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Artur Granado (8')
Álvaro Moreira (66')
| Argentina | Portugal | ||
| Formation | 5-3-2_v11  | 5-4-1_v6 | |
| Style | Neutral / Direct Passing | Neutral / Mixed Passing | |
| Offside Trap | No | No | |
| Tackling | Normal | Normal | |
| Pressing | Low | High | |
| Counter Attack | Yes | Yes | |
| One-on-Ones | No | No | |
| Marking | Man to Man | Zonal | |
| High Balls | Yes | No | |
| Keeping Style | Not Defined | Not Defined | |
| First Time Shots | No | No | |
| Long Shots | Yes | Yes | |
| Possession | 56% | 44% | |
| Shots | 4 | 3 | |
| Shots on Goal | 1 | 2 | |
| Effectiveness | 0% | 33% | |
| Short Passes (%) | 12% | 73% | |
| Long Passes (%) | 88% | 27% | |
| Fouls | 28 | 34 | |
| Comment |
| A crowd of 43463 arrived at the stadium (with a full capacity of 52000 terraces) to see Argentina - Portugal! The conditions are bad, it is raining so the pitch is quite wet. These aren't conditions for technical football! Two players from Argentina seem to be switching their positions on the field: Guillermo López changes with Juan Manuel López. Two players from Portugal seem to be switching their positions on the field: Jairo Ramos changes with Fernando Correia. The players of Portugal 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. Portugal's players seem to be lacking some strength in comparison with their opponents on the hard pitch. The players of Argentina are playing the high ball very well. They are winning almost all of the aerial plays. The players of Argentina are able to use their long shots ability. After 8 minutes, Lucas Azevedo crosses brilliantly to the box where Artur Granado gains position and heads the ball... to the back of the net! Easy goal for Portugal. With this goal for Portugal the result is now 0-1. The marking style applied by Argentina's players is working very well today. A change is evident from Portugal. They seem to playing more defensive now. The marking style applied by Portugal's players is working very well today. After 44 minutes, Jairo Ramos passes to Artur Granado, who immediately returns the pass. Jairo Ramos dribbles his way into the box... where Fermín Alba shows up, stopping this play showing a lot of positioning sense. At half time the result is 0-1. The home side is keeping the ball for much longer periods of time. Portugal held the ball 33% of the time while Argentina had 67% possession. It's a strange match so far. While Argentina throws away scoring chances, the away side is much more effective and they are scoring. Clearly an unfair result. Two players from Argentina seem to be switching their positions on the field: Gerardo Alfonsín changes with Guillermo López. After 55 minutes, a crossed pass to the box by Juan Manuel López finds Guillermo López clear, however Olegário Caridade tackles well and concedes a corner kick for Argentina! After 74 minutes, Juan Manuel López passes to Guillermo López, who hits it first time home... but Josué Branco tips the ball out for a corner kick! Brilliant save by Josué Branco which avoided what could have been a goal for Argentina. Around 77 minutes, Artur Granado makes the supporters of Portugal jump out of their chairs, when showing great style he dribbles past two defenders. When another one gets in his way, he passes to Jairo Ramos who races clear to the goal... Jairo Ramos tries to shoot, but Juan Almeida opposes him very well and makes a great save. At the end of the match, Portugal wins as they kept the advantage they had at half-time. |
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| Country | Under-21 |
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