Football
Nigeria vs Argentina. FIFA World Cup Group D.
7:00pm, Tuesday 26th June 2018.
Krestovsky StadiumAttendance: Attendance64,468.
Match ends, Nigeria 1, Argentina 2.
Second Half ends, Nigeria 1, Argentina 2.
Lionel Messi (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.
Javier Mascherano (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Simy (Nigeria).
Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by John Obi Mikel (Nigeria).
Substitution, Nigeria. Simy replaces Ahmed Musa.
John Obi Mikel (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Nigeria. Alex Iwobi replaces Kenneth Omeruo.
Foul by Lionel Messi (Argentina).
Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Nigeria 1, Argentina 2. Marcos Rojo (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Mercado with a cross.
Attempt missed. Peter Etebo (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
Foul by Éver Banega (Argentina).
Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Odion Ighalo (Nigeria) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by Cristian Pavón (Argentina).
Ahmed Musa (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Peter Etebo.
Javier Mascherano (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Odion Ighalo (Nigeria).
Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcos Rojo with a cross.
Substitution, Argentina. Sergio Agüero replaces Nicolás Tagliafico.
Attempt blocked. Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Éver Banega.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match (Argentina). VAR checking.
Attempt missed. Odion Ighalo (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Kenneth Omeruo.
Marcos Rojo (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Odion Ighalo (Nigeria).
Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria).
Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Brian Idowu.
Substitution, Argentina. Maximiliano Meza replaces Ángel Di María.
Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ahmed Musa.
Éver Banega (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Éver Banega (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria).
Corner, Argentina. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
Substitution, Argentina. Cristian Pavón replaces Enzo Pérez.
Foul by Peter Etebo (Nigeria).
Enzo Pérez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hand ball by Victor Moses (Nigeria).
Javier Mascherano (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina).
Odion Ighalo (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Éver Banega.
Goal! Nigeria 1, Argentina 1. Victor Moses (Nigeria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
Javier Mascherano (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Penalty conceded by Javier Mascherano (Argentina) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Nigeria. Leon Balogun draws a foul in the penalty area.
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Enzo Pérez.
Foul by Marcos Rojo (Argentina).
Second Half begins Nigeria 0, Argentina 1.
Substitution, Nigeria. Odion Ighalo replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
First Half ends, Nigeria 0, Argentina 1.
Attempt saved. Leon Balogun (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho with a cross.
Foul by Gabriel Mercado (Argentina).
Ahmed Musa (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Peter Etebo (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
Foul by Javier Mascherano (Argentina).
Peter Etebo (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria).
Offside, Argentina. Ángel Di María is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Leon Balogun (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ángel Di María (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Leon Balogun (Nigeria).
Foul by Enzo Pérez (Argentina).
John Obi Mikel (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ahmed Musa (Nigeria).
Delay in match because of an injury Francis Uzoho (Nigeria).
Foul by Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina).
Francis Uzoho (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
Ángel Di María (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Nicolás Tagliafico.
William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Ángel Di María (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Victor Moses (Nigeria).
Goal! Nigeria 0, Argentina 1. Lionel Messi (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Éver Banega with a through ball.
Brian Idowu (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Peter Etebo (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Ahmed Musa (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Peter Etebo.
Attempt missed. Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Éver Banega.
Attempt blocked. Peter Etebo (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Enzo Pérez (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Brian Idowu (Nigeria).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
