00:01Despite a weather delay, the Azteca was brimming with national pride.
00:18And the Mexicans were eager to give their fans an early goal.
00:33And the occasion wasn't too big for 17-year-old Gilberto Mora.
00:47However, Ecuador almost silenced the Azteca.
00:58But the horse quickly made that warning a distant memory.
01:19The hydration break was taken after the opener, but Mexico's thirst for goals still wasn't quenched.
01:24It's the break of the ball here, Raul Jimenez.
01:28And the defenders in trouble.
01:32It's going Mexico's way, Raul Jimenez joins in the fun.
01:40By the intermission, the horse already had a foot in the round of 16.
01:44He's in four yards of space, he's got all the time he wants to take it.
01:47But they still had another half of football to play as Ecuador came close.
01:51What a fabulous stop to deny John Yeboah.
01:56He thought that had a chance of going in.
01:58Brilliant athleticism.
02:00Just watch how close...
02:01And the horse came right back with a chance of their own.
02:04They get away. Oh, that's a really fine save.
02:07By...
02:08With time taken away, Ecuador were getting frustrated as nothing was going their way.
02:12They're all the way up there. And they might be able to check six here. They very nearly did.
02:16And the frustration resulted in a stupid decision from Piero Hincapié.
02:21...in a confrontational situation with your opponent.
02:26Hincapié there. So Slavko Vincic has made his way over to the...
02:32And let's see what happens next.
02:39So number three. Cover his mouth. Decision is red cut.
02:46Mexico didn't need more than two goals as they advance through the round of 16.
02:51As they await either England or DR Congo.
02:55Terence Glock, TV6 Sport.
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