International Friendly

FT Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Nigeria WWLWD 4
–
Argentina DDDWW 2
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NGA134
ARG202
22,739 att.

Match Report

EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV

Alex Iwobi, Kelechi Iheanacho help Nigeria rally to stun Argentina

Alex Iwobi scored twice as Nigeria fought back from two goals down to thump Argentina 4-2 in Tuesday's friendly in Krasnodar.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
10
2
Saves
1
34.6
Possession
65.4
7
SHOTS
17
5
ON GOAL
4
0.7
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
272
Accurate Passes
560
336
Passes
618
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
5
5
Crosses
33
0.4
Cross %
0.2
48
Long Balls
47
28
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.6
Long Balls %
0.8
0
Blocked Shots
4
14
Effective Tackles
10
21
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
35
Effective Clearances
3
35
Clearances
3

Head to Head

ARG leads series 4-1

Lineups

ARG

  1. 23Agustín MarchesínG
  2. 4Germán PezzellaD
  3. 17Nicolás OtamendiD
  4. 14Javier MascheranoD
  5. 21Paulo DybalaM
  6. 8Enzo PérezM
  7. 19Éver BanegaM
  8. 20Giovani Lo CelsoM
  9. 9Sergio AgüeroF
  10. 11Ángel Di MaríaF
  11. 26Cristian PavónF

NGA · 5-3-2

  1. 1Daniel AkpeyiG
  2. 5William Troost-EkongCD
  3. 6Leon BalogunCD-L
  4. 20Chidozie AwaziemCD-R
  5. 2Ola AinaLB
  6. 12Abdullahi ShehuRB
  7. 10John Obi MikelCM
  8. 19John OguCM-L
  9. 13Wilfred NdidiCM-R
  10. 18Alex IwobiCF-L
  11. 14Kelechi IheanachoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 27' Goal! Argentina 1, Nigeria 0. Éver Banega (Argentina) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  3. 36' Goal! Argentina 2, Nigeria 0. Sergio Agüero (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Pavón.
  4. 44' Goal! Argentina 2, Nigeria 1. Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  5. 45' Substitution, Argentina. Darío Benedetto replaces Sergio Agüero.
  6. 45' Substitution, Nigeria. Tyronne Ebuehi replaces Abdullahi Shehu.
  7. 45' Substitution, Nigeria. Brian Idowu replaces Ola Aina.
  8. 45' Substitution, Nigeria. Francis Uzoho replaces Daniel Akpeyi.
  9. 52' Goal! Argentina 2, Nigeria 2. Alex Iwobi (Nigeria) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
  10. 54' Goal! Argentina 2, Nigeria 3. Brian Idowu (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
  11. 58' Substitution, Argentina. Alejandro Gomez replaces Giovani Lo Celso.
  12. 61' Substitution, Nigeria. Kenneth Omeruo replaces Leon Balogun.
  13. 63' Substitution, Argentina. Fernando Belluschi replaces Paulo Dybala.
  14. 70' Substitution, Nigeria. Ahmed Musa replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
  15. 73' Goal! Argentina 2, Nigeria 4. Alex Iwobi (Nigeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ahmed Musa.
  16. 76' Substitution, Argentina. Emiliano Rigoni replaces Ángel Di María.
  17. 77' Substitution, Argentina. Diego Perotti replaces Cristian Pavón.
  18. 80' Substitution, Argentina. Emiliano Insúa replaces Germán Pezzella.
  19. 87' Substitution, Nigeria. Olarenwaju Kayode replaces Alex Iwobi.

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