Copa América

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Argentina advance 4-2 on penalties · NRG Stadium · 69,456 att. · FOX

Match Report

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Argentina beat Ecuador on penalties to move into Copa América semis

Argentina beat Ecuador 4-2 on penalties to move into the semifinals of the Copa América on Thursday after goalkeeper Emi Martinez made two saves for the reigning champions in the shootout following a 1-1 draw in regulation time.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
1
49.3
Possession
50.7
9
SHOTS
8
2
ON GOAL
2
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
290
Accurate Passes
310
354
Passes
374
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
2
13
Crosses
5
0.5
Cross %
0.4
47
Long Balls
46
21
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
15
20
Tackles
22
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
7
Interceptions
10
18
Effective Clearances
16
18
Clearances
16

Head to Head

ARG leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

ARG · 4-4-2

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 25Lisandro MartínezCD-L
  3. 13Cristian RomeroCD-R
  4. 3Nicolás TagliaficoLB
  5. 26Nahuel MolinaRB
  6. 24Enzo FernándezCM-L
  7. 20Alexis Mac AllisterCM-R
  8. 15Nico GonzálezLM
  9. 7Rodrigo De PaulRM
  10. 22Lautaro MartínezCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

ECU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Alexander DomínguezG
  2. 6Willian PachoCD-L
  3. 2Félix TorresCD-R
  4. 3Piero HincapiéLB
  5. 17Ángelo PreciadoRB
  6. 23Moisés CaicedoAM
  7. 21Alan FrancoLM
  8. 8Carlos GruezoRM
  9. 13Enner ValenciaF
  10. 16Jeremy SarmientoAM-L
  11. 10Kendry PáezAM-R

Timeline

  1. 30' Enner Valencia (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 35' Goal! Argentina 1, Ecuador 0. Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a headed pass following a corner.
  3. 62' Penalty missed! Still Argentina 1, Ecuador 0. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
  4. 65' Substitution, Argentina. Julián Álvarez replaces Lautaro Martínez.
  5. 75' Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 76' Substitution, Ecuador. Alan Minda replaces Kendry Páez.
  7. 76' Substitution, Ecuador. Kevin Rodríguez replaces Jeremy Sarmiento.
  8. 77' Nicolás González (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 78' Substitution, Argentina. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Lisandro Martínez.
  10. 78' Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Otamendi replaces Enzo Fernández.
  11. 79' Substitution, Ecuador. John Yeboah replaces Carlos Gruezo.
  12. 80' Substitution, Ecuador. Ángel Mena replaces Enner Valencia.
  13. 81' Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 87' Substitution, Ecuador. Jordy Caicedo replaces Alan Franco.
  15. 90'+1' Goal! Argentina 1, Ecuador 1. Kevin Rodríguez (Ecuador) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Yeboah with a cross.
  16. 90'+5' Substitution, Argentina. Gonzalo Montiel replaces Nahuel Molina.
  17. 90'
  18. 98'

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