Sunday June 9th, 2002
 Mexico vs  Ecuador in Miyagi
(2:1)
Ecuador started the game positively.
0:1
Agustin Delgado headed Ecuador into the lead in the fifth minute, from a De La Cruz
cross, to put every team in Group G on three points - for the moment.
Blanco tried to put Jared Borgetti through for the equaliser five
minutes later; Mexico desperate to go into the Italian game with at least four points on
the table.
It was still too early for Ecuador to think about holding onto their
narrow lead and they too pushed up to try and extend their advantage on the counter.
1:1
Ram�n Morales, on the left, crossed into Jared Borgetti, who side-footed a slight volley
home for Mexico's equaliser - 28 mins.
Mexico continued to look as though they wanted the second goal more
than Ecuador but they went in even at half-time.
Half-time: Mexico 1 - Ecuador 1
Mexico continued to have more possession at the start of the
second-half although they were taking their time with their build-up.
2:1
With plenty of space in midfield, Guerron tried to feed the ball through to Blanco.....
but with three men marking him closely, Blanco returned the ball back to Raul Guerron.....
who drove the ball hard and low past Jos� Cevallos.
Once in the lead, Mexico started to look more confident going forward
as Jared Borgetti clipped the post after another attractive build-up, twenty minutes
before the final whistle.
Luis Hern�ndez, a big hit at France 98, was given a chance to try and increase Mexico's
lead when he came on for goalscorer Borgetti in the 77th minute..... but then Mexico had
to defend as Ecuador looked for the equaliser.
With most of the Mexican team defending their lead in the closing
minutes Ecuador had trouble getting a clear attempt on goal and saw their half-chances
drift wide or hooked away from danger.
Ecuador managed to score their first goal in a World Cup finals but
have still to earn a point as this win puts Mexico three points ahead of Italy.
After two games each, nothing is mathematically decided in Group G.
Final Score:
Mexico 2 -
Ecuador 1
Man of the Match:
Ramon Morales - His attacking run and pinpoint cross made Borgetti's equaliser a
formality.
 Yellow Cards:
Ivan Kaviedes (15 mins)
José Cevallos (26 mins)
Raul Guerron (49 mins)
Carlos Tenorio (61 mins)
Gerardo Torrado (65 mins)
Agustin Delgado (88 mins)
The Teams
Mexico:
1 Oscar P�rez; 16 Salvador Carmona, 7 Ramon Morales, 5 Manuel Vidrio; 11 Braulio Luna, 4
Rafael Marquez, 18 Johan Rodriguez (19 Gabriel Caballero - 87 mins), 6 Gerardo Torrado;
21 Jesus Arellano, 10 Cuauth�moc Blanco (13 Sigifredo Mercado - 93 mins), 9 Jared
Borgetti (15 Luis Hern�ndez - 77 mins).
Ecuador:
1 José Cevallos; 4 Ulises De La Cruz, 6 Raul Guerron, 3 Ivan Hurtado, 2 Augusto Poroso;
16 Cl�ber Chal�, 19 Edmundo Mendez, 5 Alfonso Obregon (10 Alex Aguinaga - 58 mins), 20
Edwin Tenorio (15 Marlon Ayov� - 35 mins); 11 Agustin Delgado, 9 Ivan Kaviedes (18
Carlos Tenorio - 53 mins).
Referee: Mourad Daami 
In Korea
Group A
 Denmark,  France,  Senegal,  Uruguay.
Group B
 Paraguay,  Slovenia,  Spain, 
South Africa.
Group C
 Brazil,  China,  Costa Rica,  Turkey.
Group D
 Poland,  Portugal, 
South Korea,  United States.
Korea First Round Matches.
In Japan
Group E
 Cameroon,  Germany,  Republic of Ireland, 
Saudi Arabia.
Group F
 Argentina,  England,  Nigeria,  Sweden.
Group G
 Croatia, Ecuador,  Italy, Mexico.
Group H
 Belgium,  Japan,  Russia, Tunisia.
Japan First Round Matches.
2002 World Cup Finals - Knockout Stage.
Group Tables - Leading Goalscorers.
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