Post by staggerstag on Jul 7, 2021 11:32:09 GMT
KLANG. Two Argentina players are flat out in the box but it's of their own doing. The Colombian corner came in and Gonzalez and Rodriguez clashed heads going for the ball. In the meantime Lo Celso handles the loose ball as he clears. The ref stops play, surrounded by Colombians who want a free-kick for Lo Celso's hands but the ref signals for medics to tend the floored players. He's got his work cut out here. Eventually the free-kick is awarded on '26. Cuadrado takes it from 25 yards but it flies over the wall and over the bar.
Tigerish and quite breath-taking play from Messi on '34 as he holds off four opposition players to maintain possession in the Colombian half. What a treat that was to see. He's one goal away from equalling Pele's South American record of 77 goals in international outings.
OFF THE POST from Colombia's Barrios. The attack was intially cleared from the Argentina area but the ball fell to Barrios who fired a low drive which took a deflection of Lo Celso and skidded off the woodwork on '37.
OFF THE BAR! And from the resultant corner, Mina rises like Christina The Astonishing to power a header that cracks off the Argentina woodwork again. Oh, how unlucky!
Mina elevated himself like a Saint for that one, with the Argentina players looking helplessly on.
Argentina now conserving some energy as they spread themselves in midfield, negotiating any Colombian attempt at penetration as half time looms.
Messi takes a hotly disputed corner on '44. It swings in to the head of Gonzalez who heads down - Ospina makes an instinctive parry which sees the ball fly up and just over the bar, landing on the top netting. And it appears that Ospina has damaged his wrist with that save. Some Argentina players take full advantage of the Colombian medics' bag and help themselves to bottles of water. No, it looks like Ospina has hurt his knee. He eventually gets to his feet to carry on. Messi takes the corner but it comes to nothing.
COLOMBIAN CRUNCH. Cuadrado is booked for a lunging challenge on Argentina's Tagliafico as the game begins to get niggly before the break.
Ref Jesús Valenzuela from Venezuela calls time on the half having played 5 minutes of added.
Tigerish and quite breath-taking play from Messi on '34 as he holds off four opposition players to maintain possession in the Colombian half. What a treat that was to see. He's one goal away from equalling Pele's South American record of 77 goals in international outings.
OFF THE POST from Colombia's Barrios. The attack was intially cleared from the Argentina area but the ball fell to Barrios who fired a low drive which took a deflection of Lo Celso and skidded off the woodwork on '37.
OFF THE BAR! And from the resultant corner, Mina rises like Christina The Astonishing to power a header that cracks off the Argentina woodwork again. Oh, how unlucky!
Mina elevated himself like a Saint for that one, with the Argentina players looking helplessly on.
Argentina now conserving some energy as they spread themselves in midfield, negotiating any Colombian attempt at penetration as half time looms.
Messi takes a hotly disputed corner on '44. It swings in to the head of Gonzalez who heads down - Ospina makes an instinctive parry which sees the ball fly up and just over the bar, landing on the top netting. And it appears that Ospina has damaged his wrist with that save. Some Argentina players take full advantage of the Colombian medics' bag and help themselves to bottles of water. No, it looks like Ospina has hurt his knee. He eventually gets to his feet to carry on. Messi takes the corner but it comes to nothing.
COLOMBIAN CRUNCH. Cuadrado is booked for a lunging challenge on Argentina's Tagliafico as the game begins to get niggly before the break.
Ref Jesús Valenzuela from Venezuela calls time on the half having played 5 minutes of added.