Mexico overcomes 2-goal deficit, reaches CONCACAF Nations League
semifinals with US, Canada, Panama
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[November 20, 2024]
Mexico overcame a two-goal, first-leg deficit and reached the
CONCACAF Nations League semifinals with a 4-0 win over Honduras at
Toluca on Tuesday night behind two goals from Henry Martín and one each
from Raúl Jiménez and Jorge Sánchez. |
Mexico's Jorge Sánchez celebrates scoring his side's 3rd goal against
Honduras during a CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinals second leg
soccer match at Nemesio Díez stadium in Toluca, Mexico, Tuesday, Nov.
19, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) |
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With the 4-2 aggregate victory in the
quarterfinal, Mexico advanced to play Canada on March 20 at
Inglewood, California. The three-time defending champion United
States faces Panama in the first game of the semifinals
doubleheader.
At Toronto, Jonathan David got his record 31st goal for Canada
and Jacob Shaffelburg scored twice in a 3-0 win over Suriname
for a 4-0 aggregate victory.
With Mexico coming off a 2-0 loss in the first leg on Friday at
San Pedro Sula, Jiménez started the comeback in the 42nd minute
when he scored from Jesús Orozco's cross for his 35th
international goal.
Martín tied the aggregate in the 72nd after Jiménez headed
Alexis Vega's corner kick across the goal mouth. Sánchez scored
in the 85th, chesting Vega's cross and putting a right-foot shot
over goalkeeper Edrick Menjivar from 7 yards.
Martín converted a penalty kick in the seventh minute of
second-half stoppage time for his 11th international goal after
Kervin Arriaga was called for tripping Martín near the top of
the penalty area by Canadian referee Drew Fischer.
In Canada, David put the hosts ahead in the 23rd minute after an
attempted clearance following a corner kick rebounded to him off
Shaffelburg. With his fourth goal in six games, David moved past
Cyle Latin for Canada's career scoring lead.
Shaffelburg beat goalkeeper Etienne Vaessen to a long ball from
Moïse Bombito in the 30th, rounded the keeper and scored into an
empty net. Shaffelburg scored from a Larin cross in the 67th
minute, his sixth international goal.
Larin hit a post in the 80th minute, prompting a premature
in-stadium fireworks celebration and Larin to fall over in
disbelief.
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