SAN DIEGO (AP) Elias Hernandez has never played in the World Cup since joining Mexico’s national soccer team in 2010. He’s doing everything he can to change that.
Hernandez scored and had two assists to help Mexico beat El Salvador 3-1 on Sunday night in a CONCACAF Gold Cup opener.
”He did great, important things for us,” assistant coach Luis Pompilio Paez said of the 29-year-old forward.
Hedgardo Marin scored his first goal for the Mexican national team, and Orbelin Pineda scored as a second-half substitute. Jesus Gallardo contributed to two goals in front of the pro-Mexico crowd of 53,133.