World Cup Messi PK first goal… 12 shock come-from-behind defeat to Argentina Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s ‘miracle of Lusail’ in the second half of the second half, goalkeeper Al-Uwais saved

Argentina, who started the ‘last dance’ with Lionel Messi at the World Cup stage, suffered a shock defeat in the first round against Saudi Arabia, the ‘ambush of the Middle East’.

Argentina took the lead with Lionel Messi’s first goal in the 10th minute of the first half in the first leg of Group C of the 2022 Qatar World Cup group stage against Saudi Arabia held at Lusail Stadium in Qatar on the 22nd, but lost 1-2 after conceding consecutive goals in the second half.

Prior to the World Cup, superstar Messi, who participated four times but finished runner-up (2014 Brazil) as the best, considered it his last and started the first game of the tournament with heavy steps, saying, “I will make my dream come true.”

In particular, Argentina has been undefeated in 36 consecutive A matches since losing 0-2 to Brazil in the Copa America semifinals in July 2019, but suffered an unexpected blow in the first game of the World Cup finals and is on the verge of recording the most undefeated men’s soccer A matches (37 matches in Italy). stopped at

Saudi Arabia, which successfully advanced to the finals for the second time in a row by passing the final preliminary round in Asia as first place in Group B, became the main character of a cataclysmic defeat against Argentina, the third-placed champion in the FIFA rankings, and took the lead in the group.

Argentina, with Lautaro Martinez in the forefront and Messi leading the attack with free movement, took the lead 10 minutes into the game.

A penalty kick was awarded after an on-field review by the referee for Saud Abdulhamid’s foul on Leandro Paredes in a contest in the penalty area.

Messi, who started as a kicker, took a completely opposite direction from the opposing goalkeeper, Muhammad Al-Uwais, and lightly fired a left-footed shot.

It is Messi’s first goal in this tournament and his 7th goal in the World Cup finals.

Even after that, Argentina continued its active offensive, but fell into the ‘swamp of offside’.

In the 22nd minute of the first half, offside was declared when Messi received a long pass from the rear and entered the penalty area and shook the net with his left foot.

In the 27th minute of the first half, an offside was pointed out even in a chip shot situation where Martinez took a chance with a momentary movement, and in the 35th minute of the first half, Martinez scored an additional goal, but it was again caught on the offside line.

There were no shots during the first half, but Saudi Arabia made a save by blocking Argentina with one goal and recording 7 offsides, and launched a great counterattack in the second half.

Three minutes into the second half, Salikh Al-Shahri, who started in the front line, received a pass from Firas Buraikan and balanced it with a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, marking the beginning of the drama.

Then, in the 8th minute of the second half, Salim Al-Dausari put Paredes in front and made a come-from-behind shot with a sharp right-footed kick from the left corner of the penalty area.

Argentine, who became desperate, reorganized the line by using three replacement cards at once, including replacing Paredes with Enso Fernandez in the 13th minute of the second half.

After an elaborate pass play in the 18th minute of the second half, Nicolas Tagliafico had a golden opportunity in front of the goal, but the ball he touched with his left foot was blocked by goalkeeper Aluwais.

Argentina’s one-sided offensive continued afterwards, but Saudi Arabia’s ‘iron defense’ led by Al-Uwais completed a come-from-behind victory for Paran.

In the extra time of the second half, right after Al-Uwais stepped forward and blocked the ball, a turning shot hit by Julian Alvarez on the right side of the goal area was blocked by Saudi defender Abdullah Al-Amri with his head in front of the goal line.

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