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Argentina and Netherlands locked horns in the quarter-finals of the ongoing edition of the FIFA World Cup 2022. The match was a complete package of drama, thrill, and excitement. Eventually, the result of the match had to be decided in a penalty shoot-out as both teams ended up with the same scores of 2-2 at the end of the regulation time.
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A total of 16 yellow cards were shown in the match including a red card as well. Speaking of the result of the match, the two-time Champions Argentina won the match by 4-3 in the penalty shootout to go through to the semis of the 22nd edition of the tournament.
Other than the action of the match, what caught the eyeballs of the sporting fraternity was the chaos that broke out at the end of the match. Amidst this very chaos, the Argentine skipper and veteran winger Lionel Messi attracted the attention of football fans with his gesture for his teammate and goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.
It all happened when the entire Argentine side went into the celebrations and the players ran towards the star center-forward Lautaro Martinez who scored the winning penalty. But meanwhile, Messi amazed everyone when he headed toward his teammate Emiliano Martinez who played a vital role in his efforts and saved two crucial penalties in favor of Argentina.
Here's the video:
Everybody runs to Lautaro, who scored the winning penalty. Only Messi goes directly to Dibu Martinez, who saved two pens and is the actual hero of the shootout. True leadership.pic.twitter.com/kQcdJjE1OR
— Alex Truica (@AlexTruica) December 9, 2022
Talking about the action of the match, the young right-back Nahuel Molina went on to score the first goal for Argentina on an assist from his skipper Lionel Messi. Later on, Messi himself converted a penalty into a goal for his team and Argentina took a lead of 2-0.
Messi & co. were easily leading with a score line but Wout Weghorst came into the scene and scored the first goal for Holland. Weghorst turned the tables completely when he went on to score a stunning equalizer in the 11th minute of the injury time.