International Friendly

FT Friday, September 23, 2022
Honduras LWLWL 0
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Argentina WDWWW 3
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ARG213
Hard Rock Stadium · 64,420 att.

Match Report

Photo by MANU FERNANDEZ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Lionel Messi powers Argentina past Honduras in Miami

Lionel Messi scored twice and Argentina dominated Honduras 3-0 on Friday as the team continues to fine-tune its game ahead of the World Cup.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
2
Corner Kicks
1
5
Saves
0
32.1
Possession
67.9
2
SHOTS
17
0
ON GOAL
8
0.0
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
266
Accurate Passes
632
315
Passes
675
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
1
4
Crosses
5
0.3
Cross %
0.2
57
Long Balls
36
38
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.7
Long Balls %
0.8
1
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
9
12
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
4
12
Effective Clearances
1
12
Clearances
1

Head to Head

ARG leads series 1-0

Lineups

ARG · 4-3-3

  1. 12Gerónimo RulliG
  2. 2Lisandro MartínezCD-L
  3. 6Germán PezzellaCD-R
  4. 3Nicolás TagliaficoLB
  5. 21Nahuel MolinaRB
  6. 5Leandro ParedesCM
  7. 20Giovani Lo CelsoLM
  8. 7Rodrigo De PaulRM
  9. 22Lautaro MartínezF
  10. 17Alejandro GómezLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

HON · 4-3-3

  1. 22Luis LópezG
  2. 3Carlos MeléndezCD-L
  3. 15Denil MaldonadoCD-R
  4. 19Omar ElvirLB
  5. 2Marcelo SantosRB
  6. 20Deybi FloresCM
  7. 16Héctor CastellanosLM
  8. 5Kervin ArriagaRM
  9. 12Romell QuiotoF
  10. 11Rigoberto RivasLF
  11. 14Andy NájarRF

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Argentina 1, Honduras 0. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Papu Gómez.
  2. 40' Deybi Flores (Honduras) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 43' Marcelo Santos (Honduras) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+2' Goal! Argentina 2, Honduras 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  5. 45' Substitution, Honduras. Luis Palma replaces Rigoberto Rivas.
  6. 45' Substitution, Argentina. Julián Álvarez replaces Lautaro Martínez.
  7. 54' Substitution, Argentina. Thiago Almada replaces Papu Gómez.
  8. 62' Substitution, Honduras. Edwin Solano replaces Andy Najar.
  9. 64' Substitution, Argentina. Enzo Fernández replaces Leandro Paredes.
  10. 65' Substitution, Argentina. Nehuén Pérez replaces Germán Pezzella.
  11. 69' Goal! Argentina 3, Honduras 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
  12. 72' Substitution, Argentina. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Rodrigo de Paul.
  13. 72' Substitution, Argentina. Ángel Correa replaces Giovani Lo Celso.
  14. 76' Substitution, Honduras. Germán Mejía replaces Kervin Arriaga.
  15. 76' Substitution, Honduras. Joseph Rosales replaces Héctor Castellanos.
  16. 82' Substitution, Honduras. Franklin Flores replaces Omar Elvir.
  17. 82' Substitution, Honduras. Bryan Róchez replaces Romell Quioto.

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