Argentina vs Bolivia, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOLMessi hat-trick claims record over Brazil's Pele in Argentina 3-0 win over Bolivia
Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to give Argentina a 3-0 win over Bolivia, moving him above Pele as South America's top male all-time scorer.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Leonel Justiniano (Bolivia).
- 2': Leandro Paredes (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Henry Vaca (Bolivia).
- 2': Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 3': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
- 3': Marcelo Moreno Martins (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Moisés Villarroel (Bolivia).
- 5': Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 6': Foul by Jairo Quinteros (Bolivia).
- 6': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Adrián Jusino.
- 9': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
- 11': Foul by Germán Pezzella (Argentina).
- 11': Marcelo Moreno Martins (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Attempt saved. Marcelo Moreno Martins (Bolivia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Henry Vaca with a cross.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Germán Pezzella with a headed pass.
- 12': Foul by Marcelo Moreno Martins (Bolivia).
- 12': Leandro Paredes (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Goal! Argentina 1, Bolivia 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
- 16': Offside, Bolivia. Jesús Sagredo tries a through ball, but Marcelo Moreno Martins is caught offside.
- 18': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Luis Haquín.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
- 19': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Jairo Quinteros.
- 21': Offside, Bolivia. Jesús Sagredo tries a through ball, but Erwin Saavedra is caught offside.
- 22': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 23': Attempt missed. Erwin Saavedra (Bolivia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Sagredo.
- 23': Foul by Luis Haquín (Bolivia).
- 23': Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Luis Haquín (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
- 25': Leonel Justiniano (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Offside, Argentina. Ángel Di María tries a through ball, but Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 30': Attempt missed. Leandro Paredes (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 31': Foul by Moisés Villarroel (Bolivia).
- 31': Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Moisés Villarroel (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Foul by Germán Pezzella (Argentina).
- 35': Marcelo Moreno Martins (Bolivia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Luis Haquín (Bolivia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 36': Attempt saved. Moisés Villarroel (Bolivia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 39': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 40': Adrián Jusino (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Argentina).
- 43': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 44': Attempt missed. Henry Vaca (Bolivia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 45'+1': Hand ball by José Sagredo (Bolivia).
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Papu Gómez (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Argentina 1, Bolivia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Argentina 1, Bolivia 0.
- 45': Substitution, Bolivia. Ramiro Vaca replaces Moisés Villarroel.
- 48': Foul by Henry Vaca (Bolivia).
- 48': Leandro Paredes (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt saved. Leandro Paredes (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Acuña.
- 49': Offside, Argentina. Leandro Paredes tries a through ball, but Ángel Di María is caught offside.
- 52': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
- 52': Ramiro Vaca (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Argentina).
- 57': Leonel Justiniano (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Jesús Sagredo.
- 58': Attempt missed. Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 59': Foul by Ramiro Vaca (Bolivia).
- 59': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 61': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Jesús Sagredo.
- 62': Substitution, Argentina. Joaquín Correa replaces Papu Gómez.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 64': Goal! Argentina 2, Bolivia 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 66': Attempt saved. Joaquín Correa (Argentina) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 67': Attempt missed. Leonel Justiniano (Bolivia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ramiro Vaca.
- 68': Substitution, Bolivia. Roberto Fernández replaces Erwin Saavedra.
- 68': Substitution, Bolivia. Carmelo Algarañaz replaces Henry Vaca.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Joaquín Correa.
- 69': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Luis Haquín.
- 70': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Carlos Lampe.
- 71': Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás González replaces Ángel Di María.
- 71': Substitution, Argentina. Ángel Correa replaces Lautaro Martínez.
- 72': Foul by Germán Pezzella (Argentina).
- 72': Marcelo Moreno Martins (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Offside, Argentina. Rodrigo de Paul tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.
- 77': Offside, Bolivia. Roberto Fernández tries a through ball, but Marcelo Moreno Martins is caught offside.
- 77': Substitution, Bolivia. Gabriel Villamil replaces Jesús Sagredo.
- 79': Foul by Ramiro Vaca (Bolivia).
- 79': Leandro Paredes (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Ramiro Vaca (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Argentina. Exequiel Palacios replaces Rodrigo de Paul.
- 82': Substitution, Argentina. Lucas Martínez Quarta replaces Nicolás Otamendi.
- 83': Offside, Argentina. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Joaquín Correa is caught offside.
- 84': Corner, Bolivia. Conceded by Germán Pezzella.
- 84': Attempt saved. Marcelo Moreno Martins (Bolivia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ramiro Vaca with a cross.
- 85': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nahuel Molina.
- 86': Offside, Bolivia. Jairo Quinteros tries a through ball, but Carmelo Algarañaz is caught offside.
- 88': Attempt missed. Joaquín Correa (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Ángel Correa (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Acuña.
- 88': Attempt saved. Leandro Paredes (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joaquín Correa.
- 88': Goal! Argentina 3, Bolivia 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+1': Carmelo Algarañaz (Bolivia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Argentina).
- 90'+1': Corner, Bolivia. Conceded by Germán Pezzella.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Joaquín Correa (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
- 90'+2': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Gabriel Villamil.
- 90'+3': Adrián Jusino (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Argentina).
- 90'+4': Substitution, Bolivia. Juan Sebastián Reyes replaces Luis Haquín.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Argentina 3, Bolivia 0.
- 0': Match ends, Argentina 3, Bolivia 0.
Statistics
 BOL |
ARG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 29.1 | Possession | 70.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 190 | Accurate Passes | 561 |
| 256 | Passes | 633 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 10 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 18 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 14 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
Venue: Mâs Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Attendance: 21,000
Venue: Mâs Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Attendance: 21,000
WCQ - CONMEBOL Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 18 | +21 | 38 |
| 2 | Ecuador | 18 | +9 | 29 |
| 3 | Colombia | 18 | +10 | 28 |
| 4 | Uruguay | 18 | +10 | 28 |
Line-Ups
Argentina (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Juan Musso (GK) |
| 19 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 6 | Germán Pezzella |
| 8 | Marcos Acuña |
| 13 | Nahuel Molina |
| 5 | Leandro Paredes |
| 7 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 17 | Alejandro Gómez |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
| 22 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
Bolivia (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Lampe (GK) |
| 4 | Luis Haquin  |
| 2 | Jairo Quinteros |
| 5 | Adrián Jusino |
| 21 | José Sagredo |
| 3 | Jesús Sagredo |
| 6 | Leonel Justiniano |
| 14 | Moises Villarroel |
| 16 | Erwin Saavedra |
| 9 | Marcelo Moreno |
| 10 | Henry Vaca |
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