Copa América

Argentina vs Ecuador, 2024 Copa América, Quarterfinals

· Argentina advance 4-2 on penalties
Argentina
  • 35': Lisandro Martínez
FT - Penalties
1 - 1
Argentina advance 4-2 on penalties
Ecuador
  • 90'+1': Kevin Rodríguez

Argentina beat Ecuador on penalties to move into Copa América semis

Argentina beat Ecuador 4-2 on penalties to move into the semifinals of the Copa América on Thursday after goalkeeper Emi Martinez made two saves for the reigning champions in the shootout following a 1-1 draw in regulation time.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador).
  • 1': Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Offside, Argentina. Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
  • 9': Delay in match because of an injury Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
  • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 10': Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (Ecuador).
  • 11': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
  • 12': Hand ball by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
  • 15': Attempt saved. Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Kendry Páez (Ecuador) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
  • 16': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina).
  • 16': Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Enner Valencia.
  • 17': Offside, Argentina. Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
  • 18': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Nicolás Tagliafico.
  • 19': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Ecuador).
  • 19': Nahuel Molina (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Cristian Romero (Argentina).
  • 27': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nahuel Molina with a cross.
  • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Enner Valencia (Ecuador).
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 30': Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
  • 30': Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Enner Valencia (Ecuador).
  • 30': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  • 34': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Willian Pacho.
  • 35': Goal! Argentina 1, Ecuador 0. Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 38': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Ecuador).
  • 38': Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 42': Foul by Nicolás González (Argentina).
  • 42': Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Delay in match (Argentina).
  • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+1': Carlos Gruezo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Argentina).
  • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina).
  • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Argentina 1, Ecuador 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Argentina 1, Ecuador 0.
  • 48': Enzo Fernández (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
  • 49': Carlos Gruezo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Argentina).
  • 51': Dangerous play by Carlos Gruezo (Ecuador).
  • 51': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Cristian Romero (Argentina).
  • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emiliano Martínez.
  • 56': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
  • 57': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
  • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina).
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Alan Franco (Ecuador) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo with a cross.
  • 60': Penalty conceded by Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 62': Penalty missed! Still Argentina 1, Ecuador 0. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
  • 62': (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Piero Hincapié (Ecuador).
  • 64': VAR Decision: Other Decision Cancelled.
  • 65': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Ángelo Preciado.
  • 65': Substitution, Argentina. Julián Álvarez replaces Lautaro Martínez.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
  • 68': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina).
  • 68': Piero Hincapié (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina).
  • 68': Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Piero Hincapié (Ecuador).
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Ecuador).
  • 71': Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 74': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina).
  • 74': Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
  • 75': Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Substitution, Ecuador. Alan Minda replaces Kendry Páez.
  • 76': Substitution, Ecuador. Kevin Rodríguez replaces Jeremy Sarmiento.
  • 77': Foul by Nicolás González (Argentina).
  • 77': Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Nicolás González (Argentina).
  • 77': Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Nicolás González (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Substitution, Argentina. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Lisandro Martínez.
  • 78': Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Otamendi replaces Enzo Fernández.
  • 79': Offside, Ecuador. Enner Valencia is caught offside.
  • 79': Substitution, Ecuador. John Yeboah replaces Carlos Gruezo.
  • 80': Substitution, Ecuador. Ángel Mena replaces Enner Valencia.
  • 81': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina).
  • 81': John Yeboah (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Ángel Mena (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Cristian Romero (Argentina).
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Substitution, Ecuador. Jordy Caicedo replaces Alan Franco.
  • 88': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
  • 88': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina).
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Jordy Caicedo (Ecuador) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Rodríguez with a headed pass.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Julián Álvarez (Argentina).
  • 90'+1': Ángel Mena (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Argentina 1, Ecuador 1. Kevin Rodríguez (Ecuador) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Yeboah with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Argentina. Gonzalo Montiel replaces Nahuel Molina.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Jordy Caicedo (Ecuador) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alan Minda with a cross.
  • 90'+8': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolás González (Argentina).
  • 90'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+8': Hand ball by Kevin Rodríguez (Ecuador).
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Argentina 1, Ecuador 1.
  • 90': Penalty Shootout begins Argentina 1, Ecuador 1.
  • 91': Penalty missed! Still Argentina 1, Ecuador 1. Lionel Messi (Argentina) hits the bar with a left footed shot.
  • 92': Penalty saved. Ángel Mena (Ecuador) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 92': Goal! Argentina 1(1), Ecuador 1. Julián Álvarez (Argentina) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 93': Penalty saved. Alan Minda (Ecuador) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 94': Goal! Argentina 1(2), Ecuador 1. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 95': Goal! Argentina 1(2), Ecuador 1(1). John Yeboah (Ecuador) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 95': Goal! Argentina 1(3), Ecuador 1(1). Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 96': Goal! Argentina 1(3), Ecuador 1(2). Jordy Caicedo (Ecuador) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 97': Goal! Argentina 1(4), Ecuador 1(2). Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 97': Penalty Shootout ends, Argentina 1(4), Ecuador 1(2).
  • 0': Match ends, Argentina 1(4), Ecuador 1(2).

Statistics

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14 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 1
49.3 Possession 50.7
9 SHOTS 8
2 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
289 Accurate Passes 310
355 Passes 374
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 2
13 Crosses 5
0.5 Cross % 0.4
49 Long Balls 46
21 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 15
20 Tackles 22
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 10
16 Effective Clearances 16
16 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: Copa América

Venue: NRG Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 69,456

Line-Ups

ARG Argentina (4-4-2)

No. Name
23 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
25 Lisandro Martínez
13 Cristian Romero
3 Nicolás Tagliafico Yellow Card
26 Nahuel Molina
24 Enzo Fernández
20 Alexis Mac Allister
15 Nicolás González Yellow Card
7 Rodrigo De Paul
22 Lautaro Martínez
10 Lionel Messi
Argentina Substitutes:
Julián Álvarez, Gerónimo Rulli, Leandro Paredes, Franco Armani, Nicolás Otamendi, Giovani Lo Celso, Germán Pezzella, Exequiel Palacios, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Guido Rodríguez, Marcos Acuña, Valentin Carboni, Alejandro Garnacho, Gonzalo Montiel, Ángel Di María.

ECU Ecuador (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Alexander Domínguez (GK)
6 Willian Pacho
2 Félix Torres
3 Piero Hincapié
17 Ángelo Preciado
23 Moisés Caicedo Yellow Card
21 Alan Franco
8 Carlos Gruezo
13 Enner Valencia Yellow Card
16 Jeremy Sarmiento
10 Kendry Páez
Ecuador Substitutes:
Alan Minda, José Cifuentes, Moisés Ramírez, Kevin Rodríguez, Janner Corozo, Hernán Galíndez, Ángel Mena, José Hurtado, John Yeboah, Jackson Porozo, Joao Ortiz, Andrés Micolta, Joel Ordóñez, Jordy Caicedo, Layan Loor.

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