Mexico goal hero Elias Hernandez praises Ghana for strong performance

Published on: 29 June 2017

Mexico midfielder Elias Hernandez has praised the Black Stars for putting up a strong performance against El Tri in the International friendly played in Houston, United States.

Elias Hernandez scored a brilliant spot kick in the 32nd minute as the North Americans defeated the Black Stars.

The 29 year old who plays for Liga MX de Leon described the gameas atough one for the Mexicans but their plan worked out well. ‘ "They're a fast, strong team that was putting pressure on us all night," Hernandez said.

"But there were a lot of times where I thought we stopped them well and kept possession."

The Black Stars of Ghana will play the Yankees of America on Tuesday as they continue with their preparations for the AFCON qualifiers and the Russia 2018 qualifiers.

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