2 degrees of flutter! Big Martin's data is comparable to the Argentine legendary goalkeeper The aging Messi is escorted by him

Snow Wolf Kanball

2024-07-05 14:22Posted in Guangdong sports creators

On July 5, Beijing time, the quarterfinals of the 2024 Copa America staged a key battle, and the defending champion Argentina defeated Ecuador through a penalty shootout to reach the semifinals. In this game, superstar Messi started the game and played the whole game but was in average form, and he also missed a penalty in the penalty shootout. Fortunately, the Argentine team also has goalkeeper Damian Martinez, who made two saves to lead the team to advance with difficulty, and successfully escorted the old Messi with his brave performance.

In this game, Lautaro Martinez started consecutive games to partner Messi in the attack, and Manchester City striker Alvarez was on the bench. After the start of the game, the two sides launched an attack, and the scene was stalemate. However, the experienced Argentina were the first to break the deadlock in the 35th minute when Allister McAllister provided an assist and Lisandro Martinez headed home. In the first half, Argentina led 1-0.

In the second half, the two sides continued to fight fiercely in the midfield, and the picture of people turning on their backs repeatedly appeared. In the 61st minute, the Ecuadorian player scored with a header in the penalty area, the ball hit De Paul's arm, and the referee awarded a penalty. However, judging from the slow-motion replay, De Paul's arms are not open. Valencia's penalty hit the post and Ecuador missed a chance to equalise. However, in stoppage time, Kevin Rodriguez scored with a header to level the game and the two sides drew 1-1 and eventually went to penalties.

In the shoot-out, Messi, the first to make a penalty for Argentina, hit the crossbar with a spoon and Martin kept Angel Mena's shot out of the net. In the second round, Alvarez hit the ball and Alan Minda's shot was saved by Martin. In the following rounds, both sides were able to bounce off the ball, and after Otamendi converted a penalty in his fifth appearance, Argentina won 4-2 and advanced to the last four 5-3 on aggregate.

In this game, Messi played only 1 shot on target in the whole game, in addition to 1 breakthrough, 2 key passes, lost the ball 8 times, made 2 opponent fouls, and won 2 times in 5 ground duels. The pass completion rate is 87%. He also missed a penalty in a penalty shootout. After the game, he only got a barely passing score of 6.6. One thing to say, the old Messi's performance in this game was really average, and he almost became the sinner of the team. Fortunately, Big Martin stepped forward to cover Messi.

The data shows that after two saves in this game, the number of successful saves in the Argentine national team's penalty shootout has equaled that of goalkeeper Goyechea, tied for the first place in team history. The latter was in a heroic performance at the 1990 World Cup, saving four penalties in a row against the former Yugoslavia in the quarter-finals and against hosts Italy in the semi-finals. In that World Cup, Lao Ma's inspiration, Caniggia's understanding and Goyechea's penalty kick were the three magic weapons for the Argentine team to advance to the final.

However, compared with the predecessors who missed the Hercules Cup, Big Martin is much luckier. He has already helped Argentina win the Copa America and the World Cup as the main goalkeeper, and if he succeeds in defending his title this time, he will also equalize Goyechea in the number of Copa America titles, thus surpassing his predecessors. What's more critical is that in this Copa America and even the World Cup in 2 years, he will also be the most reliable patron saint next to the aging Messi.

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