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Magical Messi Sends Argentina To Russia 2018 by Judithjovial(f): 8:28am On Oct 11, 2017 |
The striker's incomparable talents came to the rescue in Quito as a 3-1 victory meant Argentina sealed their place in Russia Cometh the hour, cometh the man. An entire nation sat in front of their televisions on Tuesday, biting their nails and waiting for inspiration to come from a single diminutive individual with the No. 10 on his back. And Lionel Messi, the Messiah and the Albiceleste's hat-trick hero, did not disappoint. Argentina's 3-1 triumph over Ecuador that sealed qualification was tense, scrappy, and more than a bit fortunate. But ultimately their magnificent captain put in the display 43 million people were waiting for to drag them kicking and screaming into the 2018 World Cup. With another result it may even have proved Leo's final game with the national team – it would at least have been difficult to imagine him soldiering on for another five years for another crack at the apple in Qatar The result itself was anything but a foregone conclusion. Aficionados of ominous statistics oft repeated in the build-up to the game that Argentina had won just once in the heights of Quito, the altitude of the Ecuadorian capital proving a daunting barrier to success over the years. And only a win would guarantee the Albiceleste at least a spot in the play-off, with automatic qualification out of their hands and depending on results elsewhere on a frenetic night of South American action. Another less than encouraging statistic also weighed heavy on Argentine minds. Not since November 2016 had one of their players manage to score from open play, a fact almost incomputable when set against the rich attacking talent the nation is capable of fielding. Messi himself had netted the last goal from someone in an Argentina shirt way back in March, a rather soft penalty against Chile. But the Barcelona magician cocked his thumb at those heavy omens and instead put in a match-winning performance to down chaotic yet brave Ecuador.
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Re: Magical Messi Sends Argentina To Russia 2018 by DaM4(m): 8:29am On Oct 11, 2017 |
wao .... MESSI is the best |
Re: Magical Messi Sends Argentina To Russia 2018 by Judithjovial(f): 9:09am On Oct 11, 2017 |
Imagine front page news wasting here, if say na snake lala and crew go point go FP... 2 Likes |
Re: Magical Messi Sends Argentina To Russia 2018 by Judithjovial(f): 9:12am On Oct 11, 2017 |
Watch highlight below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIbp6jgsIUY |
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