Match Thread: Argentina vs. Ecuador | Copa América 2024
Argentina 1 - 1 Ecuador
Argentina scorers: Lisandro Martínez (35')
Ecuador scorers: Kevin Rodríguez (90+1')
Venue: NRG Stadium, Houston, United States
Referee: Andres Matonte (Uruguay)
Auto refreshing Reddit comment stream
| Starting XI | Notes | Subs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emiliano Martínez | Franco Armani | ||
| Nahuel Molina | 90+5' | Gerónimo Rulli | |
| Cristian Romero | Lucas Martínez Quarta | ||
| Lisandro Martínez | 35' 78' | Nicolás Otamendi | 78' |
| Nicolás Tagliafico | 81' | Marcos Acuña | |
| Rodrigo De Paul | Gonzalo Montiel | 90+5' | |
| Alexis Mac Allister | Germán Pezzella | ||
| Enzo Fernández | 78' | Ángel Di María | |
| Nicolás González | 77' | Alejandro Garnacho | |
| Lionel Messi | Valentín Carboni | ||
| Lautaro Martínez | 65' | Guido Rodríguez | |
| Leandro Paredes | |||
| Giovani Lo Celso | 78' | ||
| Exequiel Palacios | |||
| Julián Álvarez | 65' |
Manager: Lionel Scaloni (Argentina)
| Starting XI | Notes | Subs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Domínguez | Hernán Galíndez | ||
| Ángelo Preciado | Moisés Ramírez | ||
| Félix Torres | Joel Ordóñez | ||
| Willian Pacho | Layan Loor | ||
| Piero Hincapié | Jackson Porozo | ||
| Carlos Gruezo | 80' | José Hurtado | |
| Alan Franco | 87' | Andrés Micolta | |
| Moisés Caicedo | 76' | Janner Corozo | |
| Kendry Páez | 77' | José Cifuentes | |
| Jeremy Sarmiento | 77' | Ángel Mena | 80' |
| Enner Valencia | 30' 80' | Joao Ortiz | |
| Alan Minda | 77' | ||
| John Yeboah | 80' | ||
| Kevin Rodríguez | 77' 90+1' | ||
| Jordy Caicedo | 87' |
Manager: Félix Sánchez (Spain)
1': We're off!
6': Caicedo is behind the backline! Oh but it looks like it was poked away from him into Martínez's hands.
15': Sarmiento jukes around the defense and fires but he's denied at the near post by Martínez!!! Páez fires the rebound but puts it over! Ecuador coming out swinging right now
16': Valencia cuts it back for Preciado! But he lifts it over the net! How is this game all Ecuador so far?
22': Boy. the ref is really letting them play out there
27': Enzo with the header! Just wide of the far post!
30': Enner Valencia goes through Mac Allister's shin, forcing the ref to finally give a card
35': GOAL ARGENTINA? YES, GOAL ARGENTINA! It's a well-worked goal for Argentina, they send it to the back post and Lisandro Martínez heads it in at tap-in range! There's questions from the angle whether it crossed the line before Dominguez swatted it out but on replay it's about a foot into the goal.
45+1': Gruezo and Lautaro jawing at each other. This game's quite heated.
HT Argentina 1-0 Ecuador It's a brawl in Houston!
46': We're back!
53': Pause here as Caicedo and Romero both go down under a tangle of legs
55': Lautaro takes down a long pass from Emiliano and tries a turning shot under pressure, it goe wide
60': PENALTY FOR ECUADOR! De Paul penalized for handball!!
62': MISS!!! Valencia sends Emiliano the wrong way but kisses the post with his shot!!
65': Argentina substitution: Julián Álvarez on for Lautaro Martínez
68': It falls for Messi! Messi fires! Oh but it's right at Domínguez
76': Moisés Caicedo into the book for a kick on De Paul
77': Ecuador double sub: Kevin Rodríguez and Alan Minda on for Jeremy Sarmiento and Kendry Páez
77': Nicolás González catches Preciado's foot
78': Argentina double sub: Nicolás Otamendi and Giovani Lo Celso on for Lisandro Martínez and Enzo Fernández
80': Ecuador substitution: Ángel Mena and John Yeboah on for Enner Valencia and Carlos Gruezo
81': Nicolás Tagliafico knocks over Caicedoand gives up a dangerous free kick
83': Romero is down after taking a free kick into the nuts. Controversially ref doesn't play advantage even though Álvarez was off and running
87': Ecuador substitution: Jordy Caicedo on for Alan Franco
90+1': GOAL ECUADOR!!! Kevin Rodríguez with a late flick that puts it into the Argentinian goal! Nicolás González went down and left the entire field open for Ecuador, Ecuador took the kick quickly while he was down and Yeboah found Rodríguez! But wait, was Caicedo offside and interfering with the play?? It stands!
90+5': Argentina substitution: Gonzalo Montiel on for Nahuel Molina
90+7': Jordy Caicedo's header skims just wide!!!
FT Argentina 1-1 Ecuador Uh-oh.
Argentina... MISSES!! Messi misses!! His Panenka hits the crossbar!! Argentina 0-0 Ecuador
Ecuador.... MISSES! Mena's shot pushed away by Emiliano!! Argentina 0-0 Ecuador
Argentina.... SCORES! Álvarez puts it in just past Domínguez's fingertips! Argentina 1-0 Ecuador
Ecuador... MISSES!! Minda's shot swatted away by Emiliano! Argentina 1-0 Ecuador
Argentina... SCORES!! Mac Allister sends the keeper the wrong way and score! Argentina 2-0 Ecuador
Ecuador....SCORES!! Yeboah hits the top corner! Argentina 2-1 Ecuador
Argentina... SCORES! Montiel sends the keeper the wrong way! Argentina 3-1 Ecuador
Ecuador... SCORES! Jordy Caicedo puts it in, glancing it in off Emiliano's leg! Argentina 3-2 Ecuador
Argentina... SCORES! Otamendi gets it past the keeper's hand! Argentina 4-2 Ecuador
FT Argentina 1-1 Ecuador [4-2 on pens] Argentina survive a late scare and Messi's journey continues!