FIFA World Cup

FT Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Argentina DWWWW 3
–
Nigeria DDLDW 2
1st2ndT
ARG213
NGA112
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Match Report

Team Stats

6
Fouls
17
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
12
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
9
57
Possession
43
18
SHOTS
12
13
ON GOAL
7
0.7
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
444
Accurate Passes
253
516
Passes
312
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
5
20
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.3
38
Long Balls
38
25
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
6
13
Effective Tackles
15
18
Tackles
20
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
21
Effective Clearances
28
21
Clearances
28

Head to Head

ARG leads series 4-1

Lineups

NGA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Vincent EnyeamaG
  2. 22Kenneth OmeruoCD-L
  3. 2Joseph YoboCD-R
  4. 13Juwon OshaniwaLB
  5. 5Efe AmbroseRB
  6. 18Michael BabatundeAM
  7. 10John Obi MikelLM
  8. 17Ogenyi OnaziRM
  9. 9Emmanuel EmenikeF
  10. 7Ahmed MusaAM-L
  11. 8Peter OdemwingieAM-R

ARG · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Sergio RomeroG
  2. 2Ezequiel GarayCD-L
  3. 17Federico FernándezCD-R
  4. 14Javier MascheranoDM
  5. 16Marcos RojoLB
  6. 4Pablo ZabaletaRB
  7. 10Lionel MessiAM
  8. 7Ángel Di MaríaLM
  9. 5Fernando GagoRM
  10. 20Sergio AgüeroCF-L
  11. 9Gonzalo HiguaínCF-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Nigeria 0, Argentina 1. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  2. 4' Goal! Nigeria 1, Argentina 1. Ahmed Musa (Nigeria) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Babatunde.
  3. 38' Substitution, Argentina. Ezequiel Lavezzi replaces Sergio Agüero because of an injury.
  4. 45'+1' Goal! Nigeria 1, Argentina 2. Lionel Messi (Argentina) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  5. 47' Goal! Nigeria 2, Argentina 2. Ahmed Musa (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Emenike.
  6. 49' Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 50' Goal! Nigeria 2, Argentina 3. Marcos Rojo (Argentina) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner following a corner.
  8. 51' Juwon Oshaniwa (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 63' Substitution, Argentina. Ricardo Álvarez replaces Lionel Messi.
  10. 66' Substitution, Nigeria. Michael Uchebo replaces Michael Babatunde because of an injury.
  11. 80' Substitution, Nigeria. Uche Nwofor replaces Peter Odemwingie.
  12. 90'+1' Substitution, Argentina. Lucas Biglia replaces Gonzalo Higuaín.

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