Argentina U23 vs Iraq U23 2024 Olympic Men's Soccer, Group Stage
3 - 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 14': Goal! Argentina U23 1, Iraq U23 0. Thiago Almada (Argentina U23) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
- 45'+2': Substitution, Argentina U23. Giuliano Simeone replaces Lucas Beltrán because of an injury.
- 45'+5': Goal! Argentina U23 1, Iraq U23 1. Aymen Hussein (Iraq U23) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ahmed Maknzi with a cross.
- 46': Zaid Tahseen (Iraq U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Joaquín García (Argentina U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Nihad Mohammed (Iraq U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Argentina U23. Kevin Zenón replaces Julio Soler.
- 60': Substitution, Argentina U23. Gonzalo Luján replaces Joaquín García.
- 60': Substitution, Argentina U23. Luciano Gondou replaces Santiago Hezze.
- 60': Substitution, Iraq U23. Muntadher Mohammed replaces Nihad Mohammed.
- 60': Substitution, Iraq U23. Hussein Ali replaces Mustafa Sadoun.
- 62': Goal! Argentina U23 2, Iraq U23 1. Luciano Gondou (Argentina U23) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Zenón with a cross.
- 76': Substitution, Iraq U23. Muntadher Abdulameer replaces Ibrahim Bayesh.
- 85': Goal! Argentina U23 3, Iraq U23 1. Ezequiél Fernández (Argentina U23) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kevin Zenón.
- 86': Substitution, Argentina U23. Bruno Amione replaces Thiago Almada.
- 87': Substitution, Iraq U23. Hussein Abdullah replaces Ali Jasim.
- 87': Substitution, Iraq U23. Karrar Saad replaces Karrar Mohammed because of an injury.
- 90': Luciano Gondou (Argentina U23) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 30,008
Statistics
 IRQ |
ARG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 31.9 | Possession | 68.1 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 222 | Accurate Passes | 537 |
| 285 | Passes | 610 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 6 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 21 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 16 | Clearances | 6 |
Argentina U23 (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gerónimo Rulli (GK) |
| 16 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 2 | Marco Di Cesare |
| 3 | Julio Soler |
| 4 | Joaquín García  |
| 14 | Santiago Hezze |
| 5 | Ezequiel Fernández |
| 10 | Thiago Almada |
| 8 | Cristian Medina |
| 9 | Julián Álvarez |
| 18 | Lucas Beltrán |
Iraq U23 (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hussein Hasan (GK) |
| 6 | Zaidd Tahseen |
| 20 | Hussein Amer |
| 5 | Ahmed Hasan |
| 17 | Mustafa Saadoon |
| 7 | Ali Jasim |
| 14 | Karrar Mohammed |
| 8 | Ibrahim Bayesh |
| 18 | Aymen Hussein |
| 10 | Youssef Amyn |
| 15 | Nihad Mohammed |
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