Argentina vs Venezuela, 2016 Copa América, Quarterfinals
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 4': Foul by Luis Seijas (Venezuela).
- 4': Javier Mascherano (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Luis Seijas (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 7': Foul by Arquímedes Figuera (Venezuela).
- 7': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Goal! Argentina 1, Venezuela 0. Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 9': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Gabriel Mercado.
- 10': Foul by Arquímedes Figuera (Venezuela).
- 10': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 12': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Sergio Romero.
- 15': Augusto Fernández (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Oswaldo Vizcarrondo (Venezuela).
- 16': Foul by Augusto Fernández (Argentina).
- 16': Luis Seijas (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Offside, Venezuela. Salomón Rondón is caught offside.
- 19': Offside, Argentina. Marcos Rojo is caught offside.
- 20': Foul by Gabriel Mercado (Argentina).
- 20': Josef Martínez (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Gabriel Mercado (Argentina).
- 20': Luis Seijas (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Gaitán.
- 23': Foul by Arquímedes Figuera (Venezuela).
- 23': Éver Banega (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Seijas.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Salomón Rondón with a headed pass.
- 27': Alexander González (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Foul by Nicolás Gaitán (Argentina).
- 27': Nicolás Gaitán (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Goal! Argentina 2, Venezuela 0. Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 31': Augusto Fernández (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Rolf Feltscher (Venezuela).
- 35': Attempt saved. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arquímedes Figuera.
- 35': Foul by Salomón Rondón (Venezuela).
- 35': Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Wilker Ángel (Venezuela).
- 36': Éver Banega (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
- 39': Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alejandro Guerra with a cross following a corner.
- 40': Attempt missed. Alejandro Guerra (Venezuela) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rolf Feltscher with a cross.
- 41': Attempt saved. Rolf Feltscher (Venezuela) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Salomón Rondón with a cross.
- 41': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Sergio Romero.
- 42': Penalty Venezuela. Josef Martínez draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 42': Penalty conceded by Sergio Romero (Argentina) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 44': Penalty saved. Luis Seijas (Venezuela) left footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 44': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).
- 44': Nicolás Gaitán (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Rolf Feltscher (Venezuela).
- 45': Gabriel Mercado (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Argentina 2, Venezuela 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Argentina 2, Venezuela 0.
- 48': Hand ball by Alexander González (Venezuela).
- 49': Foul by Éver Banega (Argentina).
- 49': Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Éver Banega (Argentina).
- 50': Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Javier Mascherano.
- 51': Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (Venezuela) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alejandro Guerra with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Attempt missed. Alejandro Guerra (Venezuela) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 52': Foul by Arquímedes Figuera (Venezuela).
- 52': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Wilker Ángel (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card.
- 53': Foul by Rolf Feltscher (Venezuela).
- 53': Gabriel Mercado (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Offside, Argentina. Gonzalo Higuaín is caught offside.
- 55': Substitution, Venezuela. Juanpi replaces Luis Seijas.
- 55': Attempt missed. Augusto Fernández (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Mercado with a cross.
- 56': Foul by Rolf Feltscher (Venezuela).
- 56': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Rolf Feltscher (Venezuela).
- 57': Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Offside, Venezuela. Josef Martínez is caught offside.
- 60': Goal! Argentina 3, Venezuela 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Gaitán.
- 62': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Javier Mascherano.
- 63': Foul by Arquímedes Figuera (Venezuela).
- 63': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Arquímedes Figuera (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Alejandro Guerra.
- 65': Dani Hernández (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Gabriel Mercado (Argentina).
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolás Gaitán (Argentina).
- 67': Substitution, Argentina. Érik Lamela replaces Nicolás Gaitán because of an injury.
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
- 70': Goal! Argentina 3, Venezuela 1. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Guerra with a cross.
- 71': Goal! Argentina 4, Venezuela 1. Érik Lamela (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 74': Offside, Venezuela. Josef Martínez is caught offside.
- 74': Substitution, Argentina. Sergio Agüero replaces Gonzalo Higuaín.
- 75': Foul by Rolf Feltscher (Venezuela).
- 75': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 77': Foul by Salomón Rondón (Venezuela).
- 77': Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).
- 80': Sergio Agüero (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Substitution, Venezuela. Yonathan del Valle replaces Josef Martínez.
- 80': Substitution, Argentina. Lucas Biglia replaces Éver Banega.
- 83': Augusto Fernández (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Foul by Yonathan del Valle (Venezuela).
- 85': Substitution, Venezuela. José Manuel Velázquez replaces Tomás Rincón because of an injury.
- 87': Alexander González (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Érik Lamela (Argentina).
- 89': Attempt saved. Sergio Agüero (Argentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Érik Lamela.
- 90'+1': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Wilker Ángel.
- 90'+2': Gabriel Mercado (Argentina).
- 90'+2': Yonathan del Valle (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Argentina 4, Venezuela 1.
- 0': Match ends, Argentina 4, Venezuela 1.
Statistics
 VEN |
ARG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 0 | Possession | 0 |
| 0 | SHOTS | 0 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: Copa América
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Attendance: 59,183
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Attendance: 59,183
Line-Ups
Argentina (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Romero (GK) |
| 13 | Ramiro Funes Mori |
| 17 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 16 | Marcos Rojo |
| 4 | Gabriel Mercado |
| 14 | Javier Mascherano |
| 19 | Éver Banega |
| 8 | Augusto Fernández |
| 9 | Gonzalo Higuaín |
| 20 | Nicolás Gaitán  |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
Venezuela (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Dani Hernández (GK) |
| 4 | Oswaldo Vizcarrondo |
| 2 | Wilker Ángel |
| 20 | Rolf Feltscher |
| 21 | Alexander González |
| 5 | Arquímedes Figuera |
| 8 | Tomás Rincón |
| 13 | Luis Seijas |
| 15 | Alejandro Guerra |
| 17 | Josef Martínez |
| 9 | Salomón Rondón |
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