National Team Friendly

Match date: 01-03-2016 18:00

Match length: 101 Minutes

Greece
vs.
Argentina

Match date: 01-03-2016 18:00

Match length: 101 Minutes

Greece vs. Argentina: 2-5

Greece

 
No Po Pl R
12 1 Gk E. Papaggeloulis       7.75
29 2 De T. Kalaboukas       0.58
17 3 De 64' T. Papitzakis       0.79
25 4 De G. Meimarakis       1.00
22 5 De N. Papadopoulos   3.68
23 6 Mf 68' F. Bakiris   2.54
18 7 Mf M. Topoudis       6.24
19 8 Mf 64' S. Kakavoulis       5.03
30 9 St 64' G. Sideris     1 5.67
20 10 St T. Strimmenos       5.62
28 11 St K. Tsioufis     1 7.22
26 12 St 64' D. Baxevanis       0.50
24 13 De 64' G. Vallas       -0.29
21 14 Mf 64' F. Kouloucheris       3.04
27 15 Su S. Petsoukis       0.00
No: Shirt number
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
Pl: Player name
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Red card
Injury
Goals
Own Goal
R: Rating

Home
Away
Match Facts GR AR
Goals 2 5
Injuries 0 0
Yellow cards 1 0
Red cards 1 0
Free kicks 1 3
Penalty kicks 0 2
Corners 1 0
Shots on target 11 21
Possession 55% 45%
 
No Po Pl R
22 1 Gk A. Iruinea       7.53
33 2 De A. Baladi       3.86
36 3 De D. Ghione       3.65
43 4 De K. Waagø       2.81
32 5 De M. Chabier     2 2.81
48 6 Mf M. Caceres       7.09
42 7 Mf R. Mede       6.88
45 8 Mf 69' J. Lastur       6.67
66 9 St 69' H. Sugar     1 7.55
65 10 St 69' M. Micael       5.47
51 11 St E. Vachon       6.18
64 12 St 69' J. Orkatz     1 4.46
38 13 Mf 69' S. Urtzi       1.93
21 14 Su R. Cresencio       0.00
53 15 Su A. Baudelio       0.00
62 16 St 69' J. Peralta     1 4.90
No: Shirt number
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
Pl: Player name
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Red card
Injury
Goals
Own Goal
R: Rating

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Match Report

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206)
The mood of the audience was pleasant when Themistoklis Strimmenos made the kick off which started today's match. Efthimis Papaggeloulis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moises Micael in the 4th minute of the match. Astor Iruinea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Themistoklis Strimmenos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Moises Micael in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Efthimis Papaggeloulis saved Greece from getting behind. Argentina's Astor Iruinea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giorgos Sideris in the 10th minute of play. Astor Iruinea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giorgos Sideris in the 14th minute of play. If Stelios Kakavoulis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 19thth minute of the game Moises Micael who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Greece's Efthimis Papaggeloulis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 20th minute Moises Micael shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Efthimis Papaggeloulis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hector Sugar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Efthimis Papaggeloulis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. After having played for 22 minutes, Kyriakos Tsioufis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Greece's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kyriakos Tsioufis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 24thth minute of the game Themistoklis Strimmenos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Argentina's Astor Iruinea was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kyriakos Tsioufis got free with Astor Iruinea in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 33rd minute, Hector Sugar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Argentina fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The audience was convinced that Hector Sugar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Efthimis Papaggeloulis was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Astor Iruinea came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Greece's Giorgos Sideris. But to his dismay, Giorgos Sideris quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. The supporters of Argentina booed when Greece was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikos Papadopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Efthimis Papaggeloulis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hector Sugar in the 42nd minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, Greece's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Sugar came free, but Efthimis Papaggeloulis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Argentina's Astor Iruinea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Argentina from getting a goal against them. 47 minutes into the game, Nikos Papadopoulos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Greece's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Argentina the free kick. Nikos Papadopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Moises Micael made the kick off in the second half. If Themistoklis Strimmenos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 57 minutes into the match, Argentina's goal looked a bit too open when Kyriakos Tsioufis came free, but Astor Iruinea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59th minute Greece were awarded a corner. Thanasis Kalaboukas went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 60th minute Kyriakos Tsioufis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Astor Iruinea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had been going on for 63 minutes, Argentina's Mauricio Chabier got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Efthimis Papaggeloulis. Efthimis Papaggeloulis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Moises Micael's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. With 68 minutes on the clock, Fanis Bakiris commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 68th minute of the game. One of Greece:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Argentina:s goal. After 71 minutes Greece's goalkeeper Efthimis Papaggeloulis managed, with a little bit of luck, save Mauricio Chabier's penalty, on his right side after a tricky shot. 71 minutes into the match, Mauricio Chabier notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Greece's Efthimis Papaggeloulis. Efthimis Papaggeloulis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Greece's Efthimis Papaggeloulis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Greece from getting a goal against them. After 77 minutes of play, Argentina's Joaquin Orkatz made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Efthimis Papaggeloulis was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Greece's goalkeeper Efthimis Papaggeloulis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Argentina's Julio-César Peralta slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Efthimis Papaggeloulis. That made the score 2-5 after 87 minutes of play. The audience was convinced that Julio-César Peralta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Efthimis Papaggeloulis was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. After 92 played minutes Greece got a freekick which was hit by Nikos Papadopoulos. Argentina's Joaquin Orkatz got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Efthimis Papaggeloulis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Julio-César Peralta in the 96th minute. In the 100th match minute, Argentina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastian Urtzi to maneuver through the defense. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Argentina walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.

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Greece

No  Pl Po G Sh SOT Pa   Ta   SV In
12  E. Papaggeloulis
12.  E. Papaggeloulis (Gk)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 15   (53%)
Ta 0
SV 17
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 15 53% 0 17 0
29  T. Kalaboukas
29.  T. Kalaboukas (De)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 4   (100%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
De 0 1 1 4 100% 1 0% 0 0
17  T. Papitzakis
17.  T. Papitzakis (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 2   (50%)
Ta 3   (0%)
SV 0
In 1
De 0 0 0 2 50% 3 0% 0 1
25  G. Meimarakis
25.  G. Meimarakis (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 3   (33%)
SV 0
In 2
De 0 0 0 0 3 33% 0 2
22  N. Papadopoulos
22.  N. Papadopoulos (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 14   (71%)
Ta 21   (81%)
SV 0
In 9
De 0 0 0 14 71% 21 81% 0 9
23  F. Bakiris
23.  F. Bakiris (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 9   (67%)
Ta 3   (67%)
SV 0
In 4
Mf 0 0 0 9 67% 3 67% 0 4
18  M. Topoudis
18.  M. Topoudis (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 12   (100%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 1
Mf 0 0 0 12 100% 0 0 1
19  S. Kakavoulis
19.  S. Kakavoulis (Mf)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 0
Pa 12   (92%)
Ta 7   (71%)
SV 0
In 1
Mf 0 1 0 12 92% 7 71% 0 1
30  G. Sideris
30.  G. Sideris (St)
G 1
Sh 3
SOT 3
Pa 2   (100%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
St 1 3 3 2 100% 0 0 0
20  T. Strimmenos
20.  T. Strimmenos (St)
G 0
Sh 5
SOT 3
Pa 11   (82%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
St 0 5 3 11 82% 0 0 0
28  K. Tsioufis
28.  K. Tsioufis (St)
G 1
Sh 5
SOT 4
Pa 8   (50%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
St 1 5 4 8 50% 0 0 0
26  D. Baxevanis
26.  D. Baxevanis (St)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 1   (0%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
St 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0
24  G. Vallas
24.  G. Vallas (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 5   (100%)
Ta 4   (75%)
SV 0
In 1
De 0 0 0 5 100% 4 75% 0 1
21  F. Kouloucheris
21.  F. Kouloucheris (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 7   (86%)
Ta 2   (50%)
SV 0
In 2
Mf 0 0 0 7 86% 2 50% 0 2
27  S. Petsoukis
27.  S. Petsoukis (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Total
G 2
Sh 15
SOT 11
Pa 102 (76%)
Ta 44 (66%)
SV 17
In 21
Total   2 15 11 102 76% 44 66% 17 21
No: Shirt number
Pl: Player name
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
G: Goals
Sh: Shots
SOT: Shots on target
Pa: Passes
Ta: Tackles
SV: Saves
In: Interceptions

Argentina

No  Pl Po G Sh SOT Pa   Ta   SV In
22  A. Iruinea
22.  A. Iruinea (Gk)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 12   (67%)
Ta 0
SV 10
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 12 67% 0 10 0
33  A. Baladi
33.  A. Baladi (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 6   (100%)
Ta 6   (17%)
SV 0
In 5
De 0 0 0 6 100% 6 17% 0 5
36  D. Ghione
36.  D. Ghione (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 6   (67%)
Ta 8   (38%)
SV 0
In 4
De 0 0 0 6 67% 8 38% 0 4
43  K. Waagø
43.  K. Waagø (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
De 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32  M. Chabier
32.  M. Chabier (De)
G 2
Sh 2
SOT 2
Pa 1   (100%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
De 2 2 2 1 100% 0 0 0
48  M. Caceres
48.  M. Caceres (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 16   (81%)
Ta 9   (56%)
SV 0
In 5
Mf 0 0 0 16 81% 9 56% 0 5
42  R. Mede
42.  R. Mede (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 20   (90%)
Ta 6   (67%)
SV 0
In 4
Mf 0 0 0 20 90% 6 67% 0 4
45  J. Lastur
45.  J. Lastur (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 12   (83%)
Ta 3   (33%)
SV 0
In 3
Mf 0 0 0 12 83% 3 33% 0 3
66  H. Sugar
66.  H. Sugar (St)
G 1
Sh 6
SOT 6
Pa 5   (40%)
Ta 3   (67%)
SV 0
In 1
St 1 6 6 5 40% 3 67% 0 1
65  M. Micael
65.  M. Micael (St)
G 0
Sh 7
SOT 7
Pa 4   (100%)
Ta 1   (100%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 7 7 4 100% 1 100% 0 0
51  E. Vachon
51.  E. Vachon (St)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 23   (83%)
Ta 2   (100%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 0 0 23 83% 2 100% 0 0
64  J. Orkatz
64.  J. Orkatz (St)
G 1
Sh 3
SOT 2
Pa 1   (100%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 1
St 1 3 2 1 100% 0 0 1
38  S. Urtzi
38.  S. Urtzi (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 4   (75%)
Ta 7   (57%)
SV 0
In 1
Mf 0 0 0 4 75% 7 57% 0 1
21  R. Cresencio
21.  R. Cresencio (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
53  A. Baudelio
53.  A. Baudelio (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
62  J. Peralta
62.  J. Peralta (St)
G 1
Sh 4
SOT 4
Pa 1   (100%)
Ta 3   (33%)
SV 0
In 0
St 1 4 4 1 100% 3 33% 0 0
  Total
G 5
Sh 22
SOT 21
Pa 111 (81%)
Ta 48 (50%)
SV 10
In 24
Total   5 22 21 111 81% 48 50% 10 24
No: Shirt number
Pl: Player name
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
G: Goals
Sh: Shots
SOT: Shots on target
Pa: Passes
Ta: Tackles
SV: Saves
In: Interceptions