The Oranje pretty much ran the show here today. They dominated possession, had more meaningful shots on goal, and were the only ones to get on the scoreboard. Some of this is due to El Tri's nasty habit of shooting wide, no matter the circumstance. The Netherlands were clearly the better side this match.
It was mostly a midfield affair, as the Oranje tried to set up plays and generate breakaways, while Mexico's possession was mostly spent barreling forward past as many orange jerseys as possible before firing a shot on goal. As you can guess, this was not particularly effective, and left the Dutch keeper with little work to do. A goal at 64 minutes by "No. 1" (FIFA 2002 does not have names for the Dutch squad) was all it took to put Mexico in the ground.
No surprises here, despite Mexico's fortunate and miraculous goal-tending in the group stages. Ochoa could not save them here, and The Dutch live to fight another day.
Final result: 1-0 Netherlands
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