Football
Nigeria vs Argentina. FIFA World Cup Group F.
5:00pm, Wednesday 25th June 2014.
Abuja StadiumAttendance: Attendance43,285.
Match ends, Nigeria 2, Argentina 3.
Second Half ends, Nigeria 2, Argentina 3.
Ricardo Álvarez (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ogenyi Onazi (Nigeria).
Foul by Ezequiel Lavezzi (Argentina).
Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Argentina. Lucas Biglia replaces Gonzalo Higuaín.
Delay in match because of an injury Juwon Oshaniwa (Nigeria).
Attempt saved. Javier Mascherano (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Fernando Gago.
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Ezequiel Garay.
Attempt blocked. Efe Ambrose (Nigeria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ogenyi Onazi.
Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Emmanuel Emenike (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by John Obi Mikel.
Attempt blocked. Ogenyi Onazi (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Michael Uchebo (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Uche Nwofor.
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Federico Fernández.
Foul by Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina).
Efe Ambrose (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Nigeria. Uche Nwofor replaces Peter Odemwingie.
Attempt missed. Ezequiel Garay (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Efe Ambrose.
Attempt blocked. Ahmed Musa (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Emenike with a through ball.
Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Vincent Enyeama.
Attempt saved. Ezequiel Lavezzi (Argentina) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
Ricardo Álvarez (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Offside, Nigeria. Emmanuel Emenike is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Ahmed Musa (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Peter Odemwingie with a cross.
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Marcos Rojo.
Foul by Pablo Zabaleta (Argentina).
Ahmed Musa (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Juwon Oshaniwa.
Javier Mascherano (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria).
Substitution, Nigeria. Michael Uchebo replaces Michael Babatunde because of an injury.
Delay in match because of an injury Michael Babatunde (Nigeria).
Substitution, Argentina. Ricardo Álvarez replaces Lionel Messi.
Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Kenneth Omeruo.
Attempt saved. John Obi Mikel (Nigeria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcos Rojo.
Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Michael Babatunde (Nigeria).
Offside, Argentina. Lionel Messi is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
Fernando Gago (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Juwon Oshaniwa (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ezequiel Lavezzi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Juwon Oshaniwa (Nigeria).
Goal! Nigeria 2, Argentina 3. Marcos Rojo (Argentina) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner following a corner.
Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ezequiel Lavezzi (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria).
Goal! Nigeria 2, Argentina 2. Ahmed Musa (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Emenike.
Second Half begins Nigeria 1, Argentina 2.
First Half ends, Nigeria 1, Argentina 2.
Goal! Nigeria 1, Argentina 2. Lionel Messi (Argentina) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Foul by John Obi Mikel (Nigeria).
Attempt saved. Federico Fernández (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Emmanuel Emenike.
Federico Fernández (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Joseph Yobo (Nigeria).
Substitution, Argentina. Ezequiel Lavezzi replaces Sergio Agüero because of an injury.
Delay in match because of an injury Sergio Agüero (Argentina).
Foul by Javier Mascherano (Argentina).
Emmanuel Emenike (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Sergio Agüero (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Marcos Rojo (Argentina) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
Foul by Emmanuel Emenike (Nigeria).
Attempt missed. Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Efe Ambrose.
Attempt blocked. Ogenyi Onazi (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Efe Ambrose.
Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Ogenyi Onazi.
Ángel Di María (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Sergio Agüero (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fernando Gago.
Marcos Rojo (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Nigeria 1, Argentina 1. Ahmed Musa (Nigeria) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Babatunde.
Goal! Nigeria 0, Argentina 1. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Javier Mascherano.
Offside, Argentina. Sergio Agüero is caught offside.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
