Match Report
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Gerardo Alvarez (5')
| Argentina Under-21 | Romania Under-21 | ||
| Formation | 5-2-3_v1  | 5-2-3_v11 | |
| Style | Neutral / Short Passing | Defensive / Short Passing | |
| Offside Trap | No | Yes | |
| 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 | Not Defined | |
| First Time Shots | No | No | |
| Long Shots | Yes | No | |
| Possession | 58% | 42% | |
| Shots | 5 | 3 | |
| Shots on Goal | 3 | 2 | |
| Effectiveness | 0% | 0% | |
| Short Passes (%) | 88% | 82% | |
| Long Passes (%) | 12% | 18% | |
| Fouls | 19 | 21 | |
| Comment |
| A crowd of 50000 arrived at the stadium (with a full capacity of 50000 terraces) to see Argentina Under-21 - Romania Under-21! These are some great conditions for football as the sun shines in the sky! Romania Under-21 seems to be approaching the game differently as they are now playing in another formation. The players of Argentina Under-21 are winning the majority of one-on-one confrontations. 4 minutes are counted, Rareș Stan crosses brilliantly to the box where Marian Visanica gains position and heads the ball... but Matías Ibarra was paying attention and saves it easily. 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 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 marking style applied by Argentina Under-21's players is working very well today. After 15 minutes, Alan Rodríguez passes to Germán Ponce, who hits it first time home... the ball hits Ben Erbach and almost deceives the goalkeeper... but it's a corner kick. The defensive line of Romania Under-21 is able to put the opponent forwards in offside frequently. Around 24 minutes, Argentina Under-21's players are calmly passing the ball near Romania Under-21's box. Javier Méndez passes to Germán Ponce who is able to find some space. He is going to shoot... but Emanuel Cirease, safely, takes two steps ahead and saves it. The players of Romania Under-21 are managing to carry out some dangerous counter-attacks throughout this match. The pressing made by the players of Romania Under-21 seems to be working alright. Their opponents show some problems when they try to pass the ball among themselves. Half time is finally here. Time to get your hot dogs and soda pop refills. The result is 0-0. The statistics are pretty clear. Ball possession was clearly controlled by the home team. Argentina Under-21 dominated with 58% while Romania Under-21 held it much less with 42%. Even though this difference, Romania Under-21 seems to be holding on quite well. Let's see for how long. 56 minutes according to the clock, it is the excellent vision of Javier Méndez who makes a slashing pass over Romania Under-21's whole defensive line to a well positioned Gerardo Alvarez... Gerardo Alvarez takes advantage of this great pass and races clear to the goal, but Emanuel Cirease gets out of the goal very quickly and makes a first-rate save! After 66 minutes, Germán Ponce combines with Alan Rodríguez... Germán Ponce gets himself clear and goes into the box where Emanuel Cirease blocks the ball near his feet and puts an end to the potentially dangerous play. The marking style applied by Romania Under-21's players is working very well today. 85 minutes according to the clock, Rareș Stan manages to release himself from his marker, and with excellent vision drives a pass that falls beautifully for Marian Visanica who in turn makes a hooked shot, for the almost impossible save by Matías Ibarra! 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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