Japan – Mexico 1:2 (end)
final
Japan
1:2 (0:0)
Mexico
Saturday 22.06.2013, 21:00 • Confederations Cup
     
    Japan didn't play bad at all this tournament, but being in the group with Italy and Brazil wasn't an easy task. In this game was Mexico better and got a deserved win. (22:53:38)
     
    Possesion – 46:54.
    Shots – 5:13.
    Shots on goal – 3:9.
     
    Game over.
     
    90+4
    Ochoa sees yellow card for holding up the game.
     
    90+2
    Rebound for Hernandez, who hit the post!
     
    90+2
    The save of the day by Kawashima stopped Hernandez's hattrick!
     
    90+1
    Penalty shot for Mexico!
     
    90
    Five more minutes to go, Japan has plenty of time.
     
    89
    Last change of the game. Jimenez ends and Aquino will finish the game.
     
    88
    Japan goes very offensive now and it is trying to tie this game.
     
    86
    Goal for Japan!
    Well deserved goal for Japan! KENGO NAKAMURA got ball in front of the empty net and had no problem to score!
     
    83
    Mexico tries counterattacking, but can't get a shot on the net.
     
    80
    Kagawa's shot was blocked by Moreno.
     
    78
    On the other side is Dos Santos replaced by Berrera.
     
    77
    Last substitution of Japan. Nagamoto can't continue after all and Nakamura goes in.
     
    75
    Nagamoto was injured, but he can continue in the game now.
     
    73
    Japan wants to score, but Mexico's defense works well.
     
    71
    Mexico substitution, Salcido comes in instead of Guardado.
     
    68
    Both sides can't start a good combination now.
     
    66
    Goal for Mexico!
    Finally a corner kick right on the head of JAVIER HERNANDEZ who scores for the second time.
    Commentary by

    Jakub Šperk

    Goals & lineups
    Goals: 86. Nakamura – 54. Hernandez, 66. Hernandez

    Cards:   37. Sakai (JPN) – 90+4. Ochoa (MEX)

    Japan: Kawashima – Nagatomo (77. Nakamura), Konno, Kurihara, Sakai (58. Uchida) – Endo, Hosogai – Okazaki, Honda, Kagawa – Maeda (65. Yoshida)
    Mexico: Ochoa – Mier, Reyes, Moreno, Torres Nilo – Dos Santos (78. Berrera), Torrado, Zavala, Guardado (71. Salcido) – Jimenez, Hernandez
    Referees: Felix Brych