Argentina vs Australia, 2023 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Argentina

2': Lionel Messi
68': Germán Pezzella

FT
2 - 0

Australia

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Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Keanu Baccus (Australia).
2': Goal! Argentina 1, Australia 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
5': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
9': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
16': Foul by Keanu Baccus (Australia).
16': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás González.
24': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Kye Rowles.
26': Offside, Argentina. Enzo Fernández tries a through ball, but Nicolás González is caught offside.
28': Attempt saved. Mitchell Duke (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Bos with a cross.
29': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Enzo Fernández.
29': Attempt blocked. Mathew Leckie (Australia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley McGree with a cross.
30': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina).
31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31': Cristian Romero (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Australia).
33': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mitchell Duke with a cross.
34': Attempt missed. Jordan Bos (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Riley McGree.
38': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a through ball.
40': Foul by Nicolás González (Argentina).
40': Nathaniel Atkinson (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Attempt missed. Jordan Bos (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill.
45'+2': First Half ends, Argentina 1, Australia 0.
45': Second Half begins Argentina 1, Australia 0.
45': Substitution, Argentina. Germán Pezzella replaces Nicolás Otamendi.
45': Substitution, Australia. Ajdin Hrustic replaces Jamie Maclaren.
47': Foul by Nathaniel Atkinson (Australia).
47': Nicolás González (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
47': Nathaniel Atkinson (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Mitchell Duke.
49': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
49': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Mathew Ryan.
53': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
54': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Nahuel Molina.
55': Offside, Australia. Keanu Baccus tries a through ball, but Jordan Bos is caught offside.
56': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Nahuel Molina.
58': Attempt blocked. Keanu Baccus (Australia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ajdin Hrustic.
59': Substitution, Argentina. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Ángel Di María.
59': Substitution, Argentina. Julián Álvarez replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
59': Cristian Romero (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Mitchell Duke (Australia).
60': Foul by Germán Pezzella (Argentina).
60': Mathew Leckie (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63': Substitution, Australia. Brandon Borrello replaces Mitchell Duke.
63': Substitution, Australia. Denis Genreau replaces Aiden O'Neill.
64': Foul by Denis Genreau (Australia).
64': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
66': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Kye Rowles.
66': Delay in match (Argentina).
67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
68': Goal! Argentina 2, Australia 0. Germán Pezzella (Argentina) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a cross following a corner.
71': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
71': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Mathew Ryan.
72': Foul by Jordan Bos (Australia).
72': Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Substitution, Australia. Ryan Strain replaces Nathaniel Atkinson.
73': Substitution, Australia. Alex Robertson replaces Mathew Leckie.
73': Substitution, Australia. Connor Metcalfe replaces Riley McGree.
74': Substitution, Argentina. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Nicolás González.
74': Substitution, Argentina. Leandro Paredes replaces Enzo Fernández.
74': Ajdin Hrustic (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Argentina).
75': Brandon Borrello (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
77': Ajdin Hrustic (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Foul by Julián Álvarez (Argentina).
78': Foul by Alex Robertson (Australia).
78': Leandro Paredes (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Ryan Strain.
79': Substitution, Argentina. Guido Rodríguez replaces Rodrigo De Paul.
80': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Garnacho (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Acuña.
80': Delay in match (Argentina).
80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82': Brandon Borrello (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Foul by Cristian Romero (Argentina).
86': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Ryan Strain.
87': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
88': Ajdin Hrustic (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
89': Attempt blocked. Alex Robertson (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90': Offside, Argentina. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Julián Álvarez is caught offside.
90'+1': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Argentina).
90'+1': Ryan Strain (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+5': Denis Genreau (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina).
90'+6': Second Half ends, Argentina 2, Australia 0.
0': Match ends, Argentina 2, Australia 0.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 68,000

Line-Ups

Argentina (4-4-2)

No.	Name
23	Emiliano Martínez (GK)
19	Nicolás Otamendi
13	Cristian Romero
8	Marcos Acuña
26	Nahuel Molina
24	Enzo Fernández
7	Rodrigo De Paul
15	Nico González
11	Ángel Di María
20	Alexis Mac Allister
10	Lionel Messi

Argentina Substitutes:

Lucas Ocampos, Facundo Medina, Giovani Lo Celso, Walter Benítez, Julián Álvarez, Leandro Paredes, Thiago Almada, Exequiel Palacios, Alejandro Garnacho, Leonardo Balerdi, Guido Rodríguez, Gerónimo Rulli, Giovanni Simeone, Germán Pezzella, Nicolás Tagliafico.

Australia (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Mathew Ryan (GK)
4	Kye Rowles
19	Harry Souttar
5	Jordan Bos
3	Nathaniel Atkinson
6	Aiden O'Neill
20	Keanu Baccus
14	Riley McGree
7	Mathew Leckie
9	Jamie Maclaren
15	Mitchell Duke

Australia Substitutes:

Denis Genreau, Alessandro Circati, Alex Robertson, Gianni Stensness, Ajdin Hrustic, Thomas Glover, Brandon Borrello, Cameron Devlin, Ryan Strain, Joe Gauci, Joel King, Connor Metcalfe.

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