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118' Mexico ping the ball around faster and Lozano swings one in and Moreno puts it wide for five yards! THE MEXICANS DEMAND VAR FOR THE PRESSURE PEPE PUT ON MORENO, BUT IT'S A DECENT CALL FROM THE REF!
117' OH MY!!!! HERRERA SMACKS IT LOW AND HARD BUT THE EXCELLENT RUI PATRICIO GETS A SUPERB SAVE IN! THAT IS BRILLIANT ALL ROUND... Portugal somehow scramble it clear!
111' RED CARD JIMENEZ! IT'S TEN A-SIDE NOW! The striker goes in Eric-Cantona-at-Selhurst-Park style on his good mate Eliseu and that's a straightforward yellow. Being his second, that's that for Raul Jimenez
110' The Mexican support are trying to whip their team into some sort of last gasp action (including that guy who popped out for a cigarette in Mexico City I assume)... but it's Quaresma who's doing the running. He runs at Reyes, cuts inm and smashes a shot straight off Arauju onto the roof of the net (on the outside)
109' Quaresma's corner isn't too pretty and Mexico come forward - Lozano licking his lips at the prospect of running at Martins - but the winger turned fullback does well to hold his ground and Mexico rebuild from the back.
105' Mexico win a freekick in a dangerous-ish position but Herrera's underwhelming delivery is headed well clear by the goalscorer Adrien Silva. Quaresma goes on rampaging counter and let's fly - but Ochoa does well to save it with his ;egs
That was his first goal for the senior team and what a time to get it at, he coolly sent Ochoa the other way and placed into the far corner. Great penalty, Finally.
Quaresma swung one in with venom and Martins controlled int superly. He tried to jink it over Layun - whose arms got in the way of it going over him - and well, that's as clear as a penalty as you will see
100' OOO IT'S GETTING FEISTY!!! A couple of loose tackles from Adrien Silva and dos Santos set things off but the Persian referee gets it all smoothly under control right pronto.
98' Yellow for Hector Moreno as he bullies over Andre Silva - fairly dangerous position, Cristiano Ronaldo territory, but with the big man not in attendance, it will be Elisue who steps up...
THAT WAS AN ABSOLUTE BELTER OF A GAME AS BOTH TEAMS TRADED BLOWS TOE-TO-TOE!
This is a superb exhibition for international football, and what a way to win 3rd place in the FIFA Confederations Cup.
Congratulations to Portugal, commiserations to the fighting Mexico... this is Anirudh Menon signing out
Toodle-ooo!