Sports Desk: European Football vs Latin Football. Power football vs beautiful football. When the game is still tied in overtime, the tiebreaker is decided. The magic of Lionel Messi’s feet and the magnetism of goalkeeper Amy Martinez are Argentina’s last laugh.
Argentina-Netherlands meet at Lucille Stadium on Friday at 1 pm Bangladesh time. After 2-2 in 120 minutes of play, the game was played in a tiebreaker. Albiceleste won there 4-3.
But there was no possibility of going to the tiebreaker. Beghorst of the Netherlands showed that. But in the end fate did not speak for them.
In the 32nd minute, Messi’s magic pass from a little in front of the D box saw Argentina’s first goal. Messi passes the defenders from a little in front of the D box. Defender Molina ran up and put the ball into the net with a soft shot before Von Dijk.
Argentina went into the break with 1 goal. After the break, the Albiceleste took the lead again in the 73rd minute. Argentina gets a penalty if D fouls. The difference is 2-0 with Lionel Messi’s amazing shot.
The Dutch started with 7 minutes left to play when Argentina were dreaming of victory. Beghorst evaded Martinez with a superb header from a cross from the right and put the ball into the net.
The second equalizing goal was even more incredible. There is not even a minute left in the added time. The Dutch took a low shot without taking a free kick. Beghorst dodged Martinez again after receiving the ball in the D box. The Netherlands comes back to life.
The second quarterfinal on the same day was a tiebreaker. The team that misses the first shot in both loses. Brazil’s Rodrigo missed the first shot, Brazil could not return to the match. On the other hand, in this match, experienced Von Dijk’s goal was saved by Martinez. Not only that, Burgess also missed the second one. Save great goal Martinez! In the end, the Dutch have to pay for this miss. Fernandez misses an Argentinian. But thanks to two saves by Martinez, the forehead opened.
Argentina hold the record for most tiebreaker wins in World Cup history. 6 times played, 5 times won by the sky blue. On the other hand, the Dutch played 4 times and won only 1 time. In the 2014 World Cup, the Dutch lost to Messi in a tiebreaker. Repeatedly this time.
Both teams were fighting. The referee showed 15 cards in this match. It is the most yellow card match in World Cup history. In the current World Cup, the card was shown 14 times in the Germany-Cameroon match. Two of which were red cards.
Messi also set a great record in this match. The legendary Batista scored the maximum 10 goals in the World Cup in the country’s jersey. Now it’s Messi’s turn to take a step forward. Croatia defeated Brazil in the semi-finals. If Messi overcomes this obstacle on Tuesday, he will go to the last step of winning the trophy. Can Messi?
