Match Report
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Ken Bickley (76')
Fidel Lallana (71')
Mauro Sánchez (41')
| South Africa Under-21 | Argentina Under-21 | ||
| Formation | 5-4-1_v6  | 4-5-1_v6 | |
| Style | Defensive / Short Passing | Defensive / Short Passing | |
| Offside Trap | Yes | No | |
| Tackling | Easy | Normal | |
| Pressing | High | Low | |
| Counter Attack | Yes | No | |
| One-on-Ones | No | No | |
| Marking | Zonal | Man to Man | |
| High Balls | No | No | |
| Keeping Style | Not Defined | Not Defined | |
| First Time Shots | No | No | |
| Long Shots | Yes | No | |
| Possession | 58% | 42% | |
| Shots | 1 | 8 | |
| Shots on Goal | 0 | 3 | |
| Effectiveness | 0% | 12% | |
| Short Passes (%) | 81% | 84% | |
| Long Passes (%) | 19% | 16% | |
| Fouls | 27 | 23 | |
| Comment |
| A crowd of 45200 arrived at the stadium (with a full capacity of 45200 terraces) to see South Africa Under-21 - Argentina Under-21! The weather is reasonable, where through the light rain the sun often appears. Two players from Argentina Under-21 seem to be switching their positions on the field: Fidel Lallana changes with Alfonso Lorenzo. The players of South Africa Under-21 are able to use their long shots ability. The marking style applied by Argentina Under-21's players is working very well today. The time is now 17 minutes, when Fidel Lallana passes to Maxi Rodríguez who cleverly waits for Fidel Lallana to get himself clear to receive the return ball... Fidel Lallana stylishly gets around an opponent player, but when he gets to Danny Gleeson he lacks the talent to beat him. Good save. 22 minutes are counted, Neil Benton-Evans crosses brilliantly to the box where Ronny Hale gains position and heads the ball... but Emilio Melo was in Ronny Hale's way and the ball goes out the field! Around 26 minutes, Fidel Lallana passes to Maxi Rodríguez who cleverly waits for Fidel Lallana to get himself clear to receive the return ball... Fidel Lallana stylishly gets around an opponent player, but when he gets to Danny Gleeson he lacks the talent to beat him. Good save. 43 minutes are counted, Maxi Rodríguez makes a pass to Fidel Lallana all the way on the other wing. He is going to make a cross... but the first to head the ball is Frederick Pearson, and his header clears it from the dangerous area. It's half time. The result is 0-0. The stats indicate that the ball possession for both sides is almost the same. South Africa Under-21 held the ball 56% of the time while Argentina Under-21 kept it a little less, coming into the dressing rooms at the break with a 44% share of possession. The game is still quite indefinite and the final result is hard to predict. 67 minutes are counted, Fidel Lallana passes to Maxi Rodríguez who cleverly waits for Fidel Lallana to get himself clear to receive the return ball... Fidel Lallana with some great movement tries to make a strong and accurate shot, but the ball goes wide. South Africa Under-21 is now playing a little more advanced on the field. At minute 70, South Africa Under-21 makes its first substitution. Barrett Siegler leaves for Ken Bickley. After the manager of South Africa Under-21 gave his players some instructions, they seem to be positioning themselves in another formation. Despite continuing to play in the same style, Argentina Under-21 seems to be trying to pass in a different way. Next, an unbelievable error by the referee who points to the spot. It wasn't a foul, but a penalty for Argentina Under-21 is the result after Sergio Herrera dived and Mr. Filipe Mendonça mistook it for legitimate contact. Fidel Lallana runs up to the ball, shoots... and converts! Danny Gleeson almost saved it as he managed to make contact with the ball before it went in. However it wasn't enough and 0-1 is now the score! All this at 71 minutes. At the 76th minute of the match, Daniel Rhodius replaces the injured Ken Bickley. He suffered a hard tackle. Even though they continue with the same style, Argentina Under-21 tries to play in a different way. After 82 minutes, a free kick occurs that can be very dangerous for the defensive line of South Africa Under-21. Fidel Lallana runs to the ball, shoots..... and the ball hits the post and goes out for a goal kick. Very dangerous... At the end of the 90 minutes the victory smiled to the visitors, who had the merit of scoring the winning goal after the draw at half-time. |
