Argentina beat Cape Verde 3-2 after extra time

📊 Stats

Metric	Argentina	Cape Verde
Possession	64%	36%
Shots	21	15
Shots on target	10	5
Shots off target	3	5
Corners	8	8
Fouls	13	12
Yellow cards	1	1
Red cards	0	0
Offsides	3	2
Goalkeeper saves	3	7

⚡ Key Moments

• 28' - score change - Lionel Messi, Lisandro Martinez [1-0]
• 58' - score change - Deroy Duarte, Ryan Mendes [1-1]
• 91' - score change - Lisandro Martinez, Alexis Mac Allister [2-1]
• 102' - score change - Sidny Lopes Cabral, Yannick Semedo [2-2]
• 110' - score change - Diney Borges [3-2]

⭐ Key Players

• Lionel Messi scored 28' to put Argentina ahead in Argentina 3-2 Cape Verde.
• Lisandro Martinez assisted 28', then scored 91' to restore Argentina’s lead in extra time.
• Deroy Duarte struck 58' to level, with Ryan Mendes assisting for Cape Verde.
• Diney Borges scored an own goal at 110' that proved the winner.

Messi broke the deadlock on 28', finishing after Lisandro Martinez supplied the assist for a 1-0 lead. Cape Verde refused to fold and hit back on 58' when Deroy Duarte equalised, set up by Ryan Mendes, to make it 1-1.

Argentina turned to the bench on 63', sending on Julian Alvarez for Lautaro Martinez and Nico Gonzalez for Thiago Almada as the game opened up. Cape Verde rotated too, with Jamiro Monteiro and Dailon Livramento introduced on 66', before Kevin Pina went into the book on 67'.

After Facundo Medina was replaced by Nicolas Tagliafico on 85', the match moved into extra time. Argentina struck quickly in overtime as Lisandro Martinez scored on 91' from Alexis Mac Allister’s assist, only for Cape Verde to respond again when Sidny Lopes Cabral made it 2-2 on 102', assisted by Yannick Semedo. The winner arrived at 110' via Diney Borges’ own goal, and Gonzalo Montiel saw yellow on 114' as Argentina protected the result.

📅 What's Next

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