USWNT lackluster at Mexico but earn last-minute victory in Concacaf Women's Championship

The USWNT had its worst game of the Concacaf Women's Championship, but was never in danger of losing to a weak Mexican national team, which it defeated 1-0 on a last-minute goal by Kristie Mewis on Monday night at the Estadio Universitario in Monterrey.

Kristie Mewis scored the only goal of the match

The only goal of the match came in the 89th minute, the team coached by Vlatko Andonovski seemed to leave with a sad scoreless draw, however, a powerful header by Emily Sonnett was miraculously stopped by the Mexican goalkeeper Itzel Gonzalez, however, the ball was left adrift and Kristie Mewis only had to push the ball into the net to decree the triumph of the world champions.

Mexico could hardly get past midfield with controlled ball throughout the match and the situation got worse for the team coached by Monica Vergara as they lost Jacqueline Ovalle who was sent off after a violent tackle that dangerously twisted Rose Lavelle's ankle in the 73rd minute.

USWNT with an alternate lineup

Andonovski sent out an alternate lineup for the final group stage match, the USWNT had already secured its ticket to the semifinals of this tournament and had punched its ticket to the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, which awards four Concacaf berths.

Now, the team that won the bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will seek to seal its ticket to Paris 2024 when it faces Costa Rica in the semifinal of the Concacaf Women's Championship.

Mexico with three defeats in three games and no goals scored

The disappointment of this tournament was precisely Mexico, the local national team left with three defeats in the same number of matches, and was also unable to score a single goal, leaving Monterrey to the booing of the fans who did not make a big entrance.

The other semifinal will be disputed by Canada and Jamaica, who will be looking for the other ticket to Paris 2024, both national teams are already in the 2023 World Cup.