Argentina Are Through To The Semifinals After Beating Netherlands In Penalties.
What a night it was for millions of Argentinian back home, in the stadium in Qatar and Messi's supporters worldwide. It was an intense match between the Netherlands and Argentina last night was stressed about the game that I had to stop watching at some point because the pressure was too much for me to handle
Before the match. I had already given my thoughts on the match in my previous post, even @cryptoandcoffe doubted Argentina was going to beat the Netherlands but said this Argentina team would prove him wrong, and it happened last night. I have said this and will keep saying it.
Argentina has what it takes to win the world cup and they will win it. I have full faith in the team and as Messi has said we should be patient with the team and put our faith in the squad, that was said after the Saudi Arabia defeat and look now we are seeing the results of what Leo said
Argentina opened the scoreline in the 35th minute of the first half Messi made an incredible run down the Netherlands' defence and played a beautiful through ball to his teammate in the box. Molina received the ball and played it into the goalpost, and scored Argentina's first goal.
But we have to give credit to that pass from Messi in that tight spot, who was able to play that pass without looking up, that man had already made his calculation before receiving the ball, and that's why he is called the magic man who makes impossible things look so easy.
Argentina got their second goal in the 73rd minute from a penalty Messi, as usual, stepped up to take the penalty, and played the ball into the goalpost and there thought it was over for the Netherlands, but the tactical substitution by the Netherlands coach changed the game.
Fun Fact: Leo Messi has now equaled Argentina legend Gabriel Bastistuta record with 10 world cup goals.
Berghuis from the Netherlands swung a cross into the box and found his teammate Weghorst the substitute headed the ball into the goalpost and the tension in the match was back The Netherlands levelled the scoreline in the 90-11 minute from a free kick Koopmeiners from the Netherlands played a through ball to Weghorst, received the ball and a shot into the
goalpost. I was stunned at that point and could not believe the Netherlands managed to level up the scoreline, but it did not break my faith in Argentina. They played a goalless extra time and went to penales, Argentina scored 4 out of 5 penalties, and the Netherlands scored 3 out of 5 and it was game over for the Netherlands felt happy and relieved at the end of the match, and now we wait for Tuesday when Argentina will play against Croatia in the semifinals, which I have full fixths they are going to win
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