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Goals and Highlights: United Arab Emirates 0-5 Argentina in Friendly Match
goals and summary
90'
It's over!
Argentina takes the victory with these 5 goals to zero against the United Arab Emirates, in a great performance as a whole, Messi played the 90 minutes with an assist and a goal. The Argentine national team is ready for its World Cup debut.
82'
Nearing the end!
We are approaching the end, reaching the 80th minute, with a dominant visiting team, but with a drop in revolutions in this half. But Argentina avoided the Emirates' consolation goal, with a good defensive performance and a good performance by Martinez.
77'
There's Messi for a while!
Leo Messi will have full participation. With a chance to score from a free kick, after a foul. Paredes left the field for Guido Rodríguez.
60'
Goal!
Joaquín Correa scores the fifth goal of the night, on a pass from De Paul, with a series of rebounds that sends the ball into the back of the net.
Seconds later, the Emirates almost scored, but the shot was wide.
58'
Argentine dominance!
The Argentines dominate the game reaching the 60th minute, a yellow card receives Lisandro Martinez, being the first of the match. Leo Messi stays on the field, hoping that his participation will end before regulation time.
51'
They fell asleep!
Argentina came out half off, this time the Argentinean goalkeeper Martinez is demanded with a long distance shot. In addition, there has been a great revolution of changes on the visiting side.
45'
GOOOOOOOOOLLLL!
Lionel Messi scores a great goal, with an assist from Di María, being the fourth goal of the night. Argentina goes up on the scoreboard. Seconds later Messi ended up on the ground after being stepped on.
40'
Messi almost scored!
In a great pass from Di Maria to Messi, Lionel headed in a very complicated way, but without success.
30'
Goal
Once again Angel Di Maria appears on the scoreboard, with the third goal of the night, in a great individual play, outwitting the opponents inside the small area.
25'
Goal
Ángel Di María scores a great volley goal, with a great pass from Acuña. Argentina is up by two goals before the 30th minute.
16'
GOAL!
The first of the night came with a pass from Ángel Di María to Messi, who headed the counter-attack and passed it to Julián Álvarez to push it into the goal.
9'
The fans go crazy to see Messi every time he touches the ball, the Argentine ten has done little in these almost 10 minutes of play, only a play on the wing looking unsuccessfully to Alvarez.
5'
The Argentines dominate in these first 5 minutes of the match, but still without a chance to generate a dangerous chance.
0'
The ball is rolling at the Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium.
United Arab Emirates line-up
This is the eleven that sends the United Arab Emirates under the command of Professor Rodolfo Arruabarrena.
Our National Team roster for today's match against Argentina ..#UAENT pic.twitter.com/lvucRhQHdx
— UAE NT منتخب الإمارات (@UAEFNT) November 16, 2022
Argentina's roster
This is the eleven presented by coach Lionel Scaloni, this will be the eleven that will start in their first match of the World Cup.
🏆 #SelecciónMayor - Amistoso
— Selección Argentina 🇦🇷 (@Argentina) November 16, 2022
📋 Así formará @Argentina 🇦🇷 para el encuentro ante Emiratos Árabes Unidos 🇦🇪 pic.twitter.com/w5SxJRH7ot
Already warming up
Both teams are already doing stretching exercises prior to the start of the game at the Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium.
Many eyes on Lionel Messi
The Argentine is likely to play tonight, but Lionel Scaloni is looking to put his best eleven days before the match against Saudi Arabia on the 22nd.
They have already arrived
Both teams are already in the stadium, just minutes away from warming up before kick-off at the Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium.
They go all out
Lionel Scaloni spoke yesterday at a press conference about the match, the final roster and the start of the World Cup.
"We have formed in these 4 years a group, it was going to be hard who will be left out".
"I see Leo as always, wanting to enjoy the World Cup, he knows what it is to play with this shirt, enjoying the training, the process that is important."
"The World Cup is won by intelligent teams that know when to attack".
The stadium
The Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed stadium is located in Abu Dhabi, where it is used for soccer and cricket games. It is also the home of the local team Al-Jazira Sporting Club.
It has been expanded 3 times since its opening in 1979, with the capacity to hold more than 42 thousand people tonight.
Minutes away from kick-off
We are just minutes away from the start of the game between United Arab Emirates vs Argentina, from the Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, corresponding to an international friendly. In a few moments we will share with you the rosters of the teams, with many surprises on both sides.
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What time is United Arab Emirates vs Argentina match for the in International Friendly Match?
This is the start time of the game United Arab Emirates vs Argentina of November 16 2022 in several countries:
Argentina: 12:30 AM in TyC Sports Play, TyC Sports Argentina.
Bolivia: 11:30 AM
Brasil: 12:30 AM in GUIGO, NOW NET e Claro, Star+, ESPN.
Chile: 12:30 AM
Colombia: 10:30 AM
Ecuador: 10:30 AM
España: 15:30 AM
Estados Unidos: 10:30 AM in TUDN.com, TUDN App, TUDN USA
México: 9:30 AM
Paraguay: 11:30 AM
Perú: 10:30 AM
Uruguay: 12:30 AM
Venezuela: 11:30 AM
Keep an eye on this player from United Arab Emirates
Ali Mabkhout player of Al- Jazaria of the United Arab Emirates league, being one of the best players of his club with 9 games, with 9 goals and 2 assists in 1,227 minutes of play.
Watch out for this Argentina player
Lionel Andres Messi is one of the players who is in the eye of the hurricane, for being in this instance of getting the World Cup with Argentina, being his last World Cup, but in this season in Ligue 1 he has scored more assists than goals, with 10 assists and 7 games.
In the Champions League in 5 games he has scored 4 goals and 4 assists. In the cup games he has only had a minuscule participation, with 1 goal, being 12 goals and 14 assists in more than 1,657 minutes.
UAE's final roster
Mohamed Al Shamsi, A.Suroor, Khalifa Al Hammadi, Mohamed Omar Attas, Saed Juma Hassan, Ali Salmeen, Bandar Al Ahbabi, Majid Rashid, Abdalla Radaman, Harib Abdalla and Caio.
Argentina's final roster
D. Martínez, G. Montiel, C. Romero, N. Otamendi, N. Tagliafico, A. Mac Allister, G. Rodríguez, G. Lo Celso, A. Di María, L. Martínez and J. Álvarez.
They can't touch Messi
Argentine coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena, the current United Arab Emirates coach, has made his coaching career outside his country, with Pyramids FC of the Egyptian league his last club before taking the national team. Boca Juniors was his last time on the bench in his native country.
This will be his last match with a Conmebol team, after which they will face Kazakhstan. Until next year they will play in the Gulf Cup against Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar.
Coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena in an interview to Infobae commented on the experience his team will live when facing one of the favorites of the World Cup: "I told my players to be careful not to touch him (referring to Messi) because then I can not enter Argentina. I hope it will be a good match and that it will serve as preparation for Argentina".
The Albiceleste's journey begins
The Argentine national team coached by Lionel Scaloni begins its pre-World Cup preparation with this friendly, which will be the last friendly game before the kick-off against Saudi Arabia on November 22.
The Argentineans are concentrating in Abu Dhabi, where the full squad is already training under the coach's orders.
They have not played an official match since September, the last time was in the United States against Jamaica, where Argentina won by a score of 3 goals to zero, with a brace by Lionel Messi and another by Julián Álvarez.
The call of the Albiceleste was published days ago where players like Paulo Dybala entered at the last minute, after being injured with Roma, Emiliano Martinez did arrive after being with a problem of a blow in a Premier League game, what was surprising was the incorporation of Joaquin Correa by Angel Correa of Atletico Madrid and the departure of Giovani Lo Celso due to an injury, being one of the most important casualties for the Argentines.
Something that Argentina has struggled with are injuries, this could be the case of Cristian el Guti Romero, being one of Scaloni's doubts, due to an injury he has been carrying in his right calf.
The Argentine national team will be in group C with Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland.
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