Match Report
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Gerardo Alfonsín (12')
Alex Romero (26')
| Argentina | Poland | ||
| Formation | 5-3-2_v11  | 5-2-3_v11 | |
| Style | Neutral / Direct Passing | Neutral / Short Passing | |
| Offside Trap | No | No | |
| Tackling | Normal | Easy | |
| Pressing | High | Low | |
| Counter Attack | Yes | No | |
| One-on-Ones | No | Yes | |
| Marking | Zonal | Man to Man | |
| High Balls | Yes | Yes | |
| Keeping Style | Not Defined | Not Defined | |
| First Time Shots | No | Yes | |
| Long Shots | No | Yes | |
| Possession | 20% | 80% | |
| Shots | 10 | 2 | |
| Shots on Goal | 4 | 0 | |
| Effectiveness | 20% | 0% | |
| Short Passes (%) | 37% | 83% | |
| Long Passes (%) | 63% | 17% | |
| Fouls | 26 | 29 | |
| Comment |
| A crowd of 52000 arrived at the stadium (with a full capacity of 52000 terraces) to see Argentina - Poland! These are some great conditions for football as the sun shines in the sky! Two players from Argentina seem to be switching their positions on the field: Guillermo López changes with Gabriel Tolosa. The players of Poland are able to use their long shots ability. Two players from Argentina seem to be switching their positions on the field: Gabriel Tolosa changes with Juan Manuel López. The players of Poland are winning the majority of one-on-one confrontations. After 12 minutes, Gabriel Tolosa passes to Gerardo Alfonsín, who hits it first time home... the powerful shot squirms through the defense, and only stops once in the back of the net!! Fantastic goal for Argentina! With this goal, the result is now 1-0. Following their manager's signal, the players from Argentina are now dropping back in the field of play. 17 minutes, Gerardo Alfonsín shows a great understanding with Gabriel Tolosa, they make a combination move all the way to the area... Gerardo Alfonsín still with the ball, tries to chip it over the keeper... but it goes over the bar. The players of Argentina are managing to carry out some dangerous counter-attacks throughout this match. The players of Poland are in general not as fast as their opponents, and they seem to be not taking advantage of the good pitch conditions. The marking style applied by Argentina's players is working very well today. Around 27 minutes, Juan Manuel López recovers the ball with great effort, gets around two opposition players and with a subtle pass puts the ball on Guillermo López's foot who shoots first time home, but the ball hits the bar and goes wide. Great shot. After 32 minutes, Juan Manuel López makes the supporters of Argentina jump out of their chairs, when showing great style he dribbles past two defenders. When another one gets in his way, he passes to Guillermo López who races clear to the goal... Guillermo López tries to shoot, but Rufin Morawinski opposes him very well and makes a great save. Half time. The result is 1-0. The statistics are pretty clear in terms of ball possession: the away side dominated with 82% of ball possession, while Argentina held it much less, with 18%. It's a strange match so far. While Poland throws away goal chances, the home side is much more effective and they are scoring. Clearly an unfair result. The pressing made by the players of Argentina seems to be working alright. Their opponents show some problems when they try to pass the ball among themselves. The marking style applied by Poland's players is working very well today. 65 minutes are counted, Tytus Blaszczyk combines with Tytus Albiniak... outside the area Tytus Blaszczyk tries his luck with a powerful shot. However the ball goes into the crowd. The shot could have been much more accurate. Around 67 minutes, Gabriel Tolosa recovers the ball in the opponent's midfield, and with a magnificent pass manages to play Gerardo Alfonsín clear but he is caught by Apoloniusz Trando, who in turn makes an interception resulting in another corner kick. Poland is now attacking much more. They've abandoned their balanced style. The players of Poland appear to be taking a different avenue to attack than before. Poland makes its first substitution at 70 minutes. Grzegorz Poloczek gives his place to Lukasz Pacuszko. Another play at 72 minutes, Santiago Narváez recovers the ball in the opponent's midfield, and with a magnificent pass manages to play Gabriel Tolosa clear who, in front of the goalkeeper, manages to take the ball out of his reach and with a simple touch scores. A subtle goal! With this goal, the result is now 2-0. Another play at 83 minutes, Tytus Albiniak dribbles through the opponent's defensive line, and passes the ball to Tytus Blaszczyk, but Juan Manuel López intercepts the ball and clears it away with a long kick. 87 minutes according to the clock, Gerardo Alfonsín combines with Gabriel Tolosa... Gerardo Alfonsín gets himself clear and goes into the box where Rufin Morawinski blocks the ball near his feet and puts an end to the potentially dangerous play. In the end of the match, Argentina not only managed to win the match, but also raised the advantage of one goal that they had at half time. |
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| Country | Under-21 |
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