The Mexican national team defeated
El Salvador 2-0
Tuesday at the TSM Corona stadium,
Torreon
to finish the group stage of
CONCACAF
World Cup qualifying. The victory gave
Mexico the perfect pass
with 18 points. However, the loss ended
El Salvador’s World Cup dreams.
Club Santos Laguna player Oribe Peralta and Manchester
United star Javier “chicharito” Hernandez put El Tri on the board.
The first half was a high
energy game
between the two squads.
Mexico
began attacking with their first opportunity to get on the board coming in the
second minute of play. Similar to what happened in
Houston, the ball did not want to enter the
net.
A few minutes later, Dennis Alas of
El Salvador had
the closest shot with no success for the visitors. In the 20th minute the
Central American team earned three corner kicks in a row but could not get past
the
Mexican defense.
While El Tri was very active on the attack, the game
remained scoreless after 45 minutes of play.
The second half began with the same intensity. El Salvador was
aware that they needed the victory to advance into the next round. Yet Mexico wanted
to maintain their perfect pace.
In the 85th minute Chicharito appeared for Mexico. The
talented striker received a pass from Elias Hernandez. On first touch CH14
pushed the ball into the net for the final 2-0.
Mexico
qualified to the final hexagonal with a perfect pass, six victories in six
attempts. Joining them is Costa
Rica from group B. The U.S.A. and Jamaica
advanced from group A. Honduras and Panama advanced from group C. The
final hexagonal begins in March 2013.
