Argentina vs Switzerland, 2014 FIFA World Cup, Round of 16

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Argentina

118': Ángel Di María

FT
1 - 0

Switzerland

Argentina, Switzerland tied 0-0 after 1st half

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Ezequiel Lavezzi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland).
4': Foul by Fernando Gago (Argentina).
4': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Stephan Lichtsteiner (Switzerland).
6': Ángel Di María (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Attempt missed. Fernando Gago (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
8': Corner,Switzerland. Conceded by Pablo Zabaleta.
9': Attempt missed. Gökhan Inler (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri following a corner.
9': Fernando Gago (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Josip Drmic (Switzerland).
10': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
10': Ángel Di María (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
15': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Foul by Valon Behrami (Switzerland).
18': Ángel Di María (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Hand ball by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
21': Foul by Ángel Di María (Argentina).
21': Valon Behrami (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
22': Foul by Javier Mascherano (Argentina).
22': Gökhan Inler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Hand ball by Josip Drmic (Switzerland).
24': Foul by Admir Mehmedi (Switzerland).
24': Ángel Di María (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a set piece situation.
26': Foul by Ezequiel Garay (Argentina).
26': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27': Corner,Switzerland. Conceded by Fernando Gago.
27': Corner,Switzerland. Conceded by Javier Mascherano.
28': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Sergio Romero (Argentina). Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
28': Attempt saved. Stephan Lichtsteiner (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sergio Romero (Argentina). Assisted by Gökhan Inler.
29': Attempt saved. Ezequiel Lavezzi (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Diego Benaglio (Switzerland). Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín.
29': Corner,Argentina. Conceded by Gökhan Inler.
31': Foul by Valon Behrami (Switzerland).
31': Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
33': Foul by Federico Fernández (Argentina).
33': Josip Drmic (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Ezequiel Lavezzi (Argentina).
34': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Ezequiel Lavezzi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
36': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Attempt saved. Josip Drmic (Switzerland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Sergio Romero (Argentina). Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a through ball.
40': Ezequiel Lavezzi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
41': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Diego Benaglio (Switzerland). Assisted by Lionel Messi.
41': Foul by Ezequiel Garay (Argentina).
41': Josip Drmic (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland).
42': Javier Mascherano (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Corner,Switzerland. Conceded by Federico Fernández.
45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
45'+1': First Half ends, Argentina 0, Switzerland 0.
45': Second Half begins Argentina 0, Switzerland 0.
46': Ezequiel Lavezzi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Gökhan Inler (Switzerland).
47': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ezequiel Lavezzi with a cross.
47': Corner,Argentina. Conceded by Johan Djourou.
47': Attempt blocked. Javier Mascherano (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
47': Corner,Argentina. Conceded by Admir Mehmedi.
48': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
48': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49': Foul by Javier Mascherano (Argentina).
49': Stephan Lichtsteiner (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Attempt saved. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Sergio Romero (Argentina).
51': Attempt missed. Josip Drmic (Switzerland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri following a fast break.
52': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fernando Gago.
52': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
53': Attempt missed. Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
56': Foul by Federico Fernández (Argentina).
56': Josip Drmic (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
59': Attempt saved. Marcos Rojo (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Diego Benaglio (Switzerland). Assisted by Ezequiel Lavezzi.
59': Corner,Argentina. Conceded by Stephan Lichtsteiner.
61': Foul by Fabian Schär (Switzerland).
61': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Fernando Gago.
62': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Diego Benaglio (Switzerland). Assisted by Marcos Rojo with a cross.
62': Corner,Argentina. Conceded by Diego Benaglio.
63': Attempt blocked. Ezequiel Lavezzi (Argentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
64': Corner,Argentina. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
65': Attempt missed. Federico Fernández (Argentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
66': Substitution, Switzerland. Gelson Fernandes replaces Granit Xhaka.
67': Foul by Gökhan Inler (Switzerland).
67': Javier Mascherano (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo Zabaleta with a cross.
67': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
69': Attempt blocked. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gelson Fernandes.
69': Foul by Josip Drmic (Switzerland).
69': Marcos Rojo (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Attempt missed. Admir Mehmedi (Switzerland) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
73': Foul by Gelson Fernandes (Switzerland).
73': Ángel Di María (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Gelson Fernandes (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Substitution, Argentina. Rodrigo Palacio replaces Ezequiel Lavezzi.
74': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland).
74': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Palacio (Argentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a set piece situation.
76': Attempt missed. Fernando Gago (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Javier Mascherano.
78': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Diego Benaglio (Switzerland).
78': Corner,Argentina. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
78': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Benaglio (Switzerland).
79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland).
81': Javier Mascherano (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Foul by Ezequiel Garay (Argentina).
82': Josip Drmic (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Substitution, Switzerland. Haris Seferovic replaces Josip Drmic.
83': Federico Fernández (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Switzerland).
84': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Rojo.
84': Corner,Argentina. Conceded by Valon Behrami.
85': Attempt missed. Marcos Rojo (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
86': Fernando Gago (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Gökhan Inler (Switzerland).
87': Foul by Valon Behrami (Switzerland).
87': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Foul by Rodrigo Palacio (Argentina).
87': Valon Behrami (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Offside, Switzerland. Xherdan Shaqiri is caught offside.
89': Corner,Argentina. Conceded by Valon Behrami.
90': Attempt blocked. Ezequiel Garay (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
90': Foul by Marcos Rojo (Argentina).
90': Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Marcos Rojo (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Admir Mehmedi (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Foul by Fernando Gago (Argentina).
90'+2': Attempt missed. Fabian Schär (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gökhan Inler with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Argentina 0, Switzerland 0.
90': First Half Extra Time begins Argentina 0, Switzerland 0.
91': Corner,Argentina. Conceded by Johan Djourou.
92': Attempt saved. Ezequiel Garay (Argentina) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Diego Benaglio (Switzerland). Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
92': Corner,Argentina. Conceded by Diego Benaglio.
94': Foul by Johan Djourou (Switzerland).
94': Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
94': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Palacio (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Diego Benaglio (Switzerland). Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
96': Foul by Javier Mascherano (Argentina).
96': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
97': Attempt missed. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gökhan Inler.
99': Foul by Rodrigo Palacio (Argentina).
99': Valon Behrami (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
102': Fernando Gago (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
102': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Switzerland).
103': Attempt blocked. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
105': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
105'+1': Substitution, Argentina. José Basanta replaces Marcos Rojo because of an injury.
105'+2': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Fernando Gago.
105'+2': First Half Extra Time ends, Argentina 0, Switzerland 0.
105': Second Half Extra Time begins Argentina 0, Switzerland 0.
105': Substitution, Argentina. Lucas Biglia replaces Fernando Gago.
107': Foul by Admir Mehmedi (Switzerland).
107': Javier Mascherano (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
109': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Diego Benaglio (Switzerland). Assisted by Lucas Biglia.
109': Corner,Argentina. Conceded by Diego Benaglio.
109': Federico Fernández (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
109': Foul by Gelson Fernandes (Switzerland).
111': Attempt blocked. Javier Mascherano (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezequiel Garay.
112': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Zabaleta.
112': Corner,Argentina. Conceded by Johan Djourou.
112': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
113': Substitution, Switzerland. Blerim Dzemaili replaces Admir Mehmedi.
115': Foul by José Basanta (Argentina).
115': Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
118': Goal! Argentina 1, Switzerland 0. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a fast break.
120': Foul by Ángel Di María (Argentina).
120': Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
120': Ángel Di María (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
120': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
120'+1': Attempt blocked. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gökhan Inler with a cross.
120'+1': Corner,Switzerland. Conceded by Federico Fernández.
120'+1': Attempt missed. Diego Benaglio (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
120'+1': Blerim Dzemaili (Switzerland) hits the left post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross following a corner.
120'+1': Attempt missed. Blerim Dzemaili (Switzerland) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
120'+2': Foul by José Basanta (Argentina).
120'+2': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
120'+3': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ezequiel Garay following a fast break.
120'+3': Foul by Ezequiel Garay (Argentina).
120'+3': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
120'+4': Ezequiel Garay (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
120'+5': Attempt blocked. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
120'+5': Second Half Extra Time ends, Argentina 1, Switzerland 0.
0': Match ends, Argentina 1, Switzerland 0.

Statistics

SUI		ARG
28	Fouls	19
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	13
8	Saves	4
39	Possession	61
14	SHOTS	29
7	ON GOAL	22
0.5	On Target %	0.8
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
268	Accurate Passes	515
353	Passes	617
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	10
19	Crosses	53
0.2	Cross %	0.2
33	Long Balls	71
14	Accurate Long Balls	53
0.4	Long Balls %	0.7
3	Blocked Shots	12
26	Effective Tackles	26
27	Tackles	33
1.0	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
56	Effective Clearances	34
56	Clearances	34

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: Neo Química Arena
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Attendance: 63,255

Line-Ups

Argentina (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Sergio Romero (GK)
2	Ezequiel Garay
17	Federico Fernández
16	Marcos Rojo
4	Pablo Zabaleta
10	Lionel Messi
14	Javier Mascherano
5	Fernando Gago
9	Gonzalo Higuaín
7	Ángel Di María
22	Ezequiel Lavezzi

Argentina Substitutes:

Augusto Fernández, Lucas Biglia, Mariano Andújar, Sergio Agüero, Martín Demichelis, Hugo Campagnaro, Agustín Orion, Enzo Pérez, Ricardo Alvarez, José Basanta, Rodrigo Palacio, Maxi Rodríguez.

Switzerland (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Diego Benaglio (GK)
20	Johan Djourou
22	Fabian Schär
13	Ricardo Rodríguez
2	Stephan Lichtsteiner
23	Xherdan Shaqiri
11	Valon Behrami
8	Gökhan Inler
19	Josip Drmic
18	Admir Mehmedi
10	Granit Xhaka

Switzerland Substitutes:

Mario Gavranovic, Tranquillo Barnetta, Reto Ziegler, Yann Sommer, Haris Seferovic, Philippe Senderos, Michael Lang, Gelson Fernandes, Valentin Stocker, Roman Bürki, Blerim Džemaili.

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