Higuain Stuns Belgium and leads Argentina to the World Cup
semi-final
Argentina kidnapped third card to qualify for the semis in the
World Cup currently being built in Brazil after beating his Belgian counterpart
1-0, which was held at the Stade "Naciol Manet Garrincha" in Brasilia.
Gonzalo Higuain scored the only goal in the eighth minute, so
Argentina will face Netherlands in the semifinals
of the world cup.
The first half of the game with the average level of
comparative advantage for Argentina, which relied on the four-line component
provided by Messi , Di Maria and Higuain and Lavezzi, while Belgium attack led
by Origi , DE Bruin Hazzard and.
After a series of attacks Higuain managed to open the
scoring for the Argentine team after a pass of Di Maria, which the Belgian
defense to deal did not improve with it to kick Napoli striker the ball strongly
inside goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois , which is the first goal for Higuain in the World Cup.
The Belgian team tried to equalize but lacked the required effectiveness
of the attacks, and de Bruin kicked a
powerful shot wide of the target, as well as the dangerous attacks missed amid
Argentina's adoption of full-on Messi.
and Di Maria passed elaborate ball to Higuain, but the
latter was not able to catch up with it to reach the ball in minute 22 for Courtois,
de Bruin replied with a powerful shot saved by Argentine goalkeeper Romero
difficulty in 26 minutes.
Di Maria missed a chance to double the score for Argentina
in the 29th minute after receiving a great pass from Messi, who could to be alone
on the track front of the goal, but the Real Madrid star kicked the ball into Belgian player missing a certain
goal for the tango dancers .
Argentina received a blow after about half an hour, when Di
Maria suffered a sudden injury who was not able to complete the game, to push coach
Alejandro Sabella Enzo Perez instead.
It Loomed in front of Messi opportunity to have access to goalkeeper
Courtois net in the 40th minute from a free kick in front of goal Belgian, but Barcelona
star failed to hit the net, and two minutes later Miralles shot powerful ball
with his head passed near the Belgian post, to end the first half with sole
goal for Higuain .
The case has not changed much in the second half and had an
average performance from both teams, with a slight improvement in the
performance of the Belgian team, who tried to tie, without effective goalkeeper
Romero in light of the modest level of Hazzard.
The case has not changed much in the second half and had an
average performance from both teams, with a slight improvement in the
performance of the Belgian team, who tried to tie, without effective goalkeeper
Romero in light of the modest level of Hazzard.
and Higuain tried his
luck in the 50th minute with a powerful shot from inside the penalty area, the
ball hit the defense and turned to the corner.
The goalkeeper Romero saved Argentina from a certain goal
after defender Gary mistakenly delivered the ball towards the net, while the Belgium
coach involved Lukaku and Martinez instead of Origi and Miralles in an attempt to revitalize the
attack.
and Fellaini shot towards the argentine goal a powerful
header , but just over the bar in 61 minutes, and the Belgian pressure continued
with a significant decline in the performance of Messi during this half, as
well as Lavezzi was not in the day to be replaced by Palacio in the 70th
minute.
In contrast, Belgium coach pushed Nasser Chadli instaed od
Hazzard, while Higuain left the pitch, and midfielder Fernando Gago participated
instead in 81 minutes.
Palacio had the opportunity to promote the Argentine progress
in 83 minutes, while Belgium most dangerous player de Bruin hauled in front of him an opportunity to modify the result of Belgium in
the 85th minute when he kicked powerful ball hit Argentine defender and turned a corner.
And the Belgian pressure continued in the final minutes and Chadli
tried to hit the argentine net but his
shot came in the arms of Romero, and the excitement overcame on the performance
of both teams in stoppage time, Messi missed
a decisive opportunity of counter-attack .
In the final seconds Witsel was almost to return the game to
the starting point of the match, but he missed the last ball after the referee
called for the whistle announcing the end of the meeting, by difficult winning for the Argentine national
team.
