00:00Cup finals, as Belgium made three changes from the team which forced a stalemate against
00:04Holland.
00:05Eric de Flandre and Gordant Vidovic came into the defence.
00:08Mexico called Claudio Suarez and Francisco Palencia into their starting line-up.
00:14Watching this one for us were Chris Waddell and John Motson.
00:23Absolutely sweltering, as I'm told it is, more or less across France today.
00:29Ordeal is to Palencia and Hernandez is in the centre and so is Blanco here.
00:35It's a good cross, stretch the Belgians.
00:37Garcia Aspe hooks it back on, Blanco.
00:41And Garcia Aspe again made room and got the corner.
00:53Ramirez to take with his left foot.
00:59Well, number three got it, against the crossbar.
01:02And it was Hernandez from the rebound and it was scrambled off the line, I think, by Boffin.
01:07That was an excellent corner in by Ramirez.
01:09Ramirez, a lot of pace on the ball.
01:11Great run by Sanchez.
01:13Comes back off the bar.
01:15De Vilna's well beaten.
01:16And Fortier Hernandez didn't get his head on it.
01:18And it was a good clearance by Danny Boffin on the lane.
01:22Sanchez's first header.
01:23It was a chance.
01:24Oh, it was handball, I think, there by Hernandez.
01:26So I don't think that goal should have stood if it had gone in.
01:31Boffin, who cleared off the line at the other end.
01:33And now a touch by Wilmot and Oliveira.
01:35And Wilmot.
01:36And Wilmot.
01:37Oh, good save.
01:38Campos, can he get there?
01:39It's gone out.
01:40The flag's up anyway.
01:46Well, it was a good move.
01:47Lovely flick by Wilmot.
01:49Gets it back off Oliveira.
01:51Good strike with the left foot.
01:52And it's an excellent save through a lot of crowded bodies here.
01:55Campos does very well.
01:56And the flag goes up for Oliveira being offside.
02:03Forward by Garcia Aspe.
02:06And that is searching out Hernandez.
02:09And he's got away from Borkleman.
02:11And he's got Palencia in the middle.
02:12And Ordeal is arriving here.
02:15That's his cross.
02:16Oh, it scraped the bar.
02:17It's back with Hernandez.
02:19And there's a chance for Palencia.
02:21Oh, Belgium are all over the place.
02:23Ordeal is meant that as a cross, but it deceived de Wilder and clipped the crossbar.
02:29Nilles meantime for Belgium.
02:31And they're giving it away, the Europeans.
02:33That's a through offside.
02:34Offside Blanco.
02:35I'm not sure he was.
02:38That was a very tight decision, huh, John?
02:40He has the uppercut by Ordealers.
02:42He has tried to cross it.
02:44It's at the outside of his boot.
02:45Again, they've hit the bar.
02:47That's his second time.
02:49Bright start by Mexico.
02:53This is Palencia.
02:55This is Pardo.
02:56And they've got Ordealers in the centre.
02:58And Blanco.
02:59Pardo's cross.
03:00Ordealers.
03:02And Pardo's cross again.
03:03And Vidovic stretching to clear for Belgium.
03:08Well, John, that was terrible defending by Borkleman.
03:10He's never looked where his defence is.
03:12He's stepped up on his own.
03:14But a late challenge there coming in by Pardo of Mexico.
03:19And that's going to be a card.
03:21And the red is out.
03:22The red is out by Hugh Dallas.
03:24The Scottish referee has sent Pardo off after 28 minutes.
03:29And the Mexicans can't believe it.
03:30They're running up to the referee.
03:32And Pardo is mystified.
03:36It was Borkleman who he put down.
03:40Well, it's that illegal tackle again, isn't it?
03:42Either from behind or from the side.
03:44Which is deemed to be dangerous to an opponent.
03:46And Borkleman was the man who suffered.
03:48And Mexico have been reduced to 10 men with less than half an hour gone here in Bordeaux.
03:59Deflection on the cross.
04:01Two deflections on the cross.
04:02A corner.
04:04They're looking very tired now, the Mexicans.
04:06And I'm sure the coach at half-time will have a few words to say to Oliveira, Millis and Wilmot.
04:12Because they haven't really contributed as much in this half.
04:14And really, they should be doing a lot more.
04:18Wilmot's!
04:20Goal for Belgium!
04:23Mark Wilmot's came in at the far post.
04:26And the Mexicans really stood and watched.
04:29And the team with the one-man advantage have taken the lead two minutes before half-time.
04:35From a simple enough corner.
04:40And there weren't that many Belgians in the penalty area for Mexico to mark.
04:44But as Oliveira swung it across, it seems to go in off the chest of Wilmot's.
04:48But there's a lot of pace on the corner by Oliveira.
04:52And Wilmot's, as we said, is big.
04:54It's just come off him.
04:55It's gone through the goalkeeper's legs.
04:57The marking in the box was shocking.
05:10It's well collected.
05:12And it's Wilmot's again here.
05:14The man who scored in the first half.
05:16Wilmot's!
05:16Oh, and again in the second half.
05:192-0 Belgium.
05:25Wilmot's again.
05:28And surely now, that's going to be too much for the ten men of Mexico.
05:34As the fans and the coaches celebrate.
05:36Campos beaten again.
05:41And it's becoming quite a day for Wilmot's.
05:43The ball played inside to him here.
05:46And he couldn't really trip in the defender, could he?
05:48And Wilmot shook off the second man and steered the shot past Campos.
05:52Yes, he's very strong.
05:55Goes through Suarez.
05:56Comes out with the ball.
05:57Little bit of good fortune.
05:58But the finish is very good.
06:00Kep low.
06:01Into the corner.
06:03I can't see Mexico coming back from this.
06:09And on again for Nilles.
06:11They're really stretching Mexico now.
06:15Crossed by Nilles.
06:16This is Verhaen.
06:17This is Oliveira.
06:19It's Van der Elst.
06:24Well, Frankie Van der Elst has played 84 times for Belgium.
06:29He's only ever scored once before.
06:30That was a cracker in a friendly against Norway.
06:34But this was nearly the second one.
06:40Suarez.
06:41Sanchez.
06:46Turn was by Blanco.
06:50Oh, and he slides.
06:51Ramirez in here.
06:52Ramirez for Mexico.
06:53Down in a heap.
06:54Penalty.
06:56Penalty to Mexico.
07:03And a chance for them to get back.
07:04Oh, they're saying, what about the card?
07:06They're all going up to the referee, the Mexicans, and saying, show him a card.
07:10Not particularly, uh...
07:12Admirable behavior.
07:13Just look at the Mexican.
07:15It's Verhaen, who's the offender.
07:1618, in my opinion.
07:18And the referee was surrounded by Mexicans saying, oh, it's red.
07:22He's off.
07:23Verhaen is off.
07:25The Mexicans scream for justice, or their version of it, and he's gone.
07:31Garcia Asper, who I remember scoring from a penalty in the last World Cup,
07:35on a very similar day to this, but he's got a chance here to put Mexico back in the game
07:40against De Vilda.
07:44Scores!
07:46It's 2-1.
07:49Garcia Asper from the penalty spot.
07:52Excellent penalty.
07:54A couple of yards run up.
07:55A lot of power into the corner.
07:57De Vilda, no chance.
07:58Where we've ripped the Mexicans off.
08:0110v10.
08:01It's game on.
08:03They're high, and the man who was sent off only came on as a substitute, didn't he,
08:07in the first half of Boffin.
08:11And that's the shot by Shifo.
08:17Great strike by Shifo.
08:22This was very, very close.
08:33Well, Hernandez is trying to stay onside, but the better run here came from Ramirez,
08:38and they've got players in the middle.
08:39Oh, and that's a goal.
08:41Blanco.
08:43It's 2-2.
08:47Blanco was on the end of it.
08:51Oh, well, quite amazing how this game has turned round.
08:58Ramirez with the left foot cross from the right-hand side.
09:01Goalkeeper nowhere.
09:02Blanco, it did magnificently to get his left foot right round that.
09:07Well, let's go back to the beginning.
09:09Full credit to the substitute, Aranolo.
09:11He went past three, Belgium.
09:13He gave a great ball to Ramirez, and that cross is perfect.
09:18It's got it written all over.
09:19Go and put it in the net.
09:20And it was a bit spectacular from Blanco.
09:22Brilliant goal.
09:23Brilliant finish.
09:2462 minutes gone.
09:26And is this the most eventful match of the World Cup so far?
09:29Belgium 2, Mexico 2.
09:32Both teams playing with ten men.
09:34And this is a break on as well by Ramirez.
09:36And Blanco's coming in far side again.
09:43Lays it back there to Aralano.
09:47Villa.
09:50Oh, it's a brilliant run, this.
09:53Oh, and what a good save by De Vilda.
09:56Aralano went past everybody.
09:58What an impact he's made, the number 21.
10:00Look at this.
10:01This would have been a stunning winning goal for Mexico.
10:05Aralano blocked by De Vilda,
10:07who then fell at the feet of Ramirez.
10:10In the field of being in Kaidi.
10:10Are you serious?
10:10Yes.
10:13Tried last year.
10:13Go to Moonbankinki.
10:13Manifesto and Lail.SL.
10:13big problem. The big edge.
10:13bit. Door is gotta be
10:13fine. Of course is me.
10:14of woe is for at games. And she's putting the night
10:14back to this game away. The winner of the tennis watch,
10:14devil will finish. And we'll
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