WATCH: Luis Suarez's Free Kick, PK, Rabona Assist Lead Uruguay Over Mexico

Watch the highlights of goals and key plays as Luis Suarez leads Uruguay in a rout of Mexico.

The El Tri faithful in Houston were treated to the Luis Suarez show.

The Uruguay star's sensational free kick restored his nation's lead over Mexico, and his penalty kick and rabona assist padded the advantage in a 4-1 win as the two nations that reached the World Cup knockout stage tangled at a packed NRG Stadium Friday night in a friendly.

Suarez's first goal gave Uruguay a 2-1 lead, after Jose Gimenez's header off a corner kick was canceled out by Raul Jimenez's penalty kick.

Suarez lined up the free kick, some 25 yards from goal, curling it around the wall and tucking it inside the right post, by a diving Guillermo Ochoa, in the 32nd minute of a lively match.

Precise and gorgeous from Luis Suarez. Uruguay retakes the lead over Mexico on the Barcelona star’s free kick (via @UnivisionSports) pic.twitter.com/UnAItVvb6A

— SI Soccer (@si_soccer) September 8, 2018

The action started early, when Hirving Lozano, a breakout star at the World Cup who is in scorching-hot form with PSV Eindhoven, forced an early save from Fernando Muslera.

12' ¡Qué cerca estuvo el 'Chucky'! 😱

Centro de Hernández; ⚽️ que alcanza a tocar Jiménez y Lozano saca disparo potente, pero Muslera rechaza bien atrás.

🇲🇽 0-o 🇺🇾 pic.twitter.com/rHEKIEVxYj

— TUDN USA (@TUDNUSA) September 8, 2018

Uruguay responded 10 minutes later, when Gimenez's set-piece header beat Ochoa for the opener.

21' Centro perfecto de Urretavizcaya y... ¡GOL DE URUGUAY!

Giménez remata perfecto de cabeza y vence a 'Memo' Ochoa

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— TUDN USA (@TUDNUSA) September 8, 2018

The lead didn't last long, though, with Lozano earning a penalty, which Jimenez converted.

24' ¡PEEEENAAAAAL PARA MÉXICO!

El 'Chucky' se metió por izquierda al área y es derribado. La oportunidad de empatar llegó temprano para @miselecciónmx

🇲🇽 0-1 🇺🇾 pic.twitter.com/yazqOhHght

— TUDN USA (@TUDNUSA) September 8, 2018

25' Qué forma de empatar, qué forma de cobrar; eso es un ¡GOLAAAAAAZO DE RAÚL ALONSO JIMÉNEZ!

El partido se acaba de empatar en Houston.

🇲🇽 1-1 🇺🇾 pic.twitter.com/3n5NKBJK65

— TUDN USA (@TUDNUSA) September 8, 2018

Suarez restored the lead 10 minutes after that, and it got even better for Uruguay in the 40th minute, when the Barcelona star won a penalty for La Celeste. He converted–with a Panenka, no less–making it 3-1.

39' Se viene la noche para @miseleccionmx 😥

Angulo derriba a @LuisSuarez9 y hay penal para Uruguay.

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— TUDN USA (@TUDNUSA) September 8, 2018

40' ¡GOL DE URUGUAY!

A @LuisSuarez9 no le tiembla nada y a lo 'Panenka' marca doblete en Houston.

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— TUDN USA (@TUDNUSA) September 8, 2018

Suarez added a phenomenal assist in the 59th minute, putting a rabona cross from the left on a platter for Gaston Pereiro, who powered home the header to make it 4-1. Suarez exited a few minutes later to a deserved ovation, replaced by Seattle Sounders star Nicolas Lodeiro.

To recap Luis Suarez’s night:

Free kick goal ✅
Panenka PK ✅
Rabona assist ✅

😱 (via @UnivisionSports) pic.twitter.com/8WlPXIWb3C

— SI Soccer (@si_soccer) September 8, 2018

Mexico had a chance to pull one back in the 75th minute from the penalty spot, but Jimenez couldn't strike twice, with Muslera coming up with the save, reading the spot kick the whole way to keep it 4-1.

75' Era el 2-4 y NAAAAADA, Jiménez falla frente a Muslera. 🙃

🇲🇽 1-4 🇺🇾 pic.twitter.com/DekRIhG7k9

— TUDN USA (@TUDNUSA) September 8, 2018

Mexico will remain in the U.S. after this match, taking on the rival U.S. men's national team in Nashville on Tuesday. For Uruguay, a quarterfinalist in Russia this past summer, this is its only match of the September fixture window.