Mexico edges Turkey 1-0 in Gold Cup tune-up

Midfielder Orbelín Pineda scored a archetypal fractional game-winner for Mexico successful a 1-0 affable triumph implicit Turkey up of the Concacaf side's summertime tally successful the 2025 Gold Cup.

Played astatine Kenan Memorial Stadium successful Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the accumulation kicked disconnected with plentifulness of attacking unit from Turkey's starting XI that accumulated 12 shots wrong the archetypal 45 minutes.

In response, Mexico gradually accrued its ain attacking momentum, yet earning a mates of unsafe opportunities earlier the extremity of the archetypal half.

By the 45th minute, Pineda past made his people aft recovering a deflected interaction from guardant Julián Quiñones successful the 18-yard box, thereby mounting the AEK Athens subordinate up to find the backmost of the nett and unfastened up the scoresheet.

Following the halftime interruption and with the instauration of substitutes specified arsenic Erik Lira, César Huerta, and Roberto Alvarado, Mexico appeared much assured going guardant successful Turkey's extremity of the pitch.

Huerta, who was particularly lively successful his cameo appearance, astir doubled the pb aft hitting the woodwork during the 65th minute.

Despite precocious unit from Turkey for an equalizer, the UEFA broadside was incapable to get a changeable past Mexico goalkeeper Luis Malagón, who secured a shutout successful a 1-0 effect that was cemented by the last whistle.

With the triumph successful hand, Mexico volition present question to Los Angeles for their Gold Cup opener vs. the Dominican Republic connected June 14. Led by manager Javier Aguirre, El Tri are seeking back-to-back Gold Cup trophies aft securing 2023's title.

Turkey volition caput backmost to Europe, wherever they'll hole implicit the summertime for an upcoming World Cup qualifier against Georgia connected Sept. 4.