Well that's put a bit of a damper on the fun festival of attacking football we'd been enjoying to this point. Brazil go on the attack, again. Mexico defend well, again. The play is forced wide, where Dani Alves lurks. The Barcelona right back tries to trick his way to the byline, but instead runs flat into Mexico left back Jose Torres Nilo, with the two going down in a painful heap. A few minutes of treatment follow, with neither one particularly happy, but eventually we can get back to the the football. Both are fine. Hurray.
Mexico Vs. Brazil, 2011 International Friendly: Chicharito Earns Penalty, Dani Alves Sent Off, Andres Guardado Misses
Neymar is starting to make himself a presence in the game - he tricks his way through several players to force Oswaldo Sanchez into a save before trying to get Rafael Marquez booked with an amusing little dive that the referee isn't buying at all. Cute, Neymar, but you're not a very good actor. Wait, hold on - penalty to Mexico.
Chicharito hasn’t been involved in the game at all, but he chased a long ball into the area (which he wasn’t going to get to) and Dani Alves body checked him out of the way for no discernable reason - a stupid challenge and a nailed on penalty. It was yellow card worthy too, and that’s apparently the Barcelona man’s second booking, so he’s off. Andres Guardado’s penalty is very well saved by Jefferson, so it’s still 1-0 as we get to the verge of halftime. Wow.
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