Argentina vs Benin — Friendly

Commentary

1. 7'Great save by Marcel Dandjinou! Shot by Enzo Fernández with the right foot from inside the box.
2. 15'Rodrigo De Paul tries with the right foot from inside the six-yard box: high and wide.
3. 19'So close! Junior Olaitan tries with the right foot from inside the box: wide to the right.
4. 24'So close! Lionel Messi tries with the left foot from inside the box: wide to the left.
5. 43'Great save by Marcel Dandjinou! Shot by Julián Álvarez with the right foot from inside the box.
6. 44'Great save by Emiliano Martínez! Shot by Yamirou Ouorou with the left foot from inside the box.
7. 48'Goal for Argentina! Nicolás Otamendi, with the right foot from inside the six-yard box, high through the middle. Cross from Lionel Messi. Argentina 1, Benin 0.
8. 61'Goooal for Argentina! Nico Paz, with the left foot from outside the box, into the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi. Argentina 2, Benin 0.
9. 71'Penalty goal for Argentina! Lionel Messi, with the left foot, into the top right corner. Argentina 3, Benin 0.
10. 82'Great save by Saturnin Allagbé! Shot by Leonel Flores with the right foot from inside the box.
11. 89'Great save by Saturnin Allagbé! Shot by Leonel Flores with the left foot from inside the box.
12. 89'Great save by Saturnin Allagbé! Shot by Lionel Messi with the left foot from inside the box.
13. 90'+5'End of normal time. Argentina 3, Benin 0.

Our own commentary, written from the match data (ESPN).