Portugal defeated team Mexico in the match for third place at the confederations Cup in 2017. About it the correspondent “Tapes.ru”.
The meeting was held Sunday, July 2, in Moscow. The main time ended in a draw 1:1. On 16 minutes, goalkeeper of Mexico Guillermo Ochoa parried a penalty, which was appointed by the judge after watching the video replay. The Mexicans took the lead thanks to an own goal Neto (55-I minute). On the 91st minute, the Portuguese defender Pepe equalized.
At 105 minutes, the Portuguese striker Andre Silva converted the spot-kick, proved decisive. The team finished the match in the parent compounds: in the 106th minute for a second yellow card was removed defender of the Portuguese Nelson Semed, at the 112th — Portugal forward Raul Jimenez.
In the semifinals of the national team of Mexico lost to team Germany with the score 1:4. The Portuguese lost on penalties Chileans (0:3). For the first time this meeting ended with the score 0:0.
The final of the tournament will be held July 2 in St. Petersburg, the trophy will compete in teams of Germany and Chile. Beginning of the meeting scheduled for 21:00, “Tape.ru” will hold the text online broadcast of the match.