Match Report
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Juan Antonio Barbero (11')
Gustavo López (36')
| Paraguay Under-21 | Argentina Under-21 | ||
| Formation | 5-2-3_v1  | 5-2-3_v11 | |
| Style | Attacking / Short Passing | Neutral / Short Passing | |
| Offside Trap | Yes | No | |
| Tackling | Normal | Normal | |
| Pressing | Normal | Normal | |
| Counter Attack | No | Yes | |
| One-on-Ones | No | Yes | |
| Marking | Zonal | Man to Man | |
| High Balls | No | Yes | |
| Keeping Style | Not Defined | Not Defined | |
| First Time Shots | No | Yes | |
| Long Shots | Yes | Yes | |
| Possession | 49% | 51% | |
| Shots | 2 | 12 | |
| Shots on Goal | 0 | 5 | |
| Effectiveness | 0% | 17% | |
| Short Passes (%) | 84% | 93% | |
| Long Passes (%) | 16% | 7% | |
| Fouls | 28 | 27 | |
| Comment |
| A crowd of 50000 arrived at the stadium (with a full capacity of 50000 terraces) to see Paraguay Under-21 - Argentina Under-21! These are some great conditions for football as the sun shines in the sky! Paraguay Under-21 makes its first substitution at 1 minutes. Raúl Zaldua gives his place to Jonathan Rodergas. Paraguay Under-21 seems to be changing their formation, following their manager indications. 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. 5 minutes, Gerardo Alvarez recovers the ball and dribbles around one, another, and yet another defender before passing the ball to Javier Méndez... Javier Méndez under pressure from the defense, shoots straight into the hands of Juan López. 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 players of Paraguay 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. The marking style applied by Argentina Under-21's players is working very well today. 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. It seems that this last event triggered a change in Paraguay Under-21. The players of Paraguay Under-21 appear to be taking a different avenue to attack than before. After 25 minutes, Alan Rodríguez recovers the ball in the opponent's midfield, and with a magnificent pass manages to play Gerardo Alvarez clear but he is caught by Samuel Batlles, who in turn makes an interception resulting in another corner kick. 31 minutes according to the clock, a free kick occurs that can be very dangerous for the defensive line of Paraguay Under-21. Gerardo Alvarez runs to the ball, shoots..... but the ball hits Arcadio Sedano and it's a corner kick for Argentina Under-21. 36 minutes are counted, it is the excellent vision of Javier Méndez who makes a slashing pass over Paraguay Under-21's whole defensive line to a well positioned Gustavo López... he catches the superb pass and manages to get himself clear. Stylishly, Gustavo López goes around the keeper and scores! With this goal, the result is now 0-1. Two players from Paraguay Under-21 seem to be switching their positions on the field: Samuel Batlles changes with Manuel Valtueña. The marking style applied by Paraguay Under-21's players is working very well today. Paraguay Under-21 seems to be approaching the game differently as they are now playing in another formation. The players of Paraguay Under-21 appear to be taking a different avenue to attack than before. Two players from Paraguay Under-21 seem to be switching their positions on the field: Samuel Batlles changes with Manuel Valtueña. After 43 minutes, Javier Méndez recovers the ball in the opponent's midfield, and with a magnificent pass manages to play Gerardo Alvarez clear who in turn makes a strong shot from the wing, but the ball barely misses the post by a few millimeters! Great goal opportunity! The game went into half time, with the score at 0-1. 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. Two players from Paraguay Under-21 seem to be switching their positions on the field: Samuel Batlles changes with Manuel Valtueña. 48 minutes according to the clock, Gerardo Alvarez combines with Javier Méndez... Gerardo Alvarez gets himself clear and goes into the box where Juan López blocks the ball near his feet and puts an end to the potentially dangerous play. Another play at 52 minutes, Argentina Under-21's players are calmly passing the ball near Paraguay Under-21's box. Javier Méndez passes to Gerardo Alvarez who is able to find some space. He is going to shoot... the ball hits a defender and deceives the goalkeeper. Lucky goal for Argentina Under-21! The result is now 0-2. After this last play, Paraguay Under-21 are clearly changing their formation. Changes by Paraguay Under-21. They have clearly changed the direction of their attack flow. Two players from Paraguay Under-21 seem to be switching their positions on the field: Samuel Batlles changes with Manuel Valtueña. Two players from Paraguay Under-21 seem to be switching their positions on the field: Samuel Batlles changes with Manuel Valtueña. The players of Paraguay Under-21 appear to be taking a different avenue to attack than before. 61 minutes are counted, Javier Méndez manages to release himself from his marker, and with excellent vision drives a pass that falls beautifully for Gerardo Alvarez who in turn makes a hooked shot, for the almost impossible save by Juan López! The players of Paraguay Under-21 appear to be taking a different avenue to attack than before. Two players from Paraguay Under-21 seem to be switching their positions on the field: Samuel Batlles changes with Manuel Valtueña. The players of Paraguay Under-21 appear to be taking a different avenue to attack than before. The players of Paraguay Under-21 appear to be taking a different avenue to attack than before. Two players from Paraguay Under-21 seem to be switching their positions on the field: Samuel Batlles changes with Manuel Valtueña. Two players from Paraguay Under-21 seem to be switching their positions on the field: Samuel Batlles changes with Manuel Valtueña. Substitution for Paraguay Under-21 at 89 minutes. Juan Antonio Barbero is leaving giving his place to Jesús Yuste. At 89 minutes, Paraguay Under-21 seems to be changing something with its third substitution. Víctor Aznar replaces Juan López. In the end of the match, Argentina Under-21 did not only manage to win the match, but also to raise the advantage of one goal they had at half-time. |
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| Country | Under-21 |
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