On July 5th, Beijing time, the 1/4 finals of the Copa America kicked off, in the latest end of a key battle, the defending champion Argentina faced Ecuador, after a brutal penalty shootout, Argentina defeated Ecuador 5-3, and got the ticket to the semi-finals without danger, and the defending champion continued to attack the champion!
Argentina is ranked first in the world, won all three games in the group stage of this tournament to win the first place in the group, and was divided into the upper half of the area with very little pressure, the hope of impacting the championship has increased greatly, the opponent of this round of 1/4 finals is Ecuador, on the whole, the gap between the strength of the two teams is not small, Argentina is more likely to win, but it is unlikely to win!
After the start of the game, the confrontation between the two teams was very intense, Ecuador frequently pressured Argentina, making Argentina play very uncomfortable, and there were many opportunities to score, but the goal was too bad, and Argentina had the advantage of possession but the midfield was completely exploded, especially Enzo's passing mistakes were very many, but Argentina still created a killing opportunity through corner kicks, and Lisandro grabbed a header after hanging into the penalty area. In the second half, the situation changed dramatically on the battlefield, Argentina was suppressed by Ecuador, there was no chance at all, and Ecuador played vigorously, repeatedly creating threats, and soon De Paul handballed the point, Valencia hit the neutral post, missed the opportunity to equalize, Argentina escaped, but in the 92nd minute of stoppage time, Ecuador played a quick counterattack, directly surprised, Kevin Rodriguez scored a goal, the two teams entered the penalty shootout 1-1, very cruel, Messi hit the crossbar in the first round, However, Ecuador's penalty was saved by Martinez, Alvarez scored in the second round, Ecuador's penalty was saved by Martinez again, and Argentina scored three more penalties to win the game 5-3!
Judging from this game, Argentina did not play very well, there was no offensive ability, especially Messi's state was very poor, perhaps Ecuador was under great pressure, and finally relied on the goalkeeper's courage to get the ticket to the semifinals!
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