International Friendly

FT Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Argentina DWWWW 5
–
United Arab Emirates WDLLL 0
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ARG415
UAE000
Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium

Match Report

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Messi, Di Maria score as Argentina rout UAE in World Cup warmup

Argentina warmed up for the World Cup with a 5-0 hammering of the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
2
59
Possession
41
15
SHOTS
9
7
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
625
Accurate Passes
415
678
Passes
472
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
0
13
Crosses
6
0.5
Cross %
0.0
35
Long Balls
45
25
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.7
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
2
6
Effective Tackles
9
12
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
19
6
Effective Clearances
8
6
Clearances
8

Lineups

UAE · 4-5-1

  1. 17Khalid EisaG
  2. 12Khalifa Al-HammadiCD-L
  3. 4Shahin AbdulrahmanCD-R
  4. 16Alhusain Saleh Eisa AliLB
  5. 19Khaled EbraheimRB
  6. 18Abdalla RamadanCM-L
  7. 14Abdulla Hamad Al-MenhaliCM-R
  8. 5Ali SalminAM
  9. 21Harib AbdallaLM
  10. 11Caio CanedoRM
  11. 7Ali MabkhoutF

ARG · 4-4-2

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 25Lisandro MartínezCD-L
  3. 19Nicolás OtamendiCD-R
  4. 8Marcos AcuñaLB
  5. 2Juan FoythRB
  6. 7Rodrigo De PaulCM-L
  7. 5Leandro ParedesCM-R
  8. 20Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  9. 11Ángel Di MaríaRM
  10. 9Julián ÁlvarezCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! United Arab Emirates 0, Argentina 1. Julián Álvarez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a fast break.
  2. 25' Goal! United Arab Emirates 0, Argentina 2. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcos Acuña with a cross.
  3. 36' Goal! United Arab Emirates 0, Argentina 3. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
  4. 44' Goal! United Arab Emirates 0, Argentina 4. Lionel Messi (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
  5. 45' Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Fábio Lima replaces Ali Mabkhout.
  6. 45' Substitution, Argentina. Nahuel Molina replaces Ángel Di María.
  7. 45' Substitution, Argentina. Gonzalo Montiel replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  8. 45' Substitution, Argentina. Germán Pezzella replaces Nicolás Otamendi.
  9. 45' Substitution, Argentina. Joaquín Correa replaces Marcos Acuña.
  10. 45' Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Majid Rashid replaces Ali Salmin.
  11. 51' Substitution, Argentina. Enzo Fernández replaces Julián Álvarez.
  12. 57' Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 60' Goal! United Arab Emirates 0, Argentina 5. Joaquín Correa (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
  14. 65' Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Ahmed Jamil replaces Al Hussain Saleh.
  15. 65' Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Majed Hassan replaces Abdulla Hamad.
  16. 75' Substitution, Argentina. Guido Rodríguez replaces Leandro Paredes.
  17. 77' Majed Hassan (United Arab Emirates) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 77' Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Abdulaziz Hussain replaces Khaled Ebraheim.
  19. 77' Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Ali Saleh replaces Harib Abdalla Suhail.

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