Argentina vs Ecuador
Ref: W. RoldanEstadio Mâs Monumental, Capital Federal, Ciudad de Buenos Aires · 83,214 cap
Match recap
Argentina beat Ecuador 1–0 in their World Cup - Qualification South America fixture. Messi scored for Argentina. Argentina held 71% possession to 29% for Ecuador. Argentina sit 1st in the World Cup - Qualification South America table while Ecuador are 2nd.
Second Half
61'
Cifuentes
Yellow Card
⇄
González
67'
⇄
Plata
68'
⇄
Cifuentes
⇄
Lautaro Martínez
⇄
Mac Allister
⚽
Messi
81'
⇄
Torres
81'
⇄
Hurtado
Paredes
Yellow Card
⇄
Messi
Match Statistics
ArgentinaEcuador
13Won
Statistical edge
13–1
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack6 · 0 won
13
Shots
5
4
Shots on target
3
7
Shots in the box
4
6
Shots outside box
1
5
Shots off goal
2
4
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
71%
Possession
29%
706
Total passes
294
620
Accurate passes
213
88%
Pass accuracy
72%
Discipline1 · 1 won
9
Fouls
13
1
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
4
Blocked shots
0
Argentina
4-3-3
Ecuador
5-3-2Argentina
4-3-3Starting XI
- 3N. TagliaficoD
- 7R. De PaulM
- 8E. FernándezM
- 10L. MessiF
- 13C. RomeroD
- 15N. GonzálezF
- 19N. OtamendiD
- 20A. Mac AllisterM
- 21N. MolinaD
- 22Lautaro MartínezF
- 23E. MartínezG
Substitutes
- 1F. ArmaniG
- 2F. MedinaD
- 4G. MontielD
- 5L. ParedesM
- 6G. PezzellaD
- 9J. ÁlvarezF
- 11Á. Di MaríaM
- 12W. BenítezG
- 14E. PalaciosM
- 16Á. CorreaF
- 17A. GarnachoF
- 18G. RodríguezM
Ecuador
5-3-2Starting XI
- 1H. GalíndezG
- 2F. TorresD
- 3J. HurtadoD
- 4R. ArboledaD
- 5J. CifuentesM
- 6W. PachoD
- 7P. EstupiñánD
- 8C. GruezoM
- 10G. PlataF
- 13E. ValenciaF
- 23M. CaicedoM
Substitutes
- 9J. JulioM
- 11K. RodríguezF
- 12M. RamírezG
- 14J. ChávezD
- 15Á. MenaF
- 17A. PreciadoD
- 18J. AlcívarM
- 19J. OrtizM
- 20J. OrdoñezD
- 21L. RealpeD
- 22Alexander Domínguez CarabalíG
Argentina
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo de Paul | M | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2/2 |
| Cristian Romero | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lionel Messi(C) | F | 89 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4/8 |
| Enzo Fernández | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Nicolás Tagliafico | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Alexis Mac Allister | M | 77 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Nahuel Molina | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolás Otamendi | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emiliano Martínez | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolás González | F | 62 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Lautaro Martínez | F | 77 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alejandro Garnacho | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Walter Benítez | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franco Armani | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gonzalo Montiel | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Germán Pezzella | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guido Rodríguez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ángel Correa | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Exequiel Palacios | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Facundo Medina | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ángel Di María | M | 28 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Leandro Paredes | M | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julián Álvarez | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
Ecuador
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willian Pacho | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Robert Arboleda | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Gruezo | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Gonzalo Plata | F | 67 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| José Cifuentes | M | 68 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pervis Estupiñán | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Félix Torres | D | 81 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Enner Valencia(C) | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/6 |
| Hernán Galíndez | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrés Hurtado | D | 81 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moisés Caicedo | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jhojan Julio | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Ordóñez | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jhoanner Chávez | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moisés Ramírez | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordy Alcivar | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Domínguez | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leonardo Realpe | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ángel Mena | F | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Rodriguez | F | 23 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Ángelo Preciado | D | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Joao Ortíz | M | 22 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |