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Monday 19 June 2017
Portugal and Mexico draw 2-2 in Confederations Cup

By TALES AZZONI ed, we had the game al-
AP Sports Writer most won,” said Ronaldo,
KAZAN, Russia (AP) — Title who was voted the man
contenders Portugal and of the match. “But we are
Mexico fought out an en- not worried, there are two
tertaining 2-2 draw in the games left, we still have
Confederations Cup on chances. There is no rea-
Sunday, with each team son to be concerned, we
scoring in the last five min- have to think about the
utes. next match.”
Portugal looked set for The result left European
a late win when Cedric champion Portugal and
Soares scored with a de- Gold Cup winner Mexico
flected shot in the 86th trailing host Russia in Group
minute, but Hector Moreno A. Russia opened the tour-
equalized for Mexico with nament with a 2-0 win over
a header in stoppage time. New Zealand on Saturday.
Cristiano Ronaldo, coming Soares’ goal had to be
off a tumultuous week off confirmed by video review
the field, had set up Ricar- but it eventually stood. Por-
do Quaresma’s opening tugal had a first-half goal
goal for Portugal, and Javi- by Nani disallowed after
er “Chicharito” Hernandez a video review, when the Mexico’s Hector Moreno, 3rd from right, scores his side’s second goal during the Confederations
Cup, Group A soccer match between Portugal and Mexico, at the Kazan Arena, Russia, Sunday,
hit Mexico’s equalizer just game was still scoreless. June 18, 2017.
before halftime. “In the end it was a well- (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
“It’s not the result we want- deserved result after how
we played today,” Mexico the counterattack in front
coach Juan Carlos Oso- of 34,372 fans at the Kazan
rio said. “We faced the Arena.
European champions, a Portugal coach Fernando
team that plays at a very Santos said it was not the
high level, and we played performance he expected
equal to them. It was a from his team.
great result for Mexican “We know we didn’t play
football.”Mexico controlled well,” he said. “Mexico was
possession and spent more better, more aggressive.
time in Portugal’s area, but We played without confi-
the Euro 2016 champions dence, couldn’t connect
were a constant threat on two or three passes. q

Chile beats Cameroon 2-0 as

video reviews draw dispute

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH then sent for video review
AP Sports Writer — the key piece of new
MOSCOW (AP) — Arturo Vi- technology being debuted
dal brushed off a hotly dis- by FIFA at the Confedera-
puted video review to give tions Cup.
Chile a 2-0 win over Cam- Players milled about in con-
eroon in the Confedera- fusion, some briefly appear-
tions Cup on Sunday. ing to think the referee had
Vidal’s 81st-minute header blown for half-time, and
after a pass from substitute Chile’s many traveling fans
Alexis Sanchez gave the struggled to understand
South American champion what was going on.
a Group B win which was The review found Vargas
anything but routine, be-
fore another goal was de- offside by a matter of inch-
cided by video review. es, enraging him and Vi-
The Chileans had thought dal, who angrily petitioned
they’d taken the lead in Skomina when he blew for
first-half stoppage time half time.
when Eduardo Vargas slot- After Vidal put Chile ahead
ted the ball past Fabrice in the 80th, Vargas scored
Ondoa after a pass from Chile’s second — but only
Vidal. after another review.
Referee Damir Skomina Sanchez charged through
awarded the goal and the Chilean defense, but
Chile’s players started an saw his shot saved by On-
elaborate goal celebra- doa, only for Vargas to
tion, but the decision was score the rebound. q