The Mexican national team won a landslide victory over the Uruguayans in the match of the first round of the group stage of Quartet C. The second rivals of the Mexicans in the tournament were footballers from Jamaica.
Before the start of the meeting, the Mexican national team was deservedly considered the favorite of the confrontation with the Jamaican team. However, the team, known to many by the song of the Chaif group, had the first chance of scoring. Clayton Donaldson in the 7th minute from an advantageous position struck very close to the corner of the Mexicans' goal. After the unsuccessful implementation of the moment, the Jamaican players missed their goal. After the filing of Jesus Manuel Corona, the forward of the German “Bayer” and the Mexican national team Chicharito struck his head. In the 17th minute, the scoreboard lit up the numbers 1: 0 in favor of the Mexican national team.
In the second half of the first half, Jamaica could have evened the score. First, Gareth McClairy, in the 37th minute from the goalkeeper's square, could not beat the goalkeeper Ochoa, and then Michael Hector, five minutes before the end of the half, struck from a vantage point directly into the center of the Mexican gate - the goalkeeper again blocked the path of the projectile behind the line.
At the beginning of the second half, the Mexicans almost increased their advantage. Chicharito from outside the penalty area could not get into the corner.
The Mexicans were still able to double their advantage. A few minutes after entering the field, Oribe Penalta, replacing Chicharito, scored 2-0 in favor of Mexico. Until the end of the meeting, the numbers on the scoreboard did not change, although the Jamaican players had chances to print the goal of Guilherme Ochoa.
The victory in the match allowed the Mexican to qualify for the playoffs of Copa America in 2016. The final place in the group will be determined in the confrontation with the Venezuela national team. Jamaica's footballers lost both matches at the start of the tournament and lost their chances of continuing to fight in the playoffs.
