This could turn out to be one of those classics. Mexico is playing a team possessed, they are giving very little room for the Argentinian forwards to operate. And they took the lead. A wonderful free kick by Pardo curls in, Mendez flicks the ball through to the far post, and Rafael Marquez, comes sliding in and scoots the ball through for Mexico’s goal, 6 minutes into the game.
Argentina pulls one back through an own goal by Borgetti (Yep! that was not your goal, Hernan). Borgetti is proving to be a handful for the Argentinians with his well timed headers. Mexico’s passing looks very sharp and they are creating lots of chances in the open field. The Argentinians are being shut down. Saviola has rarely been in the game. So with Maxi Rodriguez. Riquelme looks a bit off with his passes and corners. Gabriel Heinz has been sloppy in defence.
Argentina will no doubt regroup but they’ll have to go their bench. Look for Tevez and Messi in the second half.
Could we see an upset in the making??
2 comments on “Halftime: Mexico 1 Argentina 1 (You heard right!)”
Like a good Argentine Crespo took credit for that (“hey, *I* forced his head into the ball, so I should get credit”!).
I was worried there for a while, Mexico was really putting the pressure on Argentina, but when overtime came around they calmed down, fell back into their old style of control the ball in the midfield and make crisp passes and they returned to their previous form.
That and I got to scream “Viva Argentina!” as a I ran out of the mexican bar I watched the game at (and now my German apt-mate may kick me out of the apt if we beat germany next round….)
Steve A
Good luck with the German apt-mate, if the Argentinians beat the Germans. Hope he understands this is to be played in the spirit of the game. But what a game it promises to be!