Mexico delivered the Copa America's second upset in as many days, last night. Nery Castillo and Ramon Morales struck within a 5-minute spell in the 1st-half to give Hugo Sanchez' Mexican side a surprising 2-0 win over Brazil. A tentative start to the contest was blown wide open when Castillo creatively scooped the ball over the challenging defender before converting past Brazilian goalkeeper Doni for the first goal of the match. Morales doubled the lead shortly thereafter with a lovely free-kick. Brazil manager Dunga brought new Manchester United signing Anderson into the action for the 2nd-half. And while both he and Real Madrid striker Robinho repeatedly pelted the Mexican goal, they were constantly repelled by the goaltending heroics of Guillermo Ochoa. Brazil will next play on 01 July against Chile while Mexico face Ecuador.
The other Group-B encounter on Wednesday had Ecuador against Chile. Antonio Valencia paced Luis Suarez' Ecuador side to the early lead after 16-minutes before both teams exchanged goals in a 2-minute spell just after the 20-minute mark. The furious attacking football waned slightly after Christian Rogelio Benitez gave Ecuador a 2-1 in the 23rd-minute -- cancelling Hamberto Suazo's equalizer. The Ecuadorians had several chances to put the game out of reach in the second interval. Claudio Bravo, however, was sensational in the Chilean goal. His performance kept Chile in the game; and when Suazo scored his second goal on the night in the 80th-minute, there was no looking back. Carlos Villanueva struck the match-winner 3-minute from time as Chile joined Mexico atop Group-D.
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