Ecuador vs Argentina
Ref: Wilmar Roldan, Colombia
Match recap
Ecuador beat Argentina 1–0 in their World Cup - Qualification South America fixture. Valencia scored for Ecuador. Ecuador held 43% possession to 57% for Argentina. Ecuador sit 2nd in the World Cup - Qualification South America table while Argentina are 1st.
First Half
8'
Lautaro Martínez
Yellow Card
Caicedo
Yellow Card
Plata
Yellow Card
31'
Otamendi
Red Card
38'
⇄
Simeone
VAR
Penalty confirmed
⚽
Valencia
Penalty
Preciado
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Preciado
Caicedo
Yellow Card
Caicedo
Red Card
⇄
Angulo
⇄
Valencia
62'
⇄
Paredes
63'
⇄
Lautaro Martínez
65'
Tagliafico
Yellow Card
68'
⇄
De Paul
68'
⇄
Montiel
⇄
Plata
80'
Balerdi
Yellow Card
⇄
Unknown
Match Statistics
EcuadorArgentina
3Won
Statistical edge
3–11
battles won across 16 metrics
Attack3 · 2 won
11
Shots
8
4
Shots on target
0
7
Shots in the box
3
4
Shots outside box
5
4
Shots off goal
4
2
Corners
8
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
43%
Possession
57%
417
Total passes
541
354
Accurate passes
481
85%
Pass accuracy
89%
Discipline0 · 3 won
13
Fouls
10
4
Yellow cards
3
1
Red cards
1
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
4
Ecuador
4-4-1-1
Argentina
4-2-3-1Ecuador
4-4-1-1Starting XI
- 1H. GalíndezG
- 3P. HincapiéD
- 4J. OrdoñezD
- 6W. PachoD
- 13E. ValenciaF
- 15P. ViteM
- 17A. PreciadoM
- 19G. PlataF
- 20N. AnguloM
- 21A. FrancoD
- 23M. CaicedoM
Substitutes
- 2F. TorresD
- 5C. RamírezD
- 7Y. MedinaD
- 8L. CampanaF
- 9J. YeboahF
- 10K. PáezM
- 11K. RodríguezF
- 12M. RamírezG
- 14A. MindaF
- 16D. CastilloM
- 18J. AlcívarM
- 22G. ValleG
Argentina
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3N. TagliaficoD
- 4G. MontielD
- 5L. ParedesM
- 6L. BalerdiD
- 7R. De PaulM
- 15N. GonzálezM
- 17G. SimeoneM
- 19N. OtamendiD
- 20A. Mac AllisterM
- 22Lautaro MartínezF
- 23E. MartínezG
Substitutes
- 1W. BenítezG
- 2J. FoythD
- 8M. AcuñaD
- 9J. ÁlvarezF
- 10Franco MastantuonoF
- 11G. Lo CelsoM
- 12G. RulliG
- 13J. LópezF
- 14E. PalaciosM
- 16N. MolinaD
- 18N. PazM
- 21A. VarelaM
Ecuador
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Ordóñez | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ángelo Preciado | M | 46 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Piero Hincapié | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Willian Pacho | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alan Franco | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nilson Angulo | M | 59 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Pedro Vite | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Hernán Galíndez | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Enner Valencia(C) | F | 59 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Gonzalo Plata | F | 69 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/4 |
| Moisés Caicedo | M | 50 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Moisés Ramírez | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cristian Ramírez | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leonardo Campana | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gonzalo Valle | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Félix Torres | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Minda | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yaimar Medina | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denil Castillo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordy Alcivar | M | 31 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Kendry Páez | M | 31 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| John Yeboah | F | 48 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kevin Rodriguez | F | 21 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
Argentina
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis Mac Allister | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Nicolás González | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Emiliano Martínez | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leonardo Balerdi | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Leandro Paredes | M | 62 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lautaro Martínez | F | 63 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Gonzalo Montiel | D | 68 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rodrigo de Paul | M | 68 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Giuliano Simeone | M | 38 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolás Tagliafico | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nicolás Otamendi(C) | D | 31 | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Marcos Acuña | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Exequiel Palacios | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Walter Benítez | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gerónimo Rulli | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Varela | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| José López | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nico Paz | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Foyth | D | 52 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giovani Lo Celso | M | 22 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Nahuel Molina | D | 22 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Julián Álvarez | F | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franco Mastantuono | F | 28 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |