Argentina wins tight match to proceed to the semifinals
Argentina showed a better performance than in their previous games. And it was bitterly necessary against a strong Belgium side. The first goal was of course lucky.
But it took a Messi which was participating in the defense to disrupt the forward movement of Vincent Kompany to create the chance.
The ball was passed to di maria and a misdirected pass from him landed in front of Higuain. He just needed to shoot and score, which he did easily.
Higuain had a fabulous performance by the way. He was running all over the pitch and playing his best game since ages. He missed his second goal in the second half by hitting the crossbar.
The priceless reaction of Argentinian coach Sabella was even nicer to behold than the chance it self. Argentina delivered its strongest performance of the tournament and it was just in time.
I guess all the players knew that anything less than their maximum effort would not be enough to defeat the string belgian side. There finally was a cohesion between defense and offense. Argentina actually had a midfield in this game. Mascherano was the boss and was directing their entire defensive effort. Messi dropped deep to help out and actually had 6 tackles.
His last minute chance, he should have scored but squandered the opportunity with 2 minutes remaining on the extra time clock. It could have backfired bitterly, but Messi seems to have Fortuna in his side in this tournament.
Of course he did have the pass of the tournament which was an amazing 40 meter pass which cut through the whole belgian defense.
The man of the match award was handed to Higuain for a brilliant showing.
This is the first time Argentina has managed to reach the semi finals since 1990, which happened to be the last tournament in which Maradona was able to play without getting suspended.
Argentina will face off Holland in an already instant classic semi final.
Looking forward to it!
It should be a hell of a ride!
The ball was passed to di maria and a misdirected pass from him landed in front of Higuain. He just needed to shoot and score, which he did easily.
Higuain had a fabulous performance by the way. He was running all over the pitch and playing his best game since ages. He missed his second goal in the second half by hitting the crossbar.
The priceless reaction of Argentinian coach Sabella was even nicer to behold than the chance it self. Argentina delivered its strongest performance of the tournament and it was just in time.
I guess all the players knew that anything less than their maximum effort would not be enough to defeat the string belgian side. There finally was a cohesion between defense and offense. Argentina actually had a midfield in this game. Mascherano was the boss and was directing their entire defensive effort. Messi dropped deep to help out and actually had 6 tackles.
His last minute chance, he should have scored but squandered the opportunity with 2 minutes remaining on the extra time clock. It could have backfired bitterly, but Messi seems to have Fortuna in his side in this tournament.
Of course he did have the pass of the tournament which was an amazing 40 meter pass which cut through the whole belgian defense.
The man of the match award was handed to Higuain for a brilliant showing.
This is the first time Argentina has managed to reach the semi finals since 1990, which happened to be the last tournament in which Maradona was able to play without getting suspended.
Argentina will face off Holland in an already instant classic semi final.
Looking forward to it!
It should be a hell of a ride!
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