The team sought victory after losing in their debut against Morocco. For the second date, Javier Mascherano made a single change with the entry of Equi Fernandez instead of Kevin Zenon.
The Argentine Under 23 team faces Iraq
The Selection went out to face Iraq with the following players: Rulli; García, Di Césare, Otamendi, Soler; Equi Fernández, Hezze, Medina, Almada; Beltrán and Álvarez.
In the first minutes of the match, Argentina gained a clear dominance of possession. At minute 14, Thiago Almada volleyed in the ball from a cross into the area from the left side and managed to open the scoring.
Once the first half was over, the referee gave the 6 minutes added. In the 4th minute, Ayman Hussein scored a header and tied the matchleaving Argentina third in the standings.
The players came out onto the pitch for the second half and, during the first few minutes, Iraq took center stage with the ballIn the 60th minute, Javier Mascherano made a triple change and entered Zenon, Gonzalo Lujan and Gondou by Julio Soler, Joaquin Garcia and Santiago Hezze.
At 63′, Gondou received a cross from the left wing and He headed the ball into the back of the net, giving the national team a 2-1 lead.
With a long combination from Argentina, Equi Fernández scored the third goal and the U23 team beat Iraq 3-1. Then, three changes were made, Bruno Amione came on for Almada, and in Iraq Hussein Abdullah and Karrar Saad by Ali Jasim and Karrar Mohammed Ali.
After 90 minutes, the referee added 7 minutes of added time and Iraq tried to score the second. However, Argentina achieved victory and added the three necessary points.
Olympic Games: Argentina’s U23 team will face Ukraine
The next match for Javier Mascherano’s team will be against Ukrainehe Tuesday, July 30 at 12 noon (Argentine time) at the Lyon stadium.
Meanwhile, from Group B, Morocco will face Iraq in a simultaneous match that will take place at the Nice stadium.
Source: Ambito
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