Mexico Gets 3 Points vs Dominican Republic

Mexico 3–2 Dominican Republic

Mexico edged out the Dominican Republic in a thrilling 3–2 victory to kick off their 2025 Gold Cup campaign at SoFi Stadium. Despite trailing in the second half, El Tri responded with three rapid-fire goals to secure all three points.

The Dominican Republic stunned the crowd when Peter González opened the scoring in the 51st minute, but Mexico answered immediately. Edson Álvarez equalized in the 44th, followed by goals from Raúl Jiménez (47’) and César Montes (53’). Edison Azcona added a late strike for the Dominican Republic (67’), but it wasn’t enough.

Date: Saturday, June 14, 2025
Location: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
Tournament: 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup – Group Stage

Head-to-Head Stats

Discipline

• Mexico: Jesús Gallardo (90’), Julián Quiñones (90’)
• Dominican Republic: Heinz Mörschel (65’), Jean Carlos López (77’), Erick Japa (80’)

Substitutions

Mexico:
46’ – Orbelín Pineda ⬅️ Alexis Vega
46’ – Israel Reyes ⬅️ Carlos Rodríguez
73’ – Santiago Giménez ⬅️ Julián Quiñones
83’ – Raúl Jiménez ⬅️ César Huerta
83’ – César Montes ⬅️ Jesús Orozco

Dominican Republic:
61’ – Edarlyn Reyes ⬅️ Edison Azcona
61’ – Noah Dollenmayer ⬅️ Luiyi de Lucas
73’ – Heinz Mörschel ⬅️ Ronaldo Vásquez
79’ – Dorny Romero ⬅️ Erick Japa
90’ – Joao Urbáez ⬅️ Juanca Pineda

Player Highlights

Mexico:
– Edson Álvarez led with a stellar 8.9 rating and a key opening goal.
– Raúl Jiménez (7.6) and César Montes (7.9) both found the net and performed solidly.
– Keeper Luis Malagón recorded 3 important saves.

Dominican Republic:
– Peter González (7.7) and Edison Azcona (7.5) provided attacking threat.
– Goalkeeper Xavier Valdez made 5 saves to keep them in the game.

Final Score

Mexico 3 – 2 Dominican Republic

Goal Scorers:
🇲🇽 Álvarez (44’), Jiménez (47’), Montes (53’)
🇩🇴 González (51’), Azcona (67’)