Match Report
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Salomon Rothen (115')
Sebastián Bisconti (40')
| France Under-21 | Argentina Under-21 | ||
| Formation | 5-2-3_v11  | 5-3-2_v11 | |
| Style | Defensive / Mixed Passing | Neutral / Short Passing | |
| Offside Trap | No | No | |
| Tackling | Normal | Normal | |
| Pressing | Low | 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 | Yes | No | |
| Long Shots | Yes | No | |
| Possession | 70% | 30% | |
| Shots | 6 | 6 | |
| Shots on Goal | 2 | 1 | |
| Effectiveness | 17% | 0% | |
| Short Passes (%) | 74% | 79% | |
| Long Passes (%) | 26% | 21% | |
| Fouls | 28 | 28 | |
| Comment |
| A crowd of 44000 arrived at the stadium (with a full capacity of 44000 terraces) to see France Under-21 - Argentina Under-21! These are some great conditions for football as the sun shines in the sky! After the manager of France Under-21 gave his players some instructions, they seem to be positioning themselves in another formation. At 3 minutes, with the scoreboard marking 0-0, Justin Muratori recovers the ball in the opponent's midfield, and with a magnificent pass manages to play Gontrand Morin clear but he is caught by Luis Alvarenga, who in turn makes an interception resulting in another corner kick. The players of France Under-21 are playing the high ball very well. They are winning almost all of the aerial plays. The players of France Under-21 are able to use their long shots ability. The players of Argentina Under-21 are in general not as fast as their opponents, and they seem to be not taking advantage of the good pitch conditions. The players of France Under-21 are winning the majority of one-on-one confrontations. After 19 minutes, Gontrand Morin passes to Justin Muratori, who immediately returns the pass. Gontrand Morin dribbles his way into the box... nobody appears in front of Gontrand Morin, so he takes a chance on a shot. However, Joan Bonello is well placed in goal and has no difficulties saving this one. Even though they continue with the same style, France Under-21 tries to play in a different way. After 34 minutes, Enzo Castiñeira recovers the ball and dribbles around one, another, and yet another defender before passing the ball to Santiago López... Santiago López under pressure from the defense, shoots straight into the hands of Loran Gasquet. The keeper really made a meal out of that! He just barely manages to safely grab the ball after dropping it the first time…unbelievable! The marking style applied by Argentina Under-21's players is working very well today. The goal-keeper of Argentina Under-21 is doing his job very well. His style is confusing the opposite forwards in this game. At half time the result is 0-0. The home side is keeping the ball for much longer periods of time. Argentina Under-21 held the ball 29% of the time while France Under-21 had 71% possession. With some surprise, Argentina Under-21 is keeping this result very well. Let's see for how much longer. The players of France Under-21 appear to be taking a different avenue to attack than before. Players of France Under-21 seem to be positioning differently. Despite continuing to play in the same style, France Under-21 seems to be trying to pass in a different way. After 62 minutes, France Under-21's players are calmly passing the ball near Argentina Under-21's box. Jean-Pierre Rouvière passes to Gontrand Morin who is able to find some space. He is going to shoot... but he finds Federico Mendoza on his way, who without fearing bravely stops the shot. Suddenly, Argentina Under-21 are now passing in another way. The marking style applied by France Under-21's players is working very well today. 71 minutes according to the clock, Santiago López passes to Enzo Castiñeira who cleverly waits for Santiago López to get himself clear to receive the return ball... Santiago López with some great movement tries to make a strong and accurate shot, but the ball goes wide. Despite continuing to play in the same style, France Under-21 seems to be trying to pass in a different way. The game has reached full-time, but the two teams are still tied... Extra-time is needed! After a short break, the referee blows his whistle to restart the match. 92 minutes according to the clock, Santiago López shows a great understanding with Enzo Castiñeira, they make a combination move all the way to the area... Santiago López has Frédéric Rambo ahead, he tries to dribble around him but fails to do it. Great play by Frédéric Rambo. At 98 minutes, with the scoreboard marking 0-0, Santiago López passes to José Luis Pozzi who cleverly waits for Santiago López to get himself clear to receive the return ball... Santiago López with some great movement tries to make a strong and accurate shot, but the ball goes wide. Even though they continue with the same style, France Under-21 tries to play in a different way. 115 minutes according to the clock, it is the excellent vision of Jean-Pierre Rouvière who makes a slashing pass over Argentina Under-21's whole defensive line to a well positioned Salomon Rothen... he catches the superb pass and manages to get himself clear. Stylishly, Salomon Rothen goes around the keeper and scores! The scoreboard is now 1-0. Substitution for Argentina Under-21 at minute 115: in the place of Sebastián Bisconti goes Daniel De Leon. Another play at 118 minutes, a free kick occurs that can be very dangerous for the defensive line of France Under-21. Santiago López runs to the ball, shoots..... but the ball hits Justin Muratori and it's a corner kick for Argentina Under-21. At minute 119, Argentina Under-21 makes its second substitution. Leo Barceló leaves for Walter Haber. Argentina Under-21 seems to be changing their formation, following their manager indications. At the end of the match, the victory smiled to the home team which had the merit of scoring the winning goal after the draw at the end of the 90 minutes. |
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| Country | Under-21 |
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