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Argentina 19 - Scotland 13

Argentina

Scotland

  • Live Commentary

    Time:80'
    • Argentina
    • Scotland
    • - Argentina will now face South Africa in their last four clash at the Stade de France in a weeks time
    • 80' A great scrum from Scotland but there is a knock-on from Scotland and that will be it
    • 79' Scotland may have one last attempt in them but they fumble the ball and Pichot seems disorientated before managing to get the ball into touch ... there will be time for one last scrum
    • 78' Scotland try to chip to the corner but it is too soon and Sean Lamont cannot quite secure the ball before it goes into touch - that could be it for Scotland
    • 77' This time MacLeod secures the ball and there is a huge cry of heave from the crowd! ... Scotland do heave but the ball is on the floor ... will they be able to recycle the ball
    • 77' Parks puts in the kick of his career placing the ball smack in the corner and Scotland will have the five metre line-out ... the desperately need to get this right this time
    • 75' Scotland on the attack again as the clock shows five minutes left ... and they are trying to work their way forward ... with Southwell, Sean Lamont
    • 74' The line-out is poor from the Scots allowing Argentina the chance to clear but it will be another Scotland line-out, albeit on the half way line
    • 73' Scotland on the break at the halfway line but Argentina are penalised for coming in from the side and Parks puts in a great kick for territory
    • 71' This time it is Pichot who makes the error and Paterson is just going along the line to encourage his men
    • 69' Prop Roncero loses the ball forward and Argentina are just beginning to make the mistakes the Scotland have been making up to this point
    • 67' Argentina are just looking to kill the game now which is a dangerous strategy with over 10 minutes left on the kick
    • 65' Hernandez looks to get Argentina out of one score range with 15 minutes on the clock but his attempted 40m drop goal is wide
    • 63' Paterson adds the conversion bouncing the ball off the inside of the left post to maintain his 100% record - 17 from 17 now
    • 62' TRY SCOTLAND! Substitute Kelly Brown gets the ball right on the wing and he has fellow sub Cusiter inside him in support ... and it is Cusiter who dives over the line to get Scotland back in the match
    • 61' Scotland on the break with Paterson and Sean Lamont ... they spread the ball via Cusiter out from the right to the left wing ...
    • 59' Argentina have a scrum just inside Scottish territory but Scotland win the ball back until a knock on in contact
    • 57' Scotland make a double substitution bringing on Chris Cusiter and Scott MacLeod for Blair and Hamilton
    • 55' DROP GOAL ARGENTINA! Hernandez is definitely finding his range now and he kicks a very authoritative drop goal with no back take as he was flat
    • 53' Scotland secure possession and Blair gets the ball back to Parks who just manages to clear before Argentina charge him down ... Parks is not happy with the ball he recieved though and is making it known
    • 52' Hernandez is beginning to find his range now and again gets very lucky with the bouce as the ball dribbles into touch just inches from the try line ... it will be a Scotland line-out on the five metre line
    • 50' Paterson drops the ball and Scotland are lucky to get away with simply a turnover rather than conceding more points
    • 48' He cannot add a seventh though getting right underneath the ball and that could cost Scotland
    • 46' Scotland win themselves a penalty as Argentina fail to role away in from the ball and Dan Parks will kick for goal as the penalty is on the half way line ... Parks is 6 from 6 in this tournament which in itself is no mean feat as he only kicks when they are long-range
    • 44' Contepomi puts the easy kick straight between the posts to give Argentina the momentum so early in this second half
    • 43' Another early error from Scotland ... this time from the pack for dragging down the maul and Argentina have a chance to re-establish their 10 point lead
    • 42' Blair puts up a very poor high kick which goes almost no distance leaving a number of his players offside and giving Argentina an early kick for territory
    • 41' Parks gets the second half underway for Scotland with Andy Henderson on the pitch in place of Rob Dewey
    • 40' A bit of afters and a few shoves going on as the referee blows his whistle but it will all calm down as the players head down the tunnel
    • 39' Scotland do brilliantly well to get the penalty as they draw Argentina into binding illegally in the scrum and that could be a turning point for the Scotland pack ... Parks clears
    • 39' Argentina are pushing for the line again but Scotland manage to stop the momentum ... it will be an Argentina scrum though
    • 38' Sure enough Paterson makes it 16 from 16 with a fairly straightforward kick which he puts smack between the posts. An important score for the Scots
    • 37' Even better for Scotland they now have a chance to reduce the arrears as Argentina are penalised for coming in from the side ... and this will be a chance for Paterson to keep his 100% tally on kicks this tournament
    • 37' But Scotland have a chance to clear as Argentina are penalised for taking out in the air
    • 36' Argentina are really on the front foot now as Agulla turns over and skipper Pichot kicks upfield ...
    • 34' Contepomi adds the conversion to give his side a 13-3 lead just short of the half time interval
    • 33' TRY ARGENTINA! Sean Lamont appears to be winning the chase back to get to the ball but Longo nips round the side of him and dives on top of the ball and over the line. The decision goes to the TMO but all the players knew already Longo had got the five points.
    • 32' Scotland win possesion and pass back to Parks for the clearance ... but he is charged down by Longo who continues on the chase
    • 31' Parks kicks deep into the Argentina half but Agulla returns the ball right back ... Parks hands the ball to Sean Lamont who kicks for territory ... but the ball lands right on the sideline which gives Argentina the line-out
    • 29' Contepomi adds another three points for Argentina to take them into the lead for the first time
    • 27' Hernandez again tries to kick for territory but it is a poor kick easily collected by Rory Lamont who appears to stop ... he is shouting at the ref that he called the mark but he has not got back he wants and will now be penalised for holding on to the ball ... he looks furious!
    • 25' The game is still fairly disjointed as both teams continue with their kicking game ... but Argentina win a penalty after Scotland are caught handling in the ruck and kick for touch
    • 24' Webster charges down as Argentina try to clear from the re-start and he chases through but the ball is secured by Corleto just in time ... nervous moments for Loffredo and co!
    • 23' Felipe Contepomi levels the scores at 3-3 with the straight kick
    • 22' Hines goes in high, and perhaps a little late on Hernandez, and concedes the penalty for a dangerous tackle ...
    • 21' Parks clears ... but Pichot gets there ahead of Sean Lamont ... the Argentineans will try and run this at the Scottish defence
    • 20' Argentina are making heavy weather of their attacks so far and are clearly not enjoying this style of play ... but the chip the ball through and it takes some quick feet and good work by Paterson to secure the ball
    • 19' Argentina break through Pichot ... but Scotland haul him down before getting the numbers in place to secure the turnover before passing back to Parks for the clearance
    • 18' Scotland are beginning to grow in confidence now after a promising opening 15 minutes as Webster tries to conjure the break ... but the forward pass causes problems again ... a little over-eager at the minute perhaps
    • 16' Dan Parks takes the long range kick and shows that he too can kick ... putting the ball smack between the posts and much to the delight of the crowd! 3-0 Scotland
    • 16' Argentina are caught offside after a poor kick leaves some of their players stranded and Paterson will have a chance to put Scotland three points ahead - albeit from the half way line
    • 15' Felipe Contepomi misses from the right touch line on the left of the posts
    • 14' Argentina have the line-out before Ledesma tries to nip round the Scottish defence on the right wing ... he is hauled into touch but Argentina were playing advantage after interference in the line-out
    • 13' Murray is given a bit of a talking to by Jutge and Argentina have the penalty ... Hernandez kicks for touch and, with a very lucky bounce, finds it just 6m out
    • 12' Paterson receives the ball on the left wing before chipping forward and chasing ... he is brought down late but the pass that started the move was forward so they will come back for the scrum
    • 11' The high ball is taken by Rory Lamont who uses his big frame to skip past the chasing Pumas before finding Webster
    • 10' The Argentina forwards are looking strong in the early stages of this clash as they again make yards with the drive
    • 9' Another high ball dribbles loose and the Contepomi brothers combine well to break up the left wing ... Felipe is the one that tries to make the break but Paterson is there to drag him into touch while Sean Lamont shepherds the ball out of play
    • 8' The first real signs of pressure from Argentina and they have the line-out ... which they secure before driving deep into Argentina's 22
    • 6' The first scrum goes down and Argentina have the put in for the second launching the ball upfield ... Lamont fails to deal with it and it bounces forward off his shoulder ... Argetina collect before the ball goes loose and Blair kicks up field to clear his line
    • 5' Argentina will have the line-out ... but there is an accidental offside as two Pumas bump into each other and Scotland will have the put in to the scrum
    • 4' Argentina get the first free kick of the game from the scrum and Hernandez puts up the high ball ... but both sides fail to secure possession and Scotland grab the loose ball passing back to Parks who thumps the ball upfield
    • 2' Neither team has yet to gather any kind of sustained possession with the majority of the action taking place in the middle part of the pitch
    • 1' Argentina get early hands on the ball and it passed back to Hernandez who attempts an early drop goal ... but it is wide
    • 1' Argentina get the match underway ...
    • 19:59 Clearly audible yells of "come on" from Scotland skipper Jason White at his team give an indication of how determined they are to make this match a real challenge
    • 19:57 The teams are out on the field and the anthems are all that are left between them and the kick-off
    • 19:55 There have been three tight, dramatic games already this weekend and this match should cap an outstanding set of quarter finals
    • 19:53 Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of the final World Cup quarter final between Argentina and Scotland

  • Summary

    Argentina versus Scotland
    Longo Elia 32’ Tries Cusiter 63’
    Contepomi 33’ Conversions Paterson 64’
    Contepomi 23’, 29’, 43’ Penalties Parks 17’, Paterson 38’
    Hernandez 54’ Drops  

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Joel Jutge

  • Argentina

    Manager: Marcelo Loffreda

    On the Field

    • Roncero
    • Ledesma
    • Scelzo Substitution Out (57′)
    • Fernandez Lobbe Substitution Out (51′)
    • Albacete
    • Ostiglia Substitution Out (55′)
    • Fernandez Lobbe
    • Longo Elia Try
    • Pichot
    • Hernandez
    • Agulla
    • Contepomi
    • Contepomi Substitution Out (67′)
    • Borges
    • Corleto

    Subs

    • Fernandez Miranda
    • Hasan Jalil Substitution In (57′)
    • Senillosa Substitution In (67′)
    • Todeschini
    • Alvarez Karielis Substitution In (51′)
    • Vernet Basualdo
    • Leguizamon Substitution In (55′)

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Scotland

    Manager: Frank Hadden

    On the Field

    • Kerr Substitution Out (57′)
    • Ford Substitution Out (68′)
    • Murray
    • Hines
    • Hamilton Substitution Out (57′)
    • White
    • Hogg Substitution Out (57′)
    • Taylor
    • Blair Substitution Out (57′)
    • Parks
    • Paterson
    • Dewey Substitution Out (41′)
    • Webster
    • Lamont
    • Lamont Substitution Out (68′)

    Subs

    • Smith Substitution In (57′)
    • Henderson Substitution In (41′)
    • Cusiter Substitution In (57′) Try
    • Macleod Substitution In (57′)
    • Southwell Substitution In (68′)
    • Lawson Substitution In (68′)
    • Brown Substitution In (57′)

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None