A cross from the right wing from Argentina was chested by Lautaro, the ball bounced off Diaz before Alvarez volleyed a bit too hard and sent the ball too high.
Molina ran up the right wing and passed, Alvarez pushed the wall back for De Paul to shoot but the ball hit the head of a Chilean player and changed direction.
From the corner kick, the ball fell haphazardly in the Chilean penalty area and Alvarez quickly shot but the ball went over the crossbar!
De Paul played a through ball into the right corner of the box for Lautaro before he himself ran in to meet Lautaro’s backheel. De Paul fired a powerful but not dangerous shot, Arias wasn’t ready but the ball hit his wrist and bounced out!
Lautaro won a free-kick on the right flank for Argentina. De Paul crossed well and Gonzalez jumped in the middle of the box to head the ball, but it was too close for Arias to dive and collect.
De Paul’s pass in midfield fell to Brereton Diaz and he slotted it straight to Vargas, but Otamendi was alert before blocking the shot. Corner to Chile.
De Paul crossed from the right wing into the Chilean penalty area for Lautaro, but before he could jump, Arias took the initiative to punch the ball. The two collided quite hard and both fell to the ground after the ball.
Chile won a corner in the 45th minute and they turned it into a siege in the Argentina box. A cross from the right wing went towards the second post and centre-back Matias Catalan beat Otamendi in the air, but his cross-angle header hit the post!!!
MAC ALLISTER!!! De Paul from the right wing dropped the ball under Alvarez’s armpit for a cross. Lautaro didn’t shoot but dropped the ball and Mac Allister got in the right rhythm to shoot with one touch!!
Mac Allister was operating near the Chilean penalty area. He made a close approach, forcing goalkeeper Arias to quickly clear the ball out of bounds.
Molina broke through on the right and was blocked but De Paul won the ball back before passing it through the right armpit to Mac Allister. Arias actively came out to close the angle and Mac Allister tried to chip the ball past but the goalkeeper pushed it away!!