Argentina vs Estonia, 2022 International Friendly
· International FriendlyLionel Messi scores five goals as Argentina extends unbeaten run to 33 games
Lionel Messi scored five goals for Argentina in a runaway 5-0 win over Estonia in a friendly in Pamplona, Spain, on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Markus Soomets (Estonia).
- 4': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 6': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Martin Miller.
- 6': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Artur Pikk.
- 7': Penalty Argentina. Germán Pezzella draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 7': Penalty conceded by Matvei Igonen (Estonia) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 8': Goal! Argentina 1, Estonia 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joaquín Correa.
- 11': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Karol Mets.
- 12': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina).
- 12': Markus Soomets (Estonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Artur Pikk (Estonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Foul by Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina).
- 15': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 17': Foul by Papu Gómez (Argentina).
- 17': Sergei Zenjov (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Artur Pikk (Estonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Argentina).
- 23': Foul by Henrik Pürg (Estonia).
- 23': Papu Gómez (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Markus Soomets.
- 25': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nahuel Molina.
- 25': Attempt saved. Sergei Zenjov (Estonia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 28': Foul by Markus Soomets (Estonia).
- 28': Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Artur Pikk.
- 37': Offside, Argentina. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Joaquín Correa is caught offside.
- 38': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul.
- 39': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Sergei Zenjov.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Nahuel Molina (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 40': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Henrik Pürg.
- 42': Offside, Argentina. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Marcos Acuña is caught offside.
- 44': Attempt missed. Marcos Acuña (Argentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 45': Goal! Argentina 2, Estonia 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Papu Gómez.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Argentina 2, Estonia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Argentina 2, Estonia 0.
- 45': Substitution, Estonia. Henri Anier replaces Sergei Zenjov.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Nahuel Molina (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Papu Gómez with a cross.
- 47': Goal! Argentina 3, Estonia 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nahuel Molina with a cross.
- 48': Attempt saved. Henrik Pürg (Estonia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Taijo Teniste with a headed pass.
- 51': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 52': Attempt missed. Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 56': Foul by Julián Álvarez (Argentina).
- 56': Karol Mets (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Papu Gómez.
- 61': Attempt missed. Mattias Käit (Estonia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Karol Mets.
- 62': Substitution, Argentina. Marcos Senesi replaces Lisandro Martínez.
- 62': Substitution, Argentina. Paulo Dybala replaces Joaquín Correa.
- 62': Substitution, Argentina. Exequiel Palacios replaces Rodrigo de Paul.
- 63': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
- 63': Substitution, Estonia. Konstantin Vassiljev replaces Martin Miller.
- 63': Substitution, Estonia. Märten Kuusk replaces Henrik Pürg.
- 63': Substitution, Estonia. Vlasiy Sinyavskiy replaces Mattias Käit.
- 65': Erik Sorga (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Argentina).
- 66': Substitution, Argentina. Juan Foyth replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
- 69': Foul by Henri Anier (Estonia).
- 69': Papu Gómez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Offside, Argentina. Papu Gómez tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.
- 69': Substitution, Estonia. Ken Kallaste replaces Artur Pikk.
- 71': Goal! Argentina 4, Estonia 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 73': Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás González replaces Marcos Acuña.
- 74': Substitution, Argentina. Gonzalo Montiel replaces Nahuel Molina.
- 75': Attempt saved. Nicolás González (Argentina) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Julián Álvarez (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 76': Goal! Argentina 5, Estonia 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 79': Foul by Henri Anier (Estonia).
- 79': Juan Foyth (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Vlasiy Sinyavskiy (Estonia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ken Kallaste.
- 82': Erik Sorga (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Papu Gómez (Argentina).
- 83': Substitution, Estonia. Robert Kirss replaces Erik Sorga.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 84': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Karol Mets.
- 85': Foul by Taijo Teniste (Estonia).
- 85': Papu Gómez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Attempt saved. Papu Gómez (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
- 87': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Matvei Igonen.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Papu Gómez.
- 89': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Taijo Teniste.
- 90': Foul by Ken Kallaste (Estonia).
- 90': Paulo Dybala (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Argentina 5, Estonia 0.
- 0': Match ends, Argentina 5, Estonia 0.
Statistics
 EST |
ARG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 21.1 | Possession | 78.9 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 180 | Accurate Passes | 843 |
| 240 | Passes | 918 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 3 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 1 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 2 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 20 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 17 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 18,332
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 18,332
Line-Ups
Argentina (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Franco Armani (GK) |
| 16 | Lisandro Martínez |
| 6 | Germán Pezzella |
| 8 | Marcos Acuña |
| 26 | Nahuel Molina |
| 5 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 17 | Alejandro Gómez |
| 7 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
| 19 | Joaquín Correa |
| 9 | Julián Álvarez |
Estonia (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matvei Igonen (GK) |
| 15 | Maksim Paskotši |
| 18 | Karol Mets |
| 16 | Henrik Pürg |
| 4 | Mattias Käit |
| 21 | Martin Miller |
| 13 | Markus Soomets |
| 3 | Artur Pikk |
| 23 | Taijo Teniste |
| 9 | Erik Sorga |
| 10 | Sergei Zenjov |
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