FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

FT Thursday, October 8, 2020
Ecuador WLWLL 0
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Argentina DWWDW 1
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Alberto José Armando (La Bombonera)

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

ARG leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ARG · 4-3-2-1

  1. 1Franco ArmaniG
  2. 19Nicolás OtamendiCD-L
  3. 2Lucas Martínez QuartaCD-R
  4. 3Nicolás TagliaficoLB
  5. 4Gonzalo MontielRB
  6. 5Leandro ParedesCM
  7. 8Marcos AcuñaCM-L
  8. 15Rodrigo De PaulCM-R
  9. 22Lautaro MartínezF
  10. 11Lucas OcamposCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Alejandro GómezSUB
  2. 23Emiliano MartínezSUB
  3. 16Guido RodríguezSUB
  4. 18Eduardo SalvioSUB
  5. 14Nehuén PérezSUB
  6. 17Nicolás DomínguezSUB
  7. 13Lucas AlarioSUB
  8. 9Joaquín CorreaSUB
  9. 6Juan FoythSUB
  10. 20Exequiel PalaciosSUB
  11. 21Giovanni SimeoneSUB
  12. 12Esteban AndradaSUB

ECU · 4-1-4-1

  1. 22Alexander DomínguezG
  2. 14Xavier ArreagaCD-L
  3. 4Robert ArboledaCD-R
  4. 8Carlos GruezoDM
  5. 6Pervis EstupiñánLB
  6. 3Erick FerigraRB
  7. 23Moisés CaicedoCM-L
  8. 21Alan FrancoCM-R
  9. 15Ángel MenaLM
  10. 5Renato IbarraRM
  11. 13Enner ValenciaF

Substitutes

  1. 10Junior SornozaSUB
  2. 11Michael EstradaSUB
  3. 19Gonzalo PlataSUB
  4. 2Félix TorresSUB
  5. 1Hernán GalíndezSUB
  6. 12Pedro OrtizSUB
  7. 17Ángelo PreciadoSUB
  8. 16Mario PineidaSUB
  9. 18José CifuentesSUB
  10. 20Jhegson MéndezSUB
  11. 7Romario IbarraSUB
  12. 9Leonardo CampanaSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! Argentina 1, Ecuador 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 21' Leandro Paredes (Argentina) Yellow Card at 21'
  3. 43' Enner Valencia (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Ecuador. Ángelo Preciado replaces Erick Ferigra.
  5. 64' Substitution, Ecuador. Gonzalo Plata replaces Renato Ibarra.
  6. 66' Substitution, Argentina. Eduardo Salvio replaces Marcos Acuña because of an injury.
  7. 76' Substitution, Argentina. Lucas Alario replaces Lautaro Martínez.
  8. 78' Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 79' Substitution, Ecuador. Romario Ibarra replaces Moises Caicedo.
  10. 84' Substitution, Argentina. Juan Foyth replaces Gonzalo Montiel.
  11. 84' Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Domínguez replaces Lucas Ocampos.
  12. 87' Substitution, Ecuador. Michael Estrada replaces Ángel Mena.

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