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Santiago López (13')
Santiago López (25')
| Argentina Under-21 | Netherlands Under-21 | ||
| Formation | 5-2-3_v11  | 5-2-3_v11 | |
| Style | Neutral / Mixed Passing | Neutral / Short Passing | |
| Offside Trap | No | No | |
| Tackling | Normal | Easy | |
| Pressing | Normal | Normal | |
| Counter Attack | No | No | |
| One-on-Ones | No | No | |
| Marking | Man to Man | Man to Man | |
| High Balls | Yes | Yes | |
| Keeping Style | Not Defined | Not Defined | |
| First Time Shots | Yes | Yes | |
| Long Shots | No | Yes | |
| Possession | 34% | 66% | |
| Shots | 7 | 3 | |
| Shots on Goal | 1 | 2 | |
| Effectiveness | 14% | 33% | |
| Short Passes (%) | 65% | 93% | |
| Long Passes (%) | 35% | 7% | |
| Fouls | 25 | 20 | |
| Comment |
| A crowd of 10000 arrived at the stadium (with a full capacity of 10000 terraces) to see Argentina Under-21 - Netherlands Under-21! The conditions are bad, it is raining so the pitch is quite wet. These aren't conditions for technical football! 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 Netherlands Under-21 are able to use their long shots ability. Netherlands Under-21's players seem to be lacking some strength in comparison with their opponents on the hard pitch. The players of Argentina Under-21 seem to be successfully using their first-time shots ability. The players of Netherlands Under-21 seem to be successfully using their first-time shots ability. After 13 minutes, Santiago López shows a great understanding with Enzo Castiñeira, they make a combination move all the way to the area... Santiago López still with the ball, tries to chip it over the keeper... and scores! Great goal by Santiago López! 1-0 is the result after this goal for Argentina Under-21. A change is evident from Argentina Under-21. They seem to playing more defensive now. 30 minutes are counted, Jouke van der Meer passes to Daan Evers who cleverly waits for Jouke van der Meer to get himself clear to receive the return ball... the hard part is done, Jouke van der Meer races freely towards goal and waits for the best moment before placing the ball deftly out of the keeper's reach. Goal! Great play from Netherlands Under-21. 1-1! Argentina Under-21 is now playing a little more advanced on the field. Another play at 34 minutes, some great play from Argentina Under-21. Enzo Castiñeira gets the ball near the touch line, and crosses it to the edge of the penalty area where Santiago López is waiting with his foot held back for the shot... but Josha Peukens with an excellent tackle intercepts the ball before the shot. After 37 minutes, Josha Peukens recovers the ball and dribbles around one, another, and yet another defender before passing the ball to Dennie Lohman... but he is tackled by Santiago Valles who used his shoulder to gain position. The game went to half time, with the score at 1-1. In the first half, the visitors were the bosses of ball possession with 58%. The home team held it much less 42%. Despite this difference, Argentina Under-21 seems to be holding on quite well. Lets see for how much more time. 48 minutes are counted, after a pass by Enzo Castiñeira, Santiago López gets around his marker and enters the box but he completely misses the target! 55 minutes are counted, Argentina Under-21's players are calmly passing the ball near Netherlands Under-21's box. Enzo Castiñeira passes to Santiago López who is able to find some space. He is going to shoot... My Goodness. Santiago López must have confused the goal with the corner-flag. What a lousy shot. Around 58 minutes, Dennie Lohman passes to Josha Peukens, who immediately returns the pass. Dennie Lohman dribbles his way into the box... nobody appears in front of Dennie Lohman, so he takes a chance on a shot. However, José Manuel Fernández is well placed in goal and has no difficulties saving this one. The marking style applied by Argentina Under-21's players is working very well today. The marking style applied by Netherlands Under-21's players is working very well today. At 74 minutes, with the scoreboard marking 1-1, a crossed pass to the box by Enzo Castiñeira finds Santiago López clear, however Barnaba Peters tackles well and concedes a corner kick for Argentina Under-21! Argentina Under-21 seems to be changing their style, as they are now playing a little more attacking. Substitution for Argentina Under-21: at 80 minutes, Luis Alvarenga replaces Daniel De Leon. Argentina Under-21 seems to be changing their style even though they continue to attack. Even match from the first to the last minute. Final result: a draw for both sides. |
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| Country | Under-21 |
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