Argentina vs Ecuador 1-1 Penalties 4-2 Full Match Highlights COPA America 2024
Argentina vs Ecuador Copa America 2024
Argentina vs Ecuador Copa America 2024
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00:00Field 4-4-2 at times, 4-3-3, really defensively, it's to get some structure around Lionel Messi
00:22up top when he just kind of hangs out, the rest of the team defends.
00:25This is the knockout round, their claim to be considered the greatest men's international
00:31team of all time.
00:32We are underway with Argentina.
00:36They held on by the skin of their teeth in the dying moments, including a Mexican penalty
00:41kick that was in.
00:42The top scorer in the tournament just left it behind him there, and then the pressure
00:46will see it deflected out for an Ecuador throw.
00:48And so they really try.
00:50De Paul gets through, hands it off, Latar Martinez beaten to it by Angelo Preciado.
00:56The opening match of the World Cup a year and a half ago, and he took this job last
01:01spring.
01:02Sort of a funny switch that he's been in Chau's higher history.
01:04They've never won a knockout stage game at a World Cup.
01:06This is rare.
01:07Moises Caicedo all by himself, and he got poked away from behind just before he was
01:12going to shoot, it looked like, and Emiliano Martinez able to collect through Preciado
01:18at least for the first moment.
01:19Andrew Paez hands to clear, has it blocked in.
01:23Has to be hooked away by Felix Torres.
01:25Four-year-old all-time leading scorer for Ecuador.
01:27Is this going to be his final Copa America appearance?
01:31McAllister, and that was Carlos Grueso of the San Jose Airbox trying to get a cross
01:36in, blocked by Lizandro Martinez, who couldn't do anything.
01:39It's hooked in.
01:40It's Romero up for a tackle by McAllister, second touch as well, and Caicedo steps in.
01:46That's waved away, that's not going to be given as a foul, then it's out.
01:50It's going to be an Argent.
01:51Trying to lump it forward, long run for Jeremy Sarmiento, and that ball did just go out.
01:57Sarmiento for Eder Valencia, he goes down, Paez late to the second ball, Romero clean
02:03tackle.
02:04Preciado.
02:05It's Martinez.
02:06Into the middle, this is Sarmiento cutting it back, Sarmiento kicks, save, Emiliano Martinez.
02:12Caicedo first with a loose ball, and that one's blasted over the end by the teenager,
02:19Kendrick Paez.
02:21It's forced wide off the first touch, he cuts it in the middle, it's looped onto the roof
02:25of the net.
02:26Onside or not, as he brings it down, Preciado pokes it away, flag's danged down, oh, and
02:31the flag does now come up.
02:33Martin Sopi just, and Coppea's cross in, Valencia in the area, it's been stabbed away, it's
02:40held in.
02:41Into the middle, Enzo Fernandez, further along, cleared away, Carlos Coroeso sends that cross
02:49in, all the way along, it's gonna be fired, far as Alexis McAllister, that was closed
02:54down.
02:55And then Valencia stepping in, he gets fouled, important step there by Pacho to break that
03:00up to Emiliano Martinez.
03:04Lina from the end line, sends that cross into the middle, the header is looping wide, Enzo
03:10Fernandez, best look of the game for Argentina.
03:12A mystery between the two of them, now they're chirping at each other, two very high quality
03:17midfielders, oh wow.
03:18Valencia laid up McAllister, and finally, Andres Medina makes the bump, but gets that
03:22away, and it just peters out.
03:26As Molina, couldn't return it cleanly, knocked away, Taliafico, trying to find Igual Gonzales
03:32backdoor, and that one, PC running through, he's closed down, he holds it up, Enzo Fernandez,
03:37blocked in the end, will Ian Pacho able to recover, get his body in front out for a corner?
03:42And Argentina.
03:43As Molina, couldn't return it cleanly, knocked away by Encapie, Messi, in swinger, takes
03:48a flick, free header, and did that go across the line?
03:52It sure looks like it did, the officials are conferring right now, as Lisandro Martinez
03:57celebrates, the referee is going to go to the assistant referee, they do not have goal
04:04line technology, here at Copa America.
04:10And it is a goal, off for De Paul, it's going to off the bounce, be fired across the face
04:15of goal by Enzo Fernandez, did he mean that, or it's Argentina won, Ecuador nil.
04:22For Tuesday night's semi-final against either Venezuela or Canada, they'll square off tomorrow,
04:27that long ball, runs it in, Sarmiento looking for a space to shoot, Valencia's in the area,
04:33it's cleared away, Grazel holds it at least at first, still there's men down on the field,
04:37and another big collision at this tournament, Caicedo, in swinger, trying to get a flick.
04:44Natural position, Caicedo, and Emiliano Martinez took actually a bump there right as he was
04:50going to catch it, but a good clean catch, Caicedo from Incapie, loops it forward, Sarmiento
04:55trying to get in, it'll be cleared, Caicedo hooked in, again trying to get that flick
04:59again, the shot's given, penalty for Ecuador!
05:03The same look as just a few moments ago, this time it's given on the field, and a chance.
05:09Off the post, back in, did Martinez get a touch? He did, it's out for a corner,
05:21but Martinez went the wrong way completely, but Valencia couldn't get it in.
05:28And they're just checking this, by the way, to make sure that he was on his line, it looked like
05:33he was creeping up, it looked like Emi Martinez, I was watching, he took a couple of stutter steps,
05:38so it's going to be interesting.
05:39Ibu hearing his name shouted out, Sarmiento struggling to deal with that one.
05:44He's constantly running his link-up play, but up, hey, next man up, Julian Alvarez gets
05:49a chance now, and he scores.
05:52So far, Messi, the ensuing corner and outswinger was sent away by Sarmiento.
05:57But defensively, the work he's going to bring with Martinez, tiring, so that's a better
06:02one there from Gonzalez, they've stepped up their line a little bit.
06:05DePaul, Julian Alvarez waiting for it, oh, it's going to find him, Alvarez, that was
06:09right at Dominguez.
06:12And that was, in fact, Leonel, percent of everyone else that's ever played the game.
06:16A little flick around the outside, and Coppier, and a better tackle there by Molina.
06:20Coppier's down hurt, no foul on the field.
06:24And back in, and Coppier knocks it down, Valencia going to get on it, somehow it's cleared away.
06:29Back into the middle of the field by Franco, it pings around, it was mishit, and it's cleared
06:33away under Valencia.
06:34DePaul comes to close him down, and Coppier crossing it deep to the back post, bounces
06:38all the way.
06:39But there's been a lot of break and play in this second half, that should be a foul.
06:44And he goes down on the heaps, and he caught by a wayward arm, oh, it's given away, Paya
06:48stepped in.
06:50But that's going to be w-
06:52Out there.
06:55Enzo Fernandez taking on-
06:57Play on.
07:02Cutting it inside, crossing it, takes the flick, it's in!
07:05Ecuador scored, it's stoppage time!
07:08Kevin Rodriguez got ahead to it!
07:11Incredibly, the game is tied!
07:27Panenka's off the top of the bar, into the roof of the net, Messi missed!
07:35Saved!
07:39Sub, taking in the second round, makes it!
07:48Saved again!
07:50And scores!
07:59That's a great penalty.
08:00Into the Euros, he switched to Ecuador this year, and he delivers, and boy did they need
08:06him to.
08:07Verge of victory.
08:10Yes!
08:14Bit of a hesitation, the timing is good, and almost he goes-
08:18Kick.
08:21Yes!