Houston Chronicle · Jun 6, 2016
Mexico tops Uruguay in Copa America match
Rafa Marquez and Hector Herrera scored late goals to lift Mexico over Uruguay 3-1 in an opening-round Copa America match Sunday in Glendale, Ariz.
Marquez’s close-range shot in the 84th minute broke a 1-1 tie and Herrera’s header from just outside the net produced a goal in extra time.
Mexico’s other score was an own-goal by Uruguay’s Alvaro Pereira four minutes into the match. Marquez’s score came 10 minutes after Diego Godin’s header tied it for Uruguay at 1-1.
A crowd of 60,025 watched Mexico extend its unbeaten streak to 20 games in the matchup of what are considered the top teams in the tournament’s Group C.