Mexico manager left bloodied after being struck by beer can

“Nothing, nothing, it’s soccer, the game was clean, it was hard-fought, they deserved to win and all I can do is congratulate them. About the other thing, I don’t think it’s important,” Aguirre told reporters after the match at the General Francisco Morazan Stadium in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

“This is football, and there’s no point in mentioning the other stuff because I’m not one to complain.”

Honduras manager Rueda added: “I’m sad about what happened at the end. That truly can’t ever happen again, here or in any other stadium in Honduras or any stadium in the world.

“I’m sad because he’s a human being, because just like they hit [Aguirre], they could’ve hit me. That’s something that can’t happen, we send our apologies to Mexico, its people and Aguirre. The party gets damaged, all the efforts our players made on the pitch get tarnished. Something like this happening is regrettable.”