FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Argentina vs Ecuador, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
Argentina
  • 13': Lionel Messi (P)
FT
1 - 0
Ecuador

    Messi penalty gives Argentina winning start over Ecuador

    Argentina got their World Cup qualifying campaign off to the perfect start on Thursday when Lionel Messi's penalty gave them a 1-0 win over Ecuador.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Moises Caicedo (Ecuador).
    • 1': Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Mena.
    • 4': Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina).
    • 4': Moises Caicedo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 6': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Robert Arboleda.
    • 7': Foul by Lucas Martínez Quarta (Argentina).
    • 7': Xavier Arreaga (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Penalty Argentina. Lucas Ocampos draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 11': Penalty conceded by Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 13': Goal! Argentina 1, Ecuador 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
    • 21': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
    • 21': Renato Ibarra (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Leandro Paredes (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alan Steven Franco with a headed pass.
    • 26': Foul by Moises Caicedo (Ecuador).
    • 26': Lucas Ocampos (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Xavier Arreaga.
    • 35': Erick Ferigra (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Argentina).
    • 36': Foul by Enner Valencia (Ecuador).
    • 36': Lucas Martínez Quarta (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Lucas Martínez Quarta (Argentina).
    • 43': Foul by Enner Valencia (Ecuador).
    • 43': Leandro Paredes (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina).
    • 45': Robert Arboleda (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (Ecuador).
    • 45'+1': Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina).
    • 45'+2': Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Robert Arboleda (Ecuador) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Renato Ibarra with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Erick Ferigra (Ecuador).
    • 45'+3': Franco Armani (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Argentina 1, Ecuador 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Argentina 1, Ecuador 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Ecuador. Ángelo Preciado replaces Erick Ferigra.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Leandro Paredes (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
    • 47': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Ángelo Preciado.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Lucas Ocampos (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez with a headed pass.
    • 48': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Alexander Domínguez.
    • 50': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (Ecuador).
    • 50': Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina).
    • 51': Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Ecuador).
    • 55': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador).
    • 55': Marcos Acuña (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Hand ball by Ángel Mena (Ecuador).
    • 58': Foul by Moises Caicedo (Ecuador).
    • 58': Leandro Paredes (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina).
    • 59': Renato Ibarra (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Foul by Alan Steven Franco (Ecuador).
    • 60': Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Robert Arboleda (Ecuador).
    • 61': Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 62': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Argentina).
    • 62': Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Substitution, Ecuador. Gonzalo Plata replaces Renato Ibarra.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Mena.
    • 66': Substitution, Argentina. Eduardo Salvio replaces Marcos Acuña because of an injury.
    • 68': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Ecuador).
    • 68': Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina).
    • 69': Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador).
    • 71': Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Ángelo Preciado.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Eduardo Salvio (Argentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 74': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Robert Arboleda.
    • 76': Substitution, Argentina. Lucas Alario replaces Lautaro Martínez.
    • 76': Foul by Eduardo Salvio (Argentina).
    • 76': Robert Arboleda (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina).
    • 78': Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Substitution, Ecuador. Romario Ibarra replaces Moises Caicedo.
    • 79': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Leandro Paredes.
    • 81': Foul by Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador).
    • 81': Lucas Ocampos (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Foul by Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador).
    • 82': Lucas Ocampos (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Substitution, Argentina. Juan Foyth replaces Gonzalo Montiel.
    • 84': Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Domínguez replaces Lucas Ocampos.
    • 87': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Lucas Martínez Quarta (Argentina).
    • 87': Substitution, Ecuador. Michael Estrada replaces Ángel Mena.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Ecuador).
    • 90'+1': Lucas Alario (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Argentina 1, Ecuador 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Argentina 1, Ecuador 0.

    Statistics

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    19 Fouls 14
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    1 Corner Kicks 6
    1 Saves 0
    41.9 Possession 58.1
    4 SHOTS 8
    0 ON GOAL 2
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    323 Accurate Passes 451
    400 Passes 547
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 2
    8 Crosses 12
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    54 Long Balls 60
    23 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    0 Blocked Shots 4
    18 Effective Tackles 10
    23 Tackles 13
    0.8 Tackle % 0.8
    14 Interceptions 15
    13 Effective Clearances 12
    13 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

    Venue: Alberto José Armando (La Bombonera)
    Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

    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
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ARG Argentina (4-3-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Franco Armani (GK)
    19 Nicolás Otamendi Yellow Card
    2 Lucas Martínez Quarta
    3 Nicolás Tagliafico
    4 Gonzalo Montiel
    5 Leandro Paredes Yellow Card
    8 Marcos Acuña
    15 Rodrigo De Paul
    22 Lautaro Martínez
    11 Lucas Ocampos
    10 Lionel Messi
    Argentina Substitutes:
    Alejandro Gómez, Emiliano Martínez, Guido Rodríguez, Eduardo Salvio, Nehuén Pérez, Nicolás Domínguez, Lucas Alario, Joaquín Correa, Juan Foyth, Exequiel Palacios, Giovanni Simeone, Esteban Andrada.

    ECU Ecuador (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    22 Alexander Domínguez (GK)
    14 Xavier Arreaga
    4 Robert Arboleda
    8 Carlos Gruezo
    6 Pervis Estupiñán
    3 Erick Ferigra
    23 Moisés Caicedo
    21 Alan Franco
    15 Ángel Mena
    5 Renato Ibarra
    13 Enner Valencia Yellow Card
    Ecuador Substitutes:
    Junior Sornoza, Michael Estrada, Gonzalo Plata, Félix Torres, Hernán Galíndez, Pedro Ortiz, Ángelo Preciado, Mario Pineida, José Cifuentes, Jhegson Méndez, Romario Ibarra, Leonardo Campana.

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