Argentina vs Australia 2022 FIFA World Cup, Round of 16
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Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 15': Jackson Irvine (Australia) is shown the yellow card.
- 35': Goal! Argentina 1, Australia 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi following a set piece situation.
- 38': Milos Degenek (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Substitution, Argentina. Lisandro Martínez replaces Papu Gómez.
- 57': Goal! Argentina 2, Australia 0. Julián Álvarez (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 58': Substitution, Australia. Craig Goodwin replaces Riley McGree.
- 58': Substitution, Australia. Ajdin Hrustic replaces Keanu Baccus.
- 71': Substitution, Argentina. Lautaro Martínez replaces Julián Álvarez.
- 72': Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Tagliafico replaces Marcos Acuña.
- 72': Substitution, Australia. Garang Kuol replaces Mathew Leckie.
- 72': Substitution, Australia. Jamie Maclaren replaces Mitchell Duke.
- 72': Substitution, Australia. Fran Karacic replaces Milos Degenek.
- 77': Own Goal by Enzo Fernández, Argentina. Argentina 2, Australia 1.
- 80': Substitution, Argentina. Exequiel Palacios replaces Nahuel Molina.
- 80': Substitution, Argentina. Gonzalo Montiel replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
Game Information
Venue: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Location: Al Rayyan, Qatar
Attendance: 45,032
Statistics
AUS | ARG | |
---|---|---|
15 | Fouls | 8 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 3 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
3 | Saves | 1 |
39.3 | Possession | 60.7 |
5 | SHOTS | 14 |
1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
359 | Accurate Passes | 610 |
435 | Passes | 695 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
16 | Crosses | 5 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
63 | Long Balls | 42 |
36 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
4 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
11 | Tackles | 15 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
8 | Interceptions | 7 |
10 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
10 | Clearances | 18 |
Argentina (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
19 | Nicolás Otamendi |
13 | Cristian Romero |
8 | Marcos Acuña |
26 | Nahuel Molina |
24 | Enzo Fernández |
20 | Alexis Mac Allister |
7 | Rodrigo De Paul |
10 | Lionel Messi |
17 | Alejandro Gómez |
9 | Julián Álvarez |
Australia (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Mathew Ryan (GK) |
4 | Kye Rowles |
19 | Harry Souttar |
16 | Aziz Behich |
2 | Milos Degenek |
13 | Aaron Mooy |
26 | Keanu Baccus |
14 | Riley McGree |
7 | Mathew Leckie |
22 | Jackson Irvine |
15 | Mitchell Duke |
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