It was the 58th minute when Australian referee Chris Beath accepted the VAR suggestion and after looking at the replay awarded the penalty for Poland. Just minutes before, Moreno pulled down Lewandowski in the penalty area, and all of a sudden, one of the most boring games in this World Cup got a lot more interesting. On one side it was former Bundesliga goalscorer and now a Barcelona target man Robert Lewandowski, and on the other Guillermo Ochoa, Mexico’s and World Cup’s hero. It sounds strange, but Lewa never scored at the World Cup and this was his big chance. Turns out, Ochoa is a bigger star, as the five time World Cup participant played it cool and saved a possible goal. The stadium erupted and Mexico had the opportunity to use it and score a potentially winner, but it was not to be: Mexico – Poland 0-0.Excluding shootouts, Guillermo Ochoa is the first Mexican goalkeeper to save a penalty in a World Cup match in recorded history (since 1966)A World Cup phenomenon 🧤 pic.twitter.com/fRVB3ss2HH— Opta Analyst (@OptaAnalyst) November 22, 2022 Despite the penalty that he saved, Ochoa did not have too much to do in this game, nor did his colleague from the opposite side, Wojciech Szczesny. During the first 45 minutes, there was hardly any work for the goalkeepers, although the Mexicans were more agile, more determined and more often occupied the opponent’s third of the field. They mostly lacked the finishing pass, but they masterfully cut off Robert Lewandowski, who during the first 45 minutes had only 11 contacts with the ball – less than any Mexico players.MORE TO FOLLOW…QATAR 2022 WORLD CUPTuesday, Nov 22ndArgentina – Saudi Arabia 1-2 (1-0)/Messi 10 pen – Al Shehri 48, Al Dawsari 53/Denmark – Tunisia 0-0 (0-0)Mexico – Poland 0-022:00: (1.25) France (6.25) Australia (11.0) D
