Mexico beat Cameroon 1-0 in what was ultimately a close encounter in a crucial Group A game of the World Cup. A drenched afternoon in Natal, which saw tropic storm-like conditions, proved to have a very exciting game, where the ball was pinged from end to end.
Poor refereeing decisions plagued the first game between Brazil and Croatia and this game was no different, which saw 3 goals being chalked off in the first half, arguably two incorrectly. Mexico was livid to see two legitimate goals chalked out and seeing the ultimate scoreline of 1-0 in favour of the North American country must have come as a relief to Fifa most of all in what is supposed to be their showpiece tournament.
It was a bittersweet day for Giovani dos Santos. He may have ended up on the winning side but at a personal level, he has every right to feel aggrieved. Twice the ex-Barcelona player managed to get beyond his marker and twice the referee chalked off the effort. Mexico coach Miguel Herrera was apoplectic with the Columbian referees, but kept on urging his team forward, using their energy to break down what was at best a shaky Cameroon defence.
While the first disallowed goal was touch and go, with dos Santos just being onside but the second goal chalked off was a farce. A Mexico corner was headed on by Cameroon’s Eric Chupa-Moting to dos Santos, who managed to twist his body midair to head the ball into the net. Yet for reasons unknown, the Columbian referee deemed it offside.
Ultimately though, Mexico managed to get a breakthrough via Peralta, latching on to the ball after dos Santos's effort was merely parried by the keeper Charles Itanje. He lurked just behind the defence as dos Santos sashayed his way through the Cameroon defence, and though his shot was straight at Itanje, the America striker was at hand to fire the ball into an empty net.
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