In the 83rd minute, Yamaguchi received the ball from Yoshida. He gave the ball to Honda. Honda received the ball, but Guardado intercept the ball. Carlos Pena came suddenly and helped Guardado to get the ball. Mexico managed to stop the Japan attack. Now they started the counterattack.
Carlos Pena passed the ball to Hector Herrera. The player avoided Hasebe's chasing and then provided a pass to Carlos Salcido. Salcido dashed forward. He helped Mexico carry out the attack. Salcido passed the ball toIsaac Brizuela. Isaac Brizuela was using his left foot to dribble the ball past Nagamoto. He then entered the penalty box and provided a lob pass into the middle. Konno managed to head the ball off the field.
However, the Mexican attack did not stop there, Carlos Pena immediately did a physical confrontation with Hasebe. He then snatched the ball from Hasebe. He sent a floating pass into the penalty box.