Argentina vs Curacao, 2023 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Argentina

20': Lionel Messi
23': Nicolás González
33': Lionel Messi
35': Enzo Fernández
37': Lionel Messi
78': Ángel Di María (P)
87': Gonzalo Montiel

FT
7 - 0

Curacao

Argentina thrash Curacao on another record night for Lionel Messi

Argentina continued their post-World Cup celebrations with an runaway 7-0 friendly win over Curacao on another memorable night for Lionel Messi.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Eloy Room (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Nicolás González (Argentina).
8': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina).
8': Rangelo Janga (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Delay in match because of an injury Brandley Kuwas (Curaçao).
9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
10': Enzo Fernández (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao).
11': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás González.
11': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Eloy Room.
13': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Montiel.
13': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Eloy Room.
14': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Germán Pezzella with a headed pass.
15': Attempt missed. Nicolás González (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
16': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina).
16': Rangelo Janga (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Kenji Gorré (Curaçao).
18': Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Goal! Argentina 1, Curaçao 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
22': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
22': Attempt saved. Nicolás González (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
22': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Eloy Room.
23': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Vurnon Anita.
23': Attempt blocked. Germán Pezzella (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso with a cross.
23': Goal! Argentina 2, Curaçao 0. Nicolás González (Argentina) header from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
25': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
27': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Juriën Gaari.
29': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
30': Attempt missed. Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás González.
32': Foul by Nicolás González (Argentina).
32': Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Goal! Argentina 3, Curaçao 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás González.
35': Goal! Argentina 4, Curaçao 0. Enzo Fernández (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
37': Corner, Curaçao. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
37': Goal! Argentina 5, Curaçao 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso with a through ball following a fast break.
39': Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina).
39': Kenji Gorré (Curaçao) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
42': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Cuco Martina.
43': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
44': Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina).
44': Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Delay in match because of an injury Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao).
45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+1': First Half ends, Argentina 5, Curaçao 0.
45': Second Half begins Argentina 5, Curaçao 0.
46': Foul by Rangelo Janga (Curaçao).
46': Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Foul by Juriën Gaari (Curaçao).
48': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
50': Substitution, Argentina. Rodrigo De Paul replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
50': Substitution, Argentina. Exequiel Palacios replaces Enzo Fernández.
50': Substitution, Argentina. Juan Foyth replaces Nicolás Otamendi.
51': Foul by Sherel Floranus (Curaçao).
51': Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Germán Pezzella (Argentina).
52': Rangelo Janga (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Attempt blocked. Brandley Kuwas (Curaçao) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
54': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
55': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Eloy Room.
56': Attempt saved. Nicolás González (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emiliano Martínez.
56': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Eloy Room.
57': Foul by Germán Pezzella (Argentina).
57': Rangelo Janga (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Substitution, Curaçao. Richairo Zivkovic replaces Rangelo Janga.
58': Substitution, Curaçao. Jeremy Antonisse replaces Kenji Gorré.
60': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao).
60': Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61': Attempt missed. Sherel Floranus (Curaçao) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremy Antonisse.
62': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina).
62': Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Curaçao) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
65': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina).
65': Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67': Substitution, Argentina. Ángel Di María replaces Giovani Lo Celso.
67': Substitution, Argentina. Paulo Dybala replaces Lautaro Martínez.
68': Hand ball by Jeremy Antonisse (Curaçao).
69': Foul by Roshon van Eijma (Curaçao).
69': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Attempt saved. Nicolás González (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
71': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Eloy Room.
71': Offside, Argentina. Ángel Di María tries a through ball, but Paulo Dybala is caught offside.
73': Substitution, Curaçao. Giovanni Troupée replaces Roshon van Eijma.
73': Substitution, Curaçao. Xander Severina replaces Brandley Kuwas.
74': Foul by Richairo Zivkovic (Curaçao).
74': Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Juriën Gaari.
77': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
77': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
77': Hand ball by Cuco Martina (Curaçao).
78': Goal! Argentina 6, Curaçao 0. Ángel Di María (Argentina) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
80': Substitution, Argentina. Franco Armani replaces Emiliano Martínez.
80': Exequiel Palacios (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Richairo Zivkovic (Curaçao).
81': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Sherel Floranus.
81': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Jeremy Antonisse.
81': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina).
81': Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina).
81': Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao).
82': Ángel Di María (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a through ball.
82': Foul by Vurnon Anita (Curaçao).
82': Nicolás González (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Vurnon Anita (Curaçao) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
84': Substitution, Curaçao. Godfried Roemeratoe replaces Vurnon Anita.
84': Substitution, Curaçao. Kevin Felida replaces Leandro Bacuna.
86': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
86': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Eloy Room.
86': Offside, Argentina. Gonzalo Montiel tries a through ball, but Paulo Dybala is caught offside.
87': Goal! Argentina 7, Curaçao 0. Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
88': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Kevin Felida.
88': Offside, Argentina. Rodrigo De Paul tries a through ball, but Ángel Di María is caught offside.
90': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
90': Foul by Sherel Floranus (Curaçao).
90': Ángel Di María (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Argentina).
90': Kevin Felida (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Hand ball by Kevin Felida (Curaçao).
90'+2': Second Half ends, Argentina 7, Curaçao 0.
0': Match ends, Argentina 7, Curaçao 0.

Statistics

CUR		ARG
15	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
1	Corner Kicks	13
9	Saves	0
40.4	Possession	59.6
6	SHOTS	27
0	ON GOAL	17
0.0	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
334	Accurate Passes	518
389	Passes	577
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	1
6	Crosses	6
0.0	Cross %	0.2
42	Long Balls	33
26	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	3
9	Effective Tackles	16
13	Tackles	21
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
13	Interceptions	9
4	Effective Clearances	9
4	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 43,000

Line-Ups

Argentina (4-3-3)

No.	Name
23	Emiliano Martínez (GK)
19	Nicolás Otamendi
6	Germán Pezzella
8	Marcos Acuña
4	Gonzalo Montiel
24	Enzo Fernández
20	Alexis Mac Allister
17	Giovani Lo Celso
22	Lautaro Martínez
16	Nicolás González
10	Lionel Messi

Argentina Substitutes:

Ángel Di María, Exequiel Palacios, Rodrigo De Paul, Ángel Correa, Lisandro Martínez, Guido Rodríguez, Gerónimo Rulli, Cristian Romero, Paulo Dybala, Franco Armani, Julián Álvarez, Giovanni Simeone, Leandro Paredes, Juan Foyth, Nicolás Tagliafico.

Curacao (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Eloy Room (GK)
4	Roshon van Eijma
2	Cuco Martina
5	Sherel Floranus
3	Juriën Gaari
7	Juninho Bacuna
6	Vurnon Anita
10	Leandro Bacuna
14	Kenji Gorré
17	Brandley Kuwas
9	Rangelo Janga

Curacao Substitutes:

Elson Hooi, Xander Severina, Nathangelo Markelo, Richairo Zivkovic, Godfried Roemeratoe, Giovanni Troupée, Tyrick Bodak, Justin Ogenia, Jeremy Antonisse, Trevor Doornbusch, Kevin Felida, Shanon Carmelia.

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