Mexico moved closer to booking a ticket through to the Round of 16 on Saturday with a 2-1 win over South Korea at Rostov Arena.
Carlos Vela and Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez scored for El Tri as they earned their second win of their 2018 FIFA World Cup campaign. Hueng-Min Son tallied the lone goal for South Korea in the dying moments of the match.
LA Galaxy forward Giovani dos Santos went 13 minutes in the match to play in his third FIFA World Cup.
Vela put Mexico ahead in the 26th on a penalty kick after the handball in the box by a South Korea defender. Hernandez officially put the match out of reach in the 66th minute when tallied his 50th career goal in a Mexico shirt with a rocket into the right corner.
Eager to fight their way back into the contest, South Korea pushed forward and got on the board when Son sent a powerful blast past Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa. However, it was too little too late for the Koreans who could not find the equalizer.
