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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">No 60% effort here. From the opening whistle, it was clear both teams were going for the victory, if not the jugular.<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
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></o><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The Boyz had the upper hand for the first 15 minutes or so, but just. John-Ross Doyley too up where he left off in the first game by firing harmless long range shots from midfield. Strikers Shavar Brown and Dever Orgill looked confident with the ball at their feet, and the left wingback, Christopher Banner overlapped well. Still, too much dribbling as opposed to the more efficient Mexican style of one and two touches of the ball, accompanied by strong running to support it.<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o></o><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">After around 20 minutes, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Mexico</st1lace></st1:country-region> took control of the game. Mounting several attacks, most ending with tame shots to the goal, they kept the Boyz on their heels, camping out in the Boyz’ half for a good 15 minutes. They must have taken 10 unanswered shots to goal in that period.<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o></o><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Apparently forgetting how to defend, the Mexicans gave up the first goal. As the goalkeeper hesitated coming for the ball, while his defender motioned for him to do so, Orgill pounced on the loose ball and registered the first goal for the Boyz. His subsequent somersaulting expressed his delight. Once again, the world champion Mexicans were going to have to come from behind to win this.<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o></o><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Soon after that, The Boyz could have made it 2-0. A ball was intercepted in the Mexican half and passed to Orgill. He dismissed his marker neatly and fired past the advancing goalkeeper, missing the right upright. A pass instead to his teammate who was supporting him to his left may have resulted in a simple tap in.<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o></o><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Mexico</st1lace></st1:country-region>’s best chance came minutes later. Sent through with a fine long pass, the Mexican striker shrugged off desperate pulls from the Jamaican sweeper and was left one-on-one with goalkeeper, Dennis Taylor. Inexplicably, his shot sailed skyward and everyone, except the visitors, breathed heavy sigh of relief.<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o></o><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">If the first half was energetic, the second was even more so. Both sides began making several changes, and the Mexicans were in the ascendancy. Using their fine technical skills, they two-touched their way around the Boyz who defended stoutly. Substitute Jesus Millan took up a left winger role and became a thorn in the Boyz side. He became the focus of not ju
fficeffice" /><o></o><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The Boyz had the upper hand for the first 15 minutes or so, but just. John-Ross Doyley too up where he left off in the first game by firing harmless long range shots from midfield. Strikers Shavar Brown and Dever Orgill looked confident with the ball at their feet, and the left wingback, Christopher Banner overlapped well. Still, too much dribbling as opposed to the more efficient Mexican style of one and two touches of the ball, accompanied by strong running to support it.<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o></o><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">After around 20 minutes, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Mexico</st1lace></st1:country-region> took control of the game. Mounting several attacks, most ending with tame shots to the goal, they kept the Boyz on their heels, camping out in the Boyz’ half for a good 15 minutes. They must have taken 10 unanswered shots to goal in that period.<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o></o><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Apparently forgetting how to defend, the Mexicans gave up the first goal. As the goalkeeper hesitated coming for the ball, while his defender motioned for him to do so, Orgill pounced on the loose ball and registered the first goal for the Boyz. His subsequent somersaulting expressed his delight. Once again, the world champion Mexicans were going to have to come from behind to win this.<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o></o><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Soon after that, The Boyz could have made it 2-0. A ball was intercepted in the Mexican half and passed to Orgill. He dismissed his marker neatly and fired past the advancing goalkeeper, missing the right upright. A pass instead to his teammate who was supporting him to his left may have resulted in a simple tap in.<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o></o><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Mexico</st1lace></st1:country-region>’s best chance came minutes later. Sent through with a fine long pass, the Mexican striker shrugged off desperate pulls from the Jamaican sweeper and was left one-on-one with goalkeeper, Dennis Taylor. Inexplicably, his shot sailed skyward and everyone, except the visitors, breathed heavy sigh of relief.<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o></o><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">If the first half was energetic, the second was even more so. Both sides began making several changes, and the Mexicans were in the ascendancy. Using their fine technical skills, they two-touched their way around the Boyz who defended stoutly. Substitute Jesus Millan took up a left winger role and became a thorn in the Boyz side. He became the focus of not ju
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