Mexico 3-0 Iceland: 5 Talking Points

#3 Marco Fabian revelling in the fine return from his injury lay-off

Marco Fabian was all smiles

In what was a painfully harrowing year or so, Mexico's Marco Fabian spent almost 189 days in the treatment room with a severe back problem that kept him out of action for a large part of 2017. Upon his return at the start of February, he dispatched some fine performances only to fell prey to influenza that kept him further out of action.

Having recuperated again, Fabian was back in action against Iceland, starting on the left-wing behind the striker and marked the occasion with a well-taken free-kick. With the match deadlocked at 0-0, the 29-year old stepped up to curl a wonderful set-piece into the top corner 25 yards out to give Mexico the lead against the run of play.

The jubilation on his face was a testimony to the high spirits he felt upon returning to the field after such a long layoff, while his brilliantly taken freekick suggests he hasn't lost the touch despite the absence. Fabian timely return isn't only a happy new for his club Eintracht Frankfurt, but also an uplift ahead of Mexico's World Cup campaign.