated its personal attacking momentum, ultimately incomes a few harmful alternatives earlier than the tip of the primary half.
By the forty fifth minute, Pineda then made his mark after recovering a deflected contact from ahead Julián Quiñones within the 18-yard field, thereby setting the AEK Athens participant as much as discover the again of the web and open up the scoresheet.
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Following the halftime break and with the introduction of substitutes corresponding to Erik Lira, César Huerta, and Roberto Alvarado, Mexico appeared extra assured going ahead in Turkey’s finish of the pitch.
Huerta, who was particularly vigorous in his cameo look, practically doubled the lead after hitting the woodwork throughout the sixty fifth minute.
Regardless of late strain from Turkey for an equalizer, the UEFA aspect was unable to get a shot previous Mexico goalkeeper Luis Malagón, who secured a shutout in a 1-0 outcome that was cemented by the ultimate whistle.
With the win in hand, Mexico will now journey to Los Angeles for his or her Gold Cup opener vs. the Dominican Republic on June 14. Led by supervisor Javier Aguirre, El Tri are looking for back-to-back Gold Cup trophies after securing 2023’s title.
Turkey will head again to Europe, the place they’re going to put together over the summer time for an upcoming World Cup qualifier in opposition to Georgia on Sept. 4.
