The crowd of 42,350 saw a physical match on Wednesday between the chapines and tricolores with six yellow cards (GUA-4, MEX-2) and five red cards (GUA-3, MEX-2) issued by the Referee Ricardo Salazar of the USA.
Rigoberto Gómez opened the scoring for Guatemala in the fifth minute, but Mexico struck back with two quick goals from Carlos Vela (30th) and Cesar Villaluz (31st). Marvin ávila scored in the 64th and 73rd minute for the chapines who end a 16-game winless streak against the tricolores.
The last victory by Guatemala over Mexico came on 2 December 1969 during the CONCACAF Campeonato de Naciones (Nations Cup) in San José, Costa Rica, where the chapines won 1:0.
Friendly
17.10.2007: Los Angeles, California USA; Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (A: 42350)
MEXICO - GUATEMALA 2:3 (2:1)
Carlos VELA 30'; Cesar VILLALUZ 31' - Rigoberto GOMEZ 5'; Marvin áVILA 64', 73'
MEX: Guillermo Ochoa - Jonny Magallón (46: Julio Cesar Domínguez), Carlos Salcido, Omar Esparza (80: Omar Arellano), Héctor Moreno (76: Edgar Castillo), Patricio Araujo (87: Jorge Hernández), Cesar Villaluz, Gonzalo Pineda, Carlos Vela (46: Ismael Valadez), Giovani Dos Santos (46: Pablo Barrera), Andrés Guardado. Booked: Esparza 21', Barrera 89', Sent offs: Villaluz 51', Pineda 59'
TD: Hugo SANCHEZ
GUA: Paulo Cesar Motta - Leonel Noriega, Pablo Sebastián Melgar, Yoni Flores, Gustavo Cabrera, Claudio Alvizuris, Marvin ávila, Néstor Martínez, Rigoberto Gómez, Carlos Quiñónez (37: Mario Rodríguez), Carlos Ruiz. Booked: Cabrera 24', Noriega 33', Ruiz 42', Rodriguez 48', Sent offs: Ruiz 51', TD-Gómez 59', Noriega 83'
TD: Hernán Darío GOMEZ
R: Ricardo SALAZAR (USA)
Photos from femexfut.org.mx
