Thanks to goals in the first half from Ismael Govea and Jairo Torres, “El Tri” secured a 2-0 win over Bahrain in their Maurice Revello Tournament 2019 opener. The runners-up of the last year’s edition are joint leaders of the group as Ireland earned a 4-1 win over China earlier.
Crédits photo : Magali Ruffato
HIGHLIGHTS
GAME DETAILS
Mexico - Bahrain : 2-0
Maurice Revello Tournament 2019 – Matchday 1 – Group C
Stade de Lattre - Aubagne
Goals : Govea (5’) and Torres (10’) for Mexico
Yellow Cards : Hardan, Ahmedi, Bughammar for Bahrain ; Arteaga and Torres for Mexico
Mexico : Hernández – Arteaga (Calderón, 81'), Angulo, Govea, Mozo – Aguirre, Córdova (Beltrán, 63'), Esquivel, Torres - Yrizar (Medina, 75'), Godinez (Eduardo Aguirre, 63')
Coach : Jaime Lozano
Bahrain : Shabaan – Alkhayyat, Bughammar, Mohamed, Hasan – Hardan (Madan, 78'), Alsalama (Alasfoor, 46’), Ahmedi, Mahroon, Sanad (Alshirah, 69’)– Mohsen (Alsherooqi, 46’)
Coach : Samir Chammam
Referees : M. Aghayev (AZE) assisted by M. Zeylanov (AZE) and M. Amirali (AZE)