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2008 Olympic Men's Soccer, Quarterfinals
Argentina
2
Winner Icon Argentina
Netherlands
1
Lionel Messi
(14')
Ángel Di María
(105')
Otman Bakkal
(36')
Summary
Statistics
Line-Ups
Match Formations
ARG
NED
No.
Name
1
Oscar Ustari
18
Sergio Romero
2
Ezequiel Garay
3
Fabián Monzón
4
Pablo Zabaleta
12
Nico Pareja
5
Fernando Gago
10
Juan Román Riquelme
11
Ángel Di María
8
Éver Banega
14
Javier Mascherano
15
Lionel Messi
16
Sergio Agüero
9
Ezequiel Lavezzi
Substitutes
6
Federico Fazio
7
Jose Ernesto Sosa
13
Lautaro Acosta
17
Diego Rende Mario Buonanotte
Game Information
Shangai International Stadium
9:00 AM, August 16, 2008
Attendance: 51,366
Referees:
Jair Marrufo
Match Timeline
Argentina
Netherlands
KO
14
36
HT
46
75
FT
96
99
105
105
106
ET FT
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