-------------------------53' Sergio Aguero
-------------------------57' Sergio Aguero
------------------------76' Juan Roman Riquelme (pen)
------------Substitutions:-----------------91' Riquelme out, Sosa in -----------------------61' Rafael Sobis out, Pato in
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------61' Hernanes out, Thiago Neves in
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------71' Diego out, Jo in
Video of 3 goals in Argentina 3-0 Brazil Semi-final.
Goal 1: 53' Messi down the middle, pass it to Angel Di Maria on the left side. Di MAria crosses it to El Kun and he scores
Goal 2: 57' Goal by El Kun
Goal 3: 76' Penalty scored by captain Juan Roman Riquelme.
See the video, post your comment on which goal you liked the best?
Brazil dangerous on the right side with Rafinha. Monzon can't stop him.
Overall, in the 1st half, Brazil played better. I was disappointed to see many Brazilian players shoing nervousness. Especially #7 Anderson, getting away committing fouls, expressing dissent to the referee. I wonder why Dunga didn't take him out and replace him with another forward in the 2nd half.
To stop Argentina from scoring, Brazil needed to stop these attacking players from going forward. It's not just Messi. He has the vision to read the game a few seconds before anyone else. There are other players who help create chances too:
Left-back Pablo Zabaleta: creates goal chances by going forward on the left-side, and crossing it to Argentina players int he middle.
Messi- from getting into the box and in the Brazil midfield, not let him use the right side, not much space in the middle so he can use his vision and create the goal chances. The second Argentina goal was thanks to Messi's vision.
Di Maria on the left: More effective in finishing a pass to Aguero and Messi when on the left side. Late in the 2nd half, Brazil didn't give him much space to go forward on the left, Di Maria was constrained to go forward in the middle. He would lose the ball or make imprecise passes. At this time, Lavezzi with fresh legs would have been an alternative.
Also needed to closely mark Di Maria and Aguero in the penalty area. Brazil did this well by marking Sergio Aguero closely. The one time Brazil didn't mark Aguero AND Di Maria Aguero scored the 2nd Argentina goal in the 73rd minute. Both of them were alone without any Brazil players around him. They were hoping for an offside. The goal really came from the mistake of the Brazil defense.
Best 3 players: Rafinha, Lucas, Breno.
disappointing 3 players: Pato, Ronaldinho, Anderson
Pato had 30 minutes in the game and only had 2 great goal chances. Didn't see much close opportunities from him. Ronaldinho. He just stood there. Rarely touched the ball or would lose it. Rarely ran compared to Messi and other Brazilian players. I thought at any moment he would carry the team on his shoulders, use his individual ability and start shooting. This was the match of his life. Makes me wonder if he would do the same at AC Milan in an important game.
Argentina- Messi very active for the team, on the left, right, middle. Kun Aguero 2 chances off-target. So slow. Much better second half.
Best 3 players: Mascherano, Gago, Messi
Argentina 3-0 Brazil- Brazil starting lineup
(GK) RENAN 12
RAFINHA 2
ALEX SILVA 3
(-61') HERNANES 5
MARCELO 6
ANDERSON 7
LUCAS 8
(C) RONALDINHO 10
BRENO 14
(-71') DIEGO 15
(-61') RAFAEL SOBIS 17
Substitutes:
DIEGO ALVES 1
THIAGO SILVA 4
(+61') ALEXANDRE PATO 9
RAMIRES 11
ILSINHO 13
(+61') THIAGO NEVES 16
(+71') JO 18
Argentina 3-0 Brazil- Argentina starting lineup No Lavezzi, Di Maria in starting 11. Underperforming El Kun Aguero also in starting 11.
18 Sergio ROMERO (GK)
2 Ezequiel GARAY
3 Luciano MONZON
4 Pablo ZABALETA
5 Fernando GAGO
10 Juan RIQUELME (C) (-91')
11 Angel DI MARIA
12 Nicolas PAREJA
14 Javier MASCHERANO
15 Lionel MESSI
16 Sergio AGUERO
Substitutes:
6 Federico FAZIO
7 Jose SOSA (+91')
8 Ever BANEGA
9 Ezequiel LAVEZZI
13 Lautaro ACOSTA
17 Diego BUONANOTTE
22 Nicolas NAVARRO
Referee: VAZQUEZ Martin (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: ESPINOSA Mauricio (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: NIEVAS Miguel (URU)
Fourth official: LANNOY Stephane (FRA)
Enjoy photos of the Argentina 3-0 Brazil match: Argentina's 1st goal by Sergio Aguero:
Photo during the Argentina 3-0 Brazil match:
August 19, 2008- Argentina's 'leo' Messi and Brazil's Ronaldinho in Argentina 3-0 Brazil. Photo: foto-net
After the Argentina 3-0 Brazil match:
Your thoughts of the game?
Best 3 players?
Disappointing 3 players?
