Raúl Jiménez's second half goal was all Mexico needed to defeat Honduras and advance to the Gold Cup Final.
Mexico were battered and bruised after a first half where Honduras tried to impose their hard-nosed style by constantly clattering into El Tri players in actions that teased the line between a yellow and red card. Mexico struggled and the game went scoreless into halftime.
Once the second half began, it took El Tri less than 10 minutes to secure the victory. A stellar play from Gilberto Mora was crowned emphatically by Raúl Jiménez, who got within 11 goals of Javier “Chicharito” Hernández for the all-time goalscoring lead for El Tri.
Mexico could've added more goals but weren't clinical in the final action. Then, Aguirre opted to protect the result and closed the game. Honduras didn't threaten Luis Malagón's goal in the entirety of the second half.
El Tri will now move on to the final where the USMNT awaits, setting-up another chapter of the biggest rivalry in the region.
Takeaways from Mexico's semifinals win below.
