FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

FT Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Colombia WLWDD 0
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Argentina WDDLL 3
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COL000
ARG213
San Juan del Bicentenario · 24,000 att.

Match Report

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Argentina and Lionel Messi soar past Colombia in World Cup qualifying

Lionel Messi's stunning free kick helped Argentina give their World Cup qualification hopes a timely boost with a 3-0 win over Colombia.

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Team Stats

23
Fouls
22
4
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
0
54.4
Possession
45.6
9
SHOTS
10
0
ON GOAL
5
0.0
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
330
Accurate Passes
275
412
Passes
346
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
2
14
Crosses
9
0.3
Cross %
0.2
46
Long Balls
67
19
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
1
13
Effective Tackles
15
14
Tackles
19
0.9
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
11
7
Effective Clearances
8
7
Clearances
8

Head to Head

ARG leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

ARG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Sergio RomeroG
  2. 13Ramiro Funes MoriCD-L
  3. 17Nicolás OtamendiCD-R
  4. 21Emmanuel MásLB
  5. 2Gabriel MercadoRB
  6. 19Éver BanegaAM
  7. 14Javier MascheranoLM
  8. 6Lucas BigliaRM
  9. 18Lucas PrattoF
  10. 11Ángel Di MaríaAM-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiAM-R

COL · 4-3-2-1

  1. 1David OspinaG
  2. 22Jeison MurilloCD-L
  3. 13Davinson SánchezCD-R
  4. 2Éder BalantaLB
  5. 4Santiago AriasRB
  6. 6Carlos SánchezCM
  7. 5Wilmar BarriosCM-L
  8. 16Daniel TorresCM-R
  9. 9Radamel FalcaoF
  10. 10James RodríguezCF-L
  11. 11Juan CuadradoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Argentina 1, Colombia 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  2. 23' Goal! Argentina 2, Colombia 0. Lucas Pratto (Argentina) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  3. 28' Lucas Pratto (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 29' James Rodríguez (Colombia) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 29' Gabriel Mercado (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 31' Santiago Arias (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 37' Éver Banega (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 45' Substitution, Colombia. Macnelly Torres replaces Wilmar Barrios.
  9. 59' Éder Balanta (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 63' Substitution, Argentina. Enzo Pérez replaces Éver Banega.
  11. 67' Substitution, Colombia. Jonathan Copete replaces Dani Torres.
  12. 69' Ramiro Funes Mori (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 76' Substitution, Colombia. Carlos Bacca replaces Radamel Falcao.
  14. 77' Juan Cuadrado (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 79' Substitution, Argentina. Gonzalo Higuaín replaces Lucas Pratto.
  16. 84' Goal! Argentina 3, Colombia 0. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  17. 85' Substitution, Argentina. Marcos Acuña replaces Ángel Di María.

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