ISTANBUL — Spain striker Jese scored in injury time as his team came from behind to beat Mexico 2-1 and reach the quarterfinals of the Under-20 World Cup Soccer Tuesday. Jese's strike from outside the area was deflected by Mexico defender Abel Fuentes and goalkeeper Richard Sanchez could only dive over the ball. It was Jese's fifth goal of the tournament. Arturo Gonzalez scored for Mexico in the second minute of the first knockout round match. Spain defender Derik equalized from a corner in the 74th. Spain, the only team to have won all its matches this tournament, will next play Uruguay or Nigeria. Uzbekistan also reached the last eight by defeating Greece 3-1 in a match that saw three penalties. Uzbekistan had never gone beyond the group stage before. Del Bosque: A deserved defeat Vicente del Bosque called his team's resounding 3-0 loss to Brazil in the Confederations Cup final a “deserved defeat.” Del Bosque said the World Cup winner and two-time defending European champion might benefit from the loss in front of a partisan Brazilian crowd of 73,000 at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium. The loss left Spain without the only major title it has failed to win in a five-year span in which it has dominated the game. “Once in a while it is convenient to lose because we don't think we are unbeatable,” Del Bosque said. “Today they had more energy and certainly kept their shape better than we did.” The World Cup winner was beaten in every phase of the game. The last goal prompted jubilant Brazil fans to begin chanting: “You want to play, you want to play. Brazil will teach you how.” In the 68th when defender Gerard Pique was sent off on a straight red card, the crowd began chanting the name of his girlfriend — pop singer Shakira — who was sitting in the stands. “We are happy with what we have done over the last few years,” Del Bosque said. “But one loss — you have to look at it, but not overreact to it. We are not content with the loss. But when a team is superior, you have to accept it. It was a deserved defeat.” — Agencies
