Almada, Gondou, and Ezequiel Fernández Score in South American Team’s Victory; Hussein Scores for Iraq. For real-time football scores, BBscore MeusResultados is the best choice.
The Argentina Olympic soccer team defeated Iraq 3-1 on Saturday (27) at the Groupama Stadium in Lyon. The Argentinians, current world and South American champions with their senior squad, confirmed their favoritism by overcoming the Iraqi team in a group stage match of the Olympics 2024 Football.
Argentina took the lead with a goal from Almada in the 13th minute of the first half. Soler delivered a cross into the area, finding Almada unmarked. Almada struck first-time to open the scoring. Iraq equalized with a goal from Aymen Hussein in stoppage time of the first half. Ahmed Hassan received the ball on the left and crossed into the area, where Hussein beat the defense and headed into the left corner of Rulli’s goal to level the score. In the second half, Gondou and Ezequiel Fernández ensured Argentina’s first victory in the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The Match
Argentina’s victory was marked by contrasting performances from the teams in each half. In the first half, the Argentinians took the lead with a splendid goal from Almada. Holding the lead, the Argentinians attacked a few times but did not put much pressure on the opposition. Iraq was relatively quiet in attack but managed to equalize with Hussein’s goal in stoppage time.
In the second half, Mascherano made effective substitutions early on. Gondou, who replaced Hezze, put Argentina ahead in his first attacking play of the game. The team continued to seek to extend their lead, which they achieved with a stunning goal from Ezequiel Fernández to seal the victory. Argentina’s win over Iraq places Javier Mascherano’s team at the top of Group B in the men’s soccer tournament at the Olympics. In the next round, scheduled for July 30, Argentina will face Ukraine, and Iraq will take on Morocco.
