Mexico 4-0 Iceland Player Ratings: Armando Gonzalez Shines in Dominant Display

Armando ‘La Hormiga’ Gonzalez opened his account for Mexico as his side comfortably beat Iceland 4-0 in a friendly outside the usual FIFA International window. Preparing for the World Cup they will be hosting shortly, Mexico took on Iceland in tense conditions as the country was experiencing cartel violence. But it was all about the brilliance on pitch as the 22-year-old Gonzalez assisted first for Richard Ledezma before scoring himself a minute later to make it 2-0 inside the opening quarter for his side. Jesus Gallardo and Brian Gutierrez added goals in the second half to add gloss to the scoreline.

It marked a third straight victory for Mexico as they continued their preparation for the World Cup. They play Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal next month in another friendly. Meanwhile, Arnar Gunnlaugsson had an uneventful debut for Iceland after he tookover the squad as they failed to qualify for the World Cup. They are scheduled to take on Canada and Haiti during the next international break

Mexico started the game on the front foot as Brian Gutierrez had a free header from a corner. But Iceland should have taken the lead after Everardo Del Villar failed to control a through pass, allowing Agust Thorsteinsson to bomb forward. The winger was denied by Jose Rangel, who spread himself to prevent the 1v1 and kept parity. El Tri made it count shortly as they raided down their left wing, and Armando Gonzalez was at the heart of it. Jesus Gallardo crossed into the box, and Gonzalez showed great composure to round the goalkeeper and lob a cross for Ledezma to arrive from right-back and head it into an empty net. Just a minute later, Gallardo once again fired a low cross that evaded everyone in the six-yard box before being tapped home by Gonzalez. The hosts then increased pressure for a third goal but were kept at bay by the visiting defence.

The pressure did pay off on the hour mark as Gallardo rose the highest to direct a superb Alexis Gutierrez corner into the inside side netting to make it 3-0 and put the game beyond Iceland. Despite Gonzalez's best attempts, he failed to get another goal. Iceland never found a footing in the game, and Mexico punished them once again as Brian Gutierrez raced home and finished clinically. Here's a look at the Sportsdunia's Mexico vs Iceland Player Ratings.

Key Takeaways from Mexico vs Iceland

• Armando Gonzalez, the highly-rated striker, scored his first goal for Mexico as he stakes a starting spot at the World Cup
• Jesus Gallardo proves his worth with an excellent defensive and offensive performance.
• Iceland conceded multiple goals even after playing a pragmatic back five as something for the new manager to work on.

Mexico Player Ratings vs Iceland

Here are the Mexico Player Ratings from the Mexico vs Iceland Player Ratings:

Iceland Player Ratings vs Mexico

Here are the Iceland Player Ratings from the Mexico vs Iceland Player Ratings:

Player of the Match

Armando Gonzalez is adjudged as SportsDunia's Player of the Match for Mexico vs Iceland.

Worst Performer

Karl Gunnarsson was the worst performer in the Mexico vs Iceland game.