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FIFA #90
Ugh, no.
Zambia lost to Argentina
Zambia 0 – 5 Argentina
FT · Tue, Mar 31

Match Details

Alberto José Armando (La Bombonera) (Buenos Aires) · 50,000 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Argentina 5, Zambia 0.
  • 90'+5'Second Half ends, Argentina 5, Zambia 0.
  • 90'+4'Goal! Argentina 5, Zambia 0. Valentín Barco (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nico González.
  • 90'+3'David Simukonda went off injured after Zambia had used all subs.
  • 90'+1'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+1'Delay in match because of an injury David Simukonda (Zambia).
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 89'Owen Tembo (Zambia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88'Valentín Barco (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88'Foul by Owen Tembo (Zambia).
  • 88'Offside, Zambia. Chanka Zimba is caught offside.
  • 88'Substitution, Zambia. Frederick Mulambia replaces Frederick Mwimanzi.

Line Score

12T
ZAM 00 0
ARG 23 5

Match Leaders

Zambia
Argentina

Key Events

90'+4'Goal! Argentina 5, Zambia 0. Valentín Barco (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nico González.
89'Owen Tembo (Zambia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88'Substitution, Zambia. Frederick Mulambia replaces Frederick Mwimanzi.
88'Substitution, Zambia. Kondwani Chiboni replaces Wilson Chisala.
77'Substitution, Zambia. Pascal Phiri replaces Albert Kangwanda.
74'Substitution, Argentina. Juan Musso replaces Emiliano Martínez.
74'Substitution, Argentina. Nico Paz replaces Thiago Almada.
74'Substitution, Argentina. Máximo Perrone replaces Enzo Fernández.
70'Substitution, Argentina. Giuliano Simeone replaces Julián Alvarez.
69'Substitution, Argentina. Lucas Martínez Quarta replaces Nicolás Otamendi.
68'Own Goal by Dominic Chanda, Zambia. Argentina 4, Zambia 0.
61'Substitution, Zambia. Chanka Zimba replaces Fashion Sakala.
60'Substitution, Zambia. Patson Daka replaces Given Kalusa.
60'Substitution, Zambia. Owen Tembo replaces Kingstone Mutandwa.
54'Substitution, Argentina. Valentín Barco replaces Leandro Paredes.
54'Substitution, Argentina. Nico González replaces Nicolás Tagliafico.
53'Substitution, Argentina. Rodrigo De Paul replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
50'Goal! Argentina 3, Zambia 0. Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
43'Goal! Argentina 2, Zambia 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
4'Goal! Argentina 1, Zambia 0. Julián Alvarez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thiago Almada.

Team Stats

ZambiaArgentina
General
23.6 Possession % 76.4
3 Shots 9
1 On Target 5
2 Offsides 3
4 Corners 6
9 Fouls 6
Passing & Defense
217 Passes Completed 826
0 Crosses Won 1
5 Tackles Won 10
17 Interceptions 5
18 Clearances 12
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 1

Recent Form

Argentina L W W W W
Zambia L D D L W

Starting Lineups

Argentina4-3-3
23 Martínez
26 Molina 13 Romero 19 Otamendi 50' 3 Tagliafico
20 Mac Allister A 5 Paredes 24 Fernández
10 Messi 43' 9 Álvarez 4' 11 Almada A
9 Mutandwa
10 Sakala 15 Kalusa 7 Kangwanda
28 Simukonda 12 Chisala
3 Chisala 21 Chanda 68' OG 5 Sinkala 13 Mwaimanzi
16 Mwanza
Zambia4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Argentina

  1. EM #23 Emiliano MartínezG
  2. NO #19 Nicolás OtamendiCD-L50'
  3. CR #13 Cristian RomeroCD-R
  4. #3 Nicolás TagliaficoLB
  5. NM #26 Nahuel MolinaRB
  6. LP #5 Leandro ParedesCM
  7. EF #24 Enzo FernándezLM
  8. AM #20 Alexis Mac AllisterRM
  9. JÁ #9 Julián ÁlvarezF4'
  10. #11 Thiago AlmadaLF
  11. #10 Lionel MessiRF43'
Substitutes · 8 used

Zambia

  1. WM #16 Willard MwanzaG
  2. DC #21 Dominic ChandaCD-L68' OG
  3. TS #5 Tinklar SinkalaCD-R
  4. OC #3 Obino ChisalaLB
  5. FM #13 Frederick MwaimanziRB
  6. GK #15 Given KalusaAM
  7. DS #28 David SimukondaLM
  8. WC #12 Wilson ChisalaRM
  9. KM #9 Kingstone MutandwaF
  10. FS #10 Fashion SakalaAM-L
  11. AK #7 Albert KangwandaAM-R
Substitutes · 6 used

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