Matches

07/08/2012 - Weather

Mexico Japan

3:1

3:1 (1:1)

Yuki OTSU (12')

Match 29 - Semi-finals

London
Wembley Stadium

Referee: Gianluca ROCCHI (ITA)

Summary

Mexico comeback keeps dream alive

After going a goal down against Japan at Wembley, Mexico rallied to run-out 3-1 winners to ensure at least a silver medal at the 2012 Olympic Football Tournament. More »

Line-up

MEX

JPN

1 Jose CORONA (GK)(C) $.img{src:'/s/195231.png'} MEX1 Jose CORONA	1 (GK) Shuichi GONDA $.img{src:'/s/321734.png'} JPN1 Shuichi GONDA
2 Israel JIMENEZ $.img{src:'/s/356728.png'} MEX2 Israel JIMENEZ	2 Yuhei TOKUNAGA $.img{src:'/s/198118.png'} JPN2 Yuhei TOKUNAGA
3 Carlos SALCIDO $.img{src:'/s/218253.png'} MEX3 Carlos SALCIDO	3 (-83' ) Takahiro OHGIHARA $.img{src:'/s/351704.png'} JPN3 Takahiro OHGIHARA
4 Hiram MIER $.img{src:'/s/345114.png'} MEX4 Hiram MIER	4 Hiroki SAKAI $.img{src:'/s/350003.png'} JPN4 Hiroki SAKAI
5 Darvin CHAVEZ $.img{src:'/s/349820.png'} MEX5 Darvin CHAVEZ	5 (C) Maya YOSHIDA $.img{src:'/s/271253.png'} JPN5 Maya YOSHIDA
8 Marco FABIAN $.img{src:'/s/319311.png'} MEX8 Marco FABIAN	7 Yuki OTSU $.img{src:'/s/356265.png'} JPN7 Yuki OTSU
9 Oribe PERALTA $.img{src:'/s/227851.png'} MEX9 Oribe PERALTA	10 (-71' ) Keigo HIGASHI $.img{src:'/s/356261.png'} JPN10 Keigo HIGASHI
10 Giovani DOS SANTOS $.img{src:'/s/234551.png'} MEX10 Giovani DOS SANTOS (-46'HT )	11 Kensuke NAGAI $.img{src:'/s/321739.png'} JPN11 Kensuke NAGAI
11 Javier AQUINO $.img{src:'/s/350124.png'} MEX11 Javier AQUINO (-90' )	13 Daisuke SUZUKI $.img{src:'/s/275130.png'} JPN13 Daisuke SUZUKI
13 Diego REYES $.img{src:'/s/308082.png'} MEX13 Diego REYES	16 Hotaru YAMAGUCHI $.img{src:'/s/356466.png'} JPN16 Hotaru YAMAGUCHI
14 Jorge ENRIQUEZ $.img{src:'/s/336711.png'} MEX14 Jorge ENRIQUEZ	17 (-77' ) Hiroshi KIYOTAKE $.img{src:'/s/347716.png'} JPN17 Hiroshi KIYOTAKE

Substitute(s)

6 Hector HERRERA $.img{src:'/s/329092.png'} MEX6 Hector HERRERA	6 Taisuke MURAMATSU $.img{src:'/s/321735.png'} JPN6 Taisuke MURAMATSU
7 Javier CORTES $.img{src:'/s/356734.png'} MEX7 Javier CORTES (+90')	8 Kazuya YAMAMURA $.img{src:'/s/321738.png'} JPN8 Kazuya YAMAMURA
12 Raul JIMENEZ $.img{src:'/s/356731.png'} MEX12 Raul JIMENEZ (+46'HT)	9 (+71') Kenyu SUGIMOTO $.img{src:'/s/307721.png'} JPN9 Kenyu SUGIMOTO
15 Nestor VIDRIO $.img{src:'/s/356735.png'} MEX15 Nestor VIDRIO	12 Gotoku SAKAI $.img{src:'/s/321736.png'} JPN12 Gotoku SAKAI
16 Miguel PONCE $.img{src:'/s/350129.png'} MEX16 Miguel PONCE	14 (+77') Takashi USAMI $.img{src:'/s/307739.png'} JPN14 Takashi USAMI
17 Nestor ARAUJO $.img{src:'/s/336707.png'} MEX17 Nestor ARAUJO	15 (+83') Manabu SAITO $.img{src:'/s/275112.png'} JPN15 Manabu SAITO
18 Jose RODRIGUEZ $.img{src:'/s/336727.png'} MEX18 Jose RODRIGUEZ	18 Shunsuke ANDO $.img{src:'/s/356371.png'} JPN18 Shunsuke ANDO

Coaches

Luis Fernando TENA (MEX)

(JPN) Takashi SEKIZUKA

Officials

Referee: Gianluca ROCCHI (ITA)Assistant Referee 1: Elenito DI LIBERATORE (ITA)Assistant Referee 2: Gianluca CARIOLATO (ITA)Fourth official: Bakary GASSAMA (GAM)Fifth official: Jason DAMOO (SEY)