Men's Olympic Soccer Tournament

FT Thursday, July 22, 2021
Australia U23 2
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Argentina U23 WWWWL 0
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Match Report

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Australia stun 10-man Argentina for opening win at Tokyo 2020

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
15
7
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
4
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
4
44.3
Possession
55.7
13
SHOTS
15
6
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
294
Accurate Passes
382
381
Passes
479
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
2
8
Crosses
18
0.4
Cross %
0.1
64
Long Balls
80
31
Accurate Long Balls
38
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
8
6
Effective Tackles
8
15
Tackles
18
0.4
Tackle %
0.4
16
Interceptions
10
13
Effective Clearances
10
13
Clearances
10

Lineups

ARG · 4-4-2

  1. 1Jeremias LedesmaG
  2. 14Facundo MedinaCD-L
  3. 2Nehuén PérezCD-R
  4. 19Francisco OrtegaLB
  5. 4Hernán De La FuenteRB
  6. 8Santiago ColombattoCM-L
  7. 5Fausto VeraCM-R
  8. 11Ezequiel BarcoLM
  9. 21Fernando ValenzuelaRM
  10. 10Alexis Mac AllisterCF-L
  11. 9Adolfo GaichCF-R

AUS · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Thomas GloverG
  2. 5Harry SouttarCD-L
  3. 14Thomas DengCD-R
  4. 16Joel KingLB
  5. 2Nathaniel AtkinsonRB
  6. 17Connor MetcalfeCM-L
  7. 10Denis GenreauCM-R
  8. 11Daniel ArzaniLM
  9. 20Lachlan WalesRM
  10. 12Mitchell DukeF
  11. 8Riley McGreeRCF

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Argentina U23 0, Australia U23 1. Lachlan Wales (Australia U23) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mitchell Duke.
  2. 32' Mitchell Duke (Australia U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+1' Francisco Ortega (Argentina U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+3' Riley McGree (Australia U23) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45'+3' Second yellow card to Francisco Ortega (Argentina U23).
  6. 45' Substitution, Argentina U23. Ezequiel Ponce replaces Carlos Valenzuela.
  7. 48' Nathaniel Atkinson (Australia U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 50' Connor Metcalfe (Australia U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 56' Denis Genreau (Australia U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 62' Substitution, Argentina U23. Marcelo Herrera replaces Hernán De La Fuente.
  11. 63' Adolfo Gaich (Argentina U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 67' Facundo Medina (Argentina U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 72' Substitution, Australia U23. Caleb Watts replaces Lachlan Wales.
  14. 78' Substitution, Argentina U23. Tomás Belmonte replaces Santiago Colombatto.
  15. 78' Substitution, Argentina U23. Martín Payero replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  16. 79' Substitution, Australia U23. Marco Tilio replaces Daniel Arzani.
  17. 79' Substitution, Australia U23. Nicholas D'Agostino replaces Riley McGree.
  18. 80' Goal! Argentina U23 0, Australia U23 2. Marco Tilio (Australia U23) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mitchell Duke.
  19. 82' Substitution, Argentina U23. Pedro De la Vega replaces Ezequiel Barco.
  20. 85' Ezequiel Ponce (Argentina U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 86' Harry Souttar (Australia U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  22. 89' Substitution, Australia U23. Keanu Baccus replaces Denis Genreau.
  23. 90'+1' Caleb Watts (Australia U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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