Brazil U-23

2.42

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  5

  7

  2.50

  Gabriel

  Was rather slow to get down for Peralta's opener and didn't have a chance of stopping his second. Seriously let down by the defenders in front of him.

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  18

  33

  1.50

  Rafael

  The Manchester United youngster struggled to hit top form during the tournament and was punished for some slack play after only 28 seconds, getting caught in possession before Peralta drilled it home.

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  5

  6

  2.50

  Thiago Silva

  The 27-year-old was forced to tidy up the mistakes of his more naive colleagues on numerous occasions, but did so with minimal fuss. A measured showing from the PSG superstar but could have done more to organise at the back.

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  5

  4

  2.50

  Juan

  Picked up an early knock but shook it off. Grew into the game a little after a very shaky start but relied heavily on Thiago Silva from start to finish and, in large part, looked out of his depth.

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  6

  7

  2.50

  Marcelo

  Didn't give Herrera an inch down the channel, forcing the Pachuca man down the line time and again. Was fortunate to escape with just a yellow card after an awful challenge on Peralta shortly before half time.

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  3

  6

  2.00

  Alex Sandro

  Was isolated wide left for long periods but looked a threat when he intermittently got time on the ball. Whipped in a fine low cross from the flank shortly before the half-hour mark but was substituted for Hulk soon after.

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  4

  1

  2.50

  Sandro

  Did very little in the first half as Romulo took control in the middle but shored things up for Brazil when Mexico got hold of the ball, with one crunching tackle on Peralta a particular highlight for the Tottenham man.

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  6

  0

  3.00

  Rômulo

  A lovely player to watch on and off the ball. The Vasco da Gama midfielder held his own in the midfield battle for possession, keeping it neat and tidy in a performance and mirrored that of Enriquez for the Mexicans.

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  23

  8

  2.00

  Oscar

  Should have done much better with a gilt-edged chance shortly before the 20-minute mark but tamely hit it into Corona's midriff after some neat skill in the area. A fine talent no doubt but was a little lax with his distribution as Menezes' side chased the game. Missed an absolute sitter of a header when he should have taken it to extra time in the last minute of injury time.

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  1

  9

  2.00

  Leandro Damião

  Was sloppy in the first half, proving lazy in his link-up play with Hulk after the Porto man replaced Alex Sandro on the 30th minute. The tournament's top scorer was too static and needed to support Neymar and Hulk far more. Disappointing.

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  7

  22

  3.00

  Neymar

  Struggled to make an impact during the opening exchanges as Mier and Reyes marshalled him excellently but benefited from Hulk's introduction, and was Brazil's most dangerous player. A pleasure to watch in full flow.

Substitutions

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  3

  3

  Lucas

  Came on for the disappointing Rafael but had no time to make any significant impact.

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  28

  1

  3.00

  Hulk

  Replaced Alex Sandro after only half an hour as Menezes looked to increase his side's power up front. Made an immediate impact with a flying 35-yard strike to test Corona and worked well alongside Neymar. Deserved his late consolation goal.

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  3

  7

  Alexandre Pato

  Didn't look sharp after replacing Sandro on the 71st minute as Menezes look to pack the Brazil front line.

Mexico U-23

3.04

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  14

  0

  3.00

  J. Corona

  The Mexico skipper had been in superb form during the tournament and took control of his back line yet again. Kept out Hulk's first-half piledriver well after being off-balance and could do little about the Porto man's late consolation strike.

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  4

  2

  2.00

  I. Jiménez

  Was rightly booked for a cynical second-half hack on Neymar and tired as the game went on as Brazil pressed further up the pitch. A solid but unspectacular showing from the Tigres full-back.

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  6

  1

  3.00

  H. Mier

  The young Monterrey man pulled off a superb challenge on the 11th minute to deny Damiao and looked sharp throughout the first half. Maintained Mexico's solid defensive line for the full 90 minutes.

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  4

  0

  3.00

  D. Chavez

  Manfully stood up to wave after wave of Brazilian attacks and looked to get forward when he could. As consistent as he has been throughout the entire tournament.

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  4

  0

  3.00

  J. Aquino

  Cleverly nicked the ball off Rafael in the build up to Peralta's opener and played in the striker with a smart ball from the left. Didn't have much joy thereafter, however, as Mexico looked to utilise the right wing, and was substituted early in the second half.

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  9

  3

  2.50

  D. Reyes

  Kept a close eye on Neymar throughout the opening 45 minutes and worked well in tandem with Mier. Gave Oscar too much room in the area on the 20th minute but was reprieved by Corona.

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  4

  0

  2.50

  C. Salcido

  Drilled an effort wide on the 35th minute and should have really hit the target given the space allowed to him by Brazil's lacklustre defence.

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  2

  0

  3.00

  H. Herrera

  Struggled to get the better of Marcelo down the right flank but worked hard in helping Jimenez at the back. A tireless showing from the 22-year-old.

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  11

  0

  4.00

  M. Fabián

  The catalyst behind each Mexico attack, Fabian was superb yet again after a tournament in which he has shone. Deserved a goal for his quick-thinking overhead kick after battling with Gabriel but saw it bounce off the bar.

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  7

  0

  3.50

  Jorge Enríquez

  A really tidy performance from the midfielder, receiving the ball with his back to goal as the Mexicans looked to break and distributing it to the dangermen. Kept his position nicely when out of possession as well.

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  28

  0

  4.50

  O. Peralta

  Gave his side an incredible start after only 28 seconds, punishing Rafael for some slack defending with a wonderfully hit strike inside Gabriel's left-hand post. Was brought down brutally by Marcelo shortly before half time and thought he'd doubled his tally before it was correctly ruled out for offside. Eventually did so with a bullet header to wrap up the tie, and the gold medal.

Substitutions

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  0

  0

  N. Vidrio

  Replaced Israel Jimenez late on.

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  0

  0

  2.50

  M. Ponce

  Replaced Aquino to shore things up for the Mexicans as they held out for the win.

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  1

  0

  R. Jiménez

  Came on for goalscoring hero Peralta five minutes before stoppage time.