A frustrated Mexican team failed to connect on several nice chances in a scoreless first half of Wednesday’s exhibition with New Zealand before a soldout crowd at the Rose Bowl.Playing for the first time this year with lots of of its European-based stars, the Mexicans had trouble getting on the same page against outmanned New Zealand, who was missing five of its best players.
As a result, the All Whites frequently dropped as lots of as four players back on defense, crowding the area around its objective. mexico vs new zealand Nevertheless Mexico had several nice scoring opportunties.
About halfway in to the half a wide-open Cuauhtemoc Blanco was unable to control a pass outside the six-yard box while Jonathan Dos Santos sent a blistering shot off the crossbar in the 28th minute. Three minutes later, a Mexican forward came in offside, blowing another nice opportunity & then Dos Santos sent another shot wide with less than a minute left in regulation
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