Argentina kick off the match, and Ecuador had the best attacks in the first minutes unexpectedly. in the 15th minute of the game Ecuador got a golden chance.
the through pass from Caicedo breaks Romero’s defence, but Sarmiento’s close range shot sopped by Emiliano’s left leg .
until 25 minutes Argentina were disaster on the pitch. on the 25th minute Messi’s Messi’s cross reaches Gonzalez beyond the far post.
the game involved a lot of physical contact. the Ecuador captain Enner Valencia got a yellow card by takes his frustrations out on Mac Allister.
Argentina scores the first goal in the 37th minute by Lisantro Martinez. Messi’s clipped corner from the right was headed on deftly at the near post by Mac Allister, and Martinez arrived at the far post to nod in from close range.
Ecuador truly frustrated after the first goal and Argentina got dominated in the first half.
a very slow start to the second half. Ecuador are having quite a lot of the ball and Argentina were played in the deep.
in the 60th minute Ecuador get a penalty by an hand ball of De Paul, but Valencia’s kick hit the left post.
for consistently trying Ecuador got the object in the 91th minute ,John Yeboah swinging a ball in and Kevin Rodriguez just gently glancing it into the far corner.
The match goes to the penalties ,and Messi first take hit the bar . still Emiliano saved two of the first Penalties of Ecuador and sent them to the semi-finals of Copa America 2024.