FIFA WORLD CUP 2022: Lionel Messi had a penalty stored however Argentina is ahead of the remaining 16 of the FIFA World Cup as Group C winners after a 2-0 victory over Poland on Wednesday. Poland additionally went through as runners-up even though a 2-1 win for Mexico. Over Saudi Arabia within side the group`s different recreation intended Czeslaw Michniewicz’s side superior.
Alexis Mac Allister’s 46th-minute goal settled Argentina’s nerves after a traumatic first 1/2 of earlier Julian Alvarez doubled their lead simply over 20 mins later. Argentina is not able to discover a manner beyond Wojciech Szczesny within side the commencing forty-five mins where in the Poland goalkeeper stored his 2nd penalty of the tournament.
Szczesny turned into adjudged to have fouled Messi whilst stretching to attain a cross, however, he dived to his left to conquer away the ensuing spot-kick.
It turned into the thirty-first penalty Messi had didn’t convert in his career.
Poland supplied little attacking threat, with super-mega celebrity striker Robert Lewandowski throughout. Instead, it turned left to Szczesny to take center level for the Poles, denying Messi with important early stops.
First Messi wriggled clean of a percent of defenders earlier than generating a shot that flew instantly on the keeper. Then he located an area to price into the Polish container down the left, forcing Szczesny to make a keep at his close to post.
Argentina persevered to create higher possibilities within side the first 1/2 of and Marcos Acuna flashed a shot huge after Alvarez had additionally long gone near breaking the impasse.
Szczesny needed to scramble to prevent Angel di Maria from scoring direct from a corner, earlier than the goalkeeper turned into once more known as into motion to disclaim Alvarez.
FIFA 2022: Saving of Penalty
Szczesny out did himself whilst he dived to his left to prevent Messi’s penalty within side the thirty-ninth minute.
He, even so, had extra to do earlier than the ½-of-time whistle. He started punching away a shot from Alvarez earlier than saving the follow-up from Rodrigo de Paul.
There turned into nothing he may want to do whilst Mac Allister broke the standoff much less than a minute after the interval.
Nahuel Molina charged down the right. Then reduce the ball lower back for Mac Allister to drill simply past Szczesny’s attain. The goal compelled Poland to reveal a few belated attacking ambitions. Kamil Glik is headed simply huge from a free-kick nearly right now after the restart.
Argentina persevered to head looking for extra dreams. Alvarez scored their 2nd after combining nicely with Enzo Fernandez. Fernandez, making his first begin for Argentina, picked out his team-mate. That one held off a defender earlier than lashing the ball beyond Szczesny.
Poland had been however taking walks on a tightrope with yellow playing cards. They are doubtlessly important to their possibilities of attaining the remaining 16.
Grzegorz Krychowiak did the goal in the 83rd minute of the match. However, the late coming goal for Saudi Arabia towards Mexico noticed the Poles appropriately thru on the goal difference.
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