Match Report
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Aníbal Moya (62')
Jens Christiansen (50')
| Argentina Under-21 | Denmark Under-21 | ||
| Formation | 5-2-3_v11  | 5-4-1_v6 | |
| Style | Attacking / Long Passing | Defensive / Mixed Passing | |
| Offside Trap | No | Yes | |
| Tackling | Normal | Easy | |
| Pressing | Normal | High | |
| Counter Attack | No | Yes | |
| One-on-Ones | Yes | No | |
| Marking | Man to Man | Zonal | |
| High Balls | Yes | No | |
| Keeping Style | Not Defined | Stand In | |
| First Time Shots | No | No | |
| Long Shots | Yes | Yes | |
| Possession | 58% | 42% | |
| Shots | 3 | 9 | |
| Shots on Goal | 2 | 3 | |
| Effectiveness | 33% | 22% | |
| Short Passes (%) | 61% | 51% | |
| Long Passes (%) | 39% | 49% | |
| Fouls | 19 | 20 | |
| Comment |
| A crowd of 35059 arrived at the stadium (with a full capacity of 52000 terraces) to see Argentina Under-21 - Denmark Under-21! The weather is very bad today, it is snowing heavily. It will be a hard game! The players of Argentina Under-21 are playing the high ball very well. They are winning almost all of the aerial plays. The players of Argentina Under-21 are able to use their long shots ability. The players of Denmark Under-21 are able to use their long shots ability. The players of Argentina Under-21 are winning the majority of one-on-one confrontations. Denmark Under-21's players seem to be lacking some strength in comparison with their opponents on the hard pitch. The pressing made by the players of Denmark Under-21 seems to be working alright. Their opponents show some problems when they try to pass the ball among themselves. The goal-keeper of Denmark Under-21 is doing his job very well. His style is confusing the opposite forwards in this game. After 24 minutes, Elias Bech makes the supporters of Denmark Under-21 jump out of their chairs, when showing great style he dribbles past two defenders. When another one gets in his way, he passes to Jens Christiansen who races clear to the goal... Jens Christiansen shoots the ball, which amazingly hits the post, deflects across the goal line, hits the other post and goes in. Strange goal for Denmark Under-21! The scoreboard is now 0-1. Argentina Under-21 seems to be changing their style even though they continue to attack. 26 minutes are counted, Xavier Lopes passes to Aníbal Moya, who hits it first time home... but Asger Karlsen tips the ball out for a corner kick! Brilliant save by Asger Karlsen which avoided what could have been a goal for Argentina Under-21. After 30 minutes, it is the excellent vision of Elias Kofoed who makes a slashing pass over Argentina Under-21's whole defensive line to a well positioned Jens Christiansen... Jens Christiansen takes advantage of this great pass and races clear to the goal, but Gabriel Chaparro gets out of the goal very quickly and makes a first-rate save! The time is now 34 minutes, when Jens Christiansen shows a great understanding with Elias Bech, they make a combination move all the way to the area... Jens Christiansen still with the ball, tries to chip it over the keeper... but it goes over the bar. The defensive line of Denmark Under-21 is able to put the opponent forwards in offside frequently. 39 minutes according to the clock, some great play from Denmark Under-21. Elias Bech gets the ball near the touch line, and crosses it to the edge of the penalty area where Jens Christiansen is waiting with his foot held back for the shot... and the ball goes into the top corner!! Fantastic goal by Jens Christiansen! The goalkeeper couldn't do anything to stop this one. The scoreboard now reads 0-2! The game went into half time, with the score at 0-2. In the first-half, the ball possession was quite even. The home side kept the ball 53% of the time and the visitors held it 47%. Even though this small difference in ball possession, the visitors are in the lead. The second-half promises to be quite interesting. The players of Denmark Under-21 are managing to carry out some dangerous counter-attacks throughout this match. 48 minutes, Denmark Under-21's players are calmly passing the ball near Argentina Under-21's box. Elias Bech passes to Jens Christiansen who is able to find some space. He is going to shoot... but he finds Camilo Marchesi on his way, who without fearing bravely stops the shot. A few minutes later, Kasper Andersen replaces the injured Jens Christiansen. He suffered a hard tackle. This injury happened at 50 minutes. 50 minutes, Aníbal Moya passes to Xavier Lopes who cleverly waits for Aníbal Moya to get himself clear to receive the return ball... Aníbal Moya with some great movement tries to make a strong and accurate shot, but the ball goes wide. 52 minutes according to the clock, Elias Bech crosses brilliantly to the box where Kasper Andersen gains position and heads the ball... but Marcos Leguizamón was in Kasper Andersen's way and the ball goes out the field! The marking style applied by Argentina Under-21's players is working very well today. The marking style applied by Denmark Under-21's players is working very well today. Next, at 62 minutes, from a left-hand side corner for Argentina Under-21, Camilo Marchesi was about to head the ball when he was pushed in the back by his opposing defender. The referee has no doubt there was an infringement and signals to the penalty spot! Even though Asger Karlsen made a great jump, Aníbal Moya was able to put it in the back of the net. Goal! 88 minutes, Elias Bech passes to Elias Kofoed, who immediately returns the pass. Elias Bech dribbles his way into the box... where Federico Mendoza shows up, stopping this play showing a lot of positioning sense. After the final whistle of the referee, the victory fell to the away team, that had some troubles in the second-half, allowing Argentina Under-21 to get close in the scoreboard. |
