Mexico defeated Jamaica in their first match of the Copa America football tournament. Mexico defeated Jamaica 1-0 with the help of Gerardo Artiga's goal from the far edge of the penalty area in the 69th minute of the match.
The Mexican team, playing as a guest country for the 11th time in this South American championship, maintained its dominance in the match and scored a goal in the 17th shot. Joel Latibodiere's weak header went to Luis Romo, who controlled the ball from behind and passed it to Gerardo, who shot with his left foot in front of the goalkeeper. This was Gerardo's second goal in 25 international matches.
Mexico coach Jaime Lozano said Artiga had Caja's day but we also have other players who can perform well at the top level. In the 50th minute of the match, Michael Antonio scored for Jamaica with a short range header. However, the goal was disallowed after a video review. Because it was offside. Jamaica coach Heimir said that the goal was slightly offside. We watched his video again and again and he was right.