Mexico 1-2 Ecuador: What Went Right? Wrong?

Mexico's Efrain Flores era got off on the wrong foot with a loss in Guadalajara? Where did things go south for El Tri?

Sep 4, 2010 11:39:00 PM

More On :  Ecuador, Mexico
Guillermo Ochoa - Mexico (Mexsport)
Mexico lost the first game of the Efrain Flores era as Ecuador beat Mexico 2-1 on Saturday in Guadalajara.

Did anything go right for Mexico? Javier Hernandez created the goal although the goal was credited as an own goal. Was "Chicharito" the highlight of the match? Guillermo Ochoa gave up two goals but he made some spectacular saves to keep Ecuador from breaking the game open earlier - was Ochoa Mexico's top performance?
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What went wrong? Should Mexico have shown more in Guadalajara? Was the defense a trouble spot, given Mexico's inability to slow down Ecuador's attack?

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