Mexico beat Korea Republic 2-1 to record their successive back-to-back wins in their Group F fixture at the Rostov Arena in Rostov-On-Don. A late stoppage time screamer by Korea Republic’s Son Heung-min in the stoppage time (90+3 minutes) to give them hope but it was too late in the end. Javier Hernandez scored the second goal for Mexico in the 66th minute. Earlier, Carlos Vela’s penalty saw Mexico lead Korea Republic by 1-0 at halftime. With this goal, he became the first Mexican since Cuauhtemoc Blanco to score penalty at World Cup (17 June 2010). After suffering a couple of scares from Korea Republic counter attacks, Mexico went ahead though the penalty. Mexico had more of the ball in the first half but Korea Republic had their share of chances as well.
