FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

FT Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Bolivia LLWLL 0
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Argentina LDDWW 2
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Match Report

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Argentina ease past Bolivia as Lionel Messi scores his 50th goal for country

Lionel Messi brought up his half-century of international goals for Argentina as he inspired an easy 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Bolivia.

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Team Stats

21
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
2
20.1
Possession
79.9
3
SHOTS
23
2
ON GOAL
8
0.7
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
96
Accurate Passes
601
167
Passes
669
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
2
7
Crosses
22
0.3
Cross %
0.1
35
Long Balls
52
9
Accurate Long Balls
41
0.3
Long Balls %
0.8
0
Blocked Shots
5
9
Effective Tackles
9
11
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
19
Interceptions
6
12
Effective Clearances
10
17
Clearances
11

Head to Head

ARG leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

ARG · 4-3-3

  1. 1Sergio RomeroG
  2. 13Javier PinolaCD-L
  3. 15Martín DemichelisCD-R
  4. 16Marcos RojoLB
  5. 2Gabriel MercadoRB
  6. 14Javier MascheranoCM
  7. 19Éver BanegaLM
  8. 6Lucas BigliaRM
  9. 9Gonzalo HiguaínF
  10. 7Ángel Di MaríaLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

BOL · 5-4-1

  1. 12Carlos LampeG
  2. 5Luis MarteliCD
  3. 22Luis GutiérrezCD-L
  4. 21Ronald EguinoCD-R
  5. 17Marvin BejaranoLB
  6. 8Diego BejaranoRB
  7. 3Alejandro ChumaceroCM-L
  8. 15Danny BejaranoCM-R
  9. 6Martin Smedberg-DalenceLM
  10. 10Jhasmani CamposRM
  11. 9Yasmani DukF

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! Argentina 1, Bolivia 0. Gabriel Mercado (Argentina) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín following a set piece situation.
  2. 24' Luis Gutiérrez (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 30' Goal! Argentina 2, Bolivia 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  4. 31' Substitution, Argentina. Ángel Correa replaces Ángel Di María because of an injury.
  5. 45' Substitution, Bolivia. Samuel Galindo replaces Jhasmani Campos.
  6. 45' Substitution, Bolivia. Fernando Saucedo replaces Danny Bejarano.
  7. 71' Yasmani Duk (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 75' Substitution, Bolivia. Juan Carlos Arce replaces Alejandro Chumacero.
  9. 78' Substitution, Argentina. Sergio Agüero replaces Gonzalo Higuaín.
  10. 84' Substitution, Argentina. Augusto Fernández replaces Éver Banega.

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