Roberto Alvarado, who assisted Raul Jimenez’s goal in the 67th minute, spoke to FIFA about the emotions he felt today.
💬 “It was a really beautiful feeling, something beyond words, something I had always dreamed of; playing a match of this magnitude, at home, with these fans.
“I’m happy that Raul was able to score that goal. At half-time, he had told me to send in a cross for him. I didn’t think twice, and I knew that in that area it could be dangerous. Thank God I got the assist and Raul was able to score that goal.”
Alvarado also touched on how Mexico approached the match.
💬 “The game plan is always to go out and press. After that, we dropped the tempo a bit, but maybe we lacked a little more patience and a little more possession of the ball.”