FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Argentina vs Colombia, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

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Argentina
  • 29': Lautaro Martínez
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Colombia

    Lautaro Martinez goal gives Argentina 1-0 win over Colombia in World Cup qualifying

    Argentina extended their unbeaten run to 29 games on Tuesday when they beat a toothless Colombia 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Lucas Ocampos (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
    • 5': Foul by Mateus Uribe (Colombia).
    • 5': Ángel Di María (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 6': Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina).
    • 6': Luis Díaz (Colombia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 7': Offside, Colombia. James Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Luis Díaz is caught offside.
    • 13': Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina).
    • 13': Luis Díaz (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Borja.
    • 14': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
    • 17': Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina).
    • 17': Johan Mojica (Colombia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Papu Gómez (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 26': Foul by Lisandro Martínez (Argentina).
    • 26': Miguel Borja (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Goal! Argentina 1, Colombia 0. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcos Acuña with a cross.
    • 31': Foul by James Rodríguez (Colombia).
    • 31': Lucas Ocampos (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Colombia).
    • 33': Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 34': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Camilo Vargas.
    • 35': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Miguel Borja.
    • 35': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Argentina).
    • 35': Stefan Medina (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Hand ball by Lautaro Martínez (Argentina).
    • 37': Foul by Luis Díaz (Colombia).
    • 37': Ángel Di María (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 40': Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina).
    • 40': Luis Díaz (Colombia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Foul by Juan Cuadrado (Colombia).
    • 40': Marcos Acuña (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by William Tesillo (Colombia).
    • 41': Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
    • 44': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Argentina).
    • 44': Juan Cuadrado (Colombia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 44': Marcos Acuña (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Miguel Borja (Colombia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Colombia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Borja.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Argentina 1, Colombia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Argentina 1, Colombia 0.
    • 46': Foul by Luis Díaz (Colombia).
    • 46': Guido Rodríguez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Colombia).
    • 48': Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Marcos Acuña (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Germán Pezzella.
    • 49': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Gonzalo Montiel.
    • 50': Foul by Miguel Borja (Colombia).
    • 50': Ángel Di María (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. James Rodríguez (Colombia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
    • 53': Foul by Lucas Ocampos (Argentina).
    • 53': Stefan Medina (Colombia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina).
    • 55': Luis Díaz (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Substitution, Colombia. Víctor Cantillo replaces Mateus Uribe.
    • 57': Substitution, Colombia. Luis Suárez replaces James Rodríguez.
    • 58': Substitution, Argentina. Maximiliano Meza replaces Lucas Ocampos.
    • 58': Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina).
    • 58': Luis Díaz (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right.
    • 60': Foul by Wilmar Barrios (Colombia).
    • 60': Ángel Di María (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 60': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Camilo Vargas.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
    • 64': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Camilo Vargas.
    • 65': Offside, Argentina. Ángel Di María tries a through ball, but Papu Gómez is caught offside.
    • 67': Substitution, Colombia. Diego Valoyes replaces Stefan Medina.
    • 69': Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás González replaces Ángel Di María.
    • 69': Substitution, Argentina. Paulo Dybala replaces Lautaro Martínez.
    • 70': Foul by Diego Valoyes (Colombia).
    • 70': Marcos Acuña (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Marcos Acuña (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
    • 74': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 75': Substitution, Colombia. Gustavo Cuéllar replaces Wilmar Barrios.
    • 75': Substitution, Colombia. Radamel Falcao replaces Miguel Borja.
    • 76': Foul by Luis Suárez (Colombia).
    • 76': Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Luis Suárez (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Foul by Luis Díaz (Colombia).
    • 79': Guido Rodríguez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Substitution, Argentina. Lucas Martínez replaces Papu Gómez.
    • 80': Substitution, Argentina. Emiliano Buendía replaces Giovani Lo Celso.
    • 80': Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Colombia).
    • 80': Nicolás González (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Meza (Argentina) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
    • 81': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Juan Cuadrado.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Lucas Martínez (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross.
    • 84': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Maximiliano Meza.
    • 85': William Tesillo (Colombia) hits the right post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado with a cross following a corner.
    • 87': Emiliano Buendía (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Foul by Luis Díaz (Colombia).
    • 87': Attempt missed. Lucas Martínez (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maximiliano Meza with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90': Emiliano Buendía (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Colombia).
    • 90': Davinson Sánchez (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Colombia. Luis Díaz tries a through ball, but Johan Mojica is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Johan Mojica (Colombia).
    • 90'+2': Maximiliano Meza (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Camilo Vargas (Colombia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by William Tesillo.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Maximiliano Meza (Argentina).
    • 90'+5': Luis Díaz (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Argentina 1, Colombia 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Argentina 1, Colombia 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 12
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 7
    4 Saves 1
    43.7 Possession 56.3
    5 SHOTS 16
    2 ON GOAL 5
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    314 Accurate Passes 436
    386 Passes 495
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    11 Crosses 17
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    43 Long Balls 41
    16 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 5
    8 Effective Tackles 7
    12 Tackles 12
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 12
    15 Effective Clearances 12
    15 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

    Venue: Mario Alberto Kempes
    Location: Córdoba, Argentina
    Attendance: 50,000

    WCQ - CONMEBOL Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Argentina 15 +19 34
    2 Ecuador 15 +8 24
    3 Paraguay 15 +4 24
    4 Brazil 15 +4 22
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    ARG Argentina (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    23 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
    5 Lisandro Martínez
    6 Germán Pezzella
    8 Marcos Acuña
    4 Gonzalo Montiel Yellow Card
    18 Guido Rodríguez
    17 Alejandro Gómez
    20 Giovani Lo Celso
    22 Lautaro Martínez
    16 Lucas Ocampos
    11 Ángel Di María
    Argentina Substitutes:
    Nicolás González, Emiliano Buendía, Ángel Correa, Esteban Andrada, Julián Álvarez, Franco Armani, Maximiliano Meza, Paulo Dybala, Nehuén Pérez, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Nahuel Molina.

    COL Colombia (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    12 Camilo Vargas (GK) Yellow Card
    6 William Tesillo
    23 Davinson Sánchez Yellow Card
    17 Johan Mojica
    2 Stefan Medina
    5 Wilmar Barrios
    15 Mateus Uribe
    11 Juan Cuadrado
    19 Miguel Borja
    14 Luis Díaz
    10 James Rodríguez
    Colombia Substitutes:
    Victor Cantillo, Yimmi Chará, Daniel Muñoz, Harold Preciado, Gustavo Cuéllar, Andrés Mosquera, Luis Suárez, Radamel Falcao, Diego Valoyes, Fredy Hinestroza, Rafael Borré, Óscar Murillo.

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