Friday 29 June 2018

MESSI'S LAST ATTEMPT AT DEMIGOD STATUS


MATCH REPORT BETWEEN NIGERIA'S SUPER EAGLES AND ARGENTINA'S ALBIECELESTE
BY ABDULMUMINI ADEKU..Related image
It is the most played match in all of World Soccer History ,Argentina has won in all four previous meetings thus having a lot of confidence going into the game even if the entire team had being epileptic in performance since the world cup qualifiers started as it took them the very last game to squeeze themselves into the plane to Russia courtesy of another Lionel Messi's heroics.
1st minute:a quick inter change between the Super Eagles players sent the ball into throwing as the big battle begins.
2nd mnute:NEPA Switches off the electricity of a section of the residents at College Road ,Ifako Ijaiye,Lagos,Nigeria as the power providers attempted to dampen the high morale of fans in Nigeria but to no avail anyway.
5th minute:Etebo's enterprising moves were cut short as Lionel Messi started his own macy runs that got thwarted by the Nigerians as an Argie defender let's fly at the face of NIgeria's goal through a hopeful shot.
8th minute:Ahmed Musa 's inventive play led to a chance he crafted at goal but this missed the target  by the whiskers..
11th minute:The game's general scenario at this stage showed an Argentine team trying to assert its leadership but with Nigeria contesting all the vital moves courageously.
12th minute:a mix up in Argentina's half of the pitch gave the ball to Kelechi Iheanacho who lost possession uncharacteristically to the agony of fans back home in Nigeria.
13th minute:An Argentine long pass from the centre circle found Lionel Messi who ghosted past his Nigerian marker leaving him for dead thus allowing him to  unleash his trade mark  shot as the latinos drew the first blood.
It was Argentina's first clear cut chance of the night and they took it immediately it presented itself.
23rd minute:SuperSports Commentator observed via the tube that the Argentine's were applying more pressures on Nigeria than they did their two immediate opponents:iceland and Croatia.
26th minute:a majestic pass from the flanks by the mercurial and supremely gifted Lionel Messi ripped Nigerian defence apart as Etebo missed his interceptions as Gonzalo Higuain ran his body into goalkeeper Francis Uzoho who had come out to save his nation from further punishment.
32nd minute:a killer pass from Argentina led to Leon Balogun tripping his opponent badly and a freekick was awarded to the Albieceleste of Argentina  ..
the resultant kick by Messi had a slight deflection from Uzoho en route the woodwork before it was smothered away
39th minute:a frustrated iheanacho showed how things were with an unfriendly gesture depicting a sign of frustration  as Musa raced through into a ball to force a corner kick ..
41st minute:The corner taken by Super Eagles was poorly reacted to by Etebo ,who then lashed out with an ambitious kick at goal.
44th minute:a confusion sets in at the Argies box leading to iheanacho been booted in the head but there was no forms of punishment from the referee,the video assisted referee became blind at this point but this is a case of a clear penalty that was not given..
It is strange that skipper for his side :John Obi Mikel did not challenge this...
45th minute:it appears Gernot Rohr like in previous matches and even the friend lies before the world cup told his boys to play deep in the first half so as to read the game and come out smoking in the 2nd half always but analysts feel if you have to stick to this type of game plan in the future then a deadly kind of precision that only players like Messi,Ronaldo,Neymar can guarantee is what will support this type of formular otherwise he will have to weave out a new method..
POSSESSION :61 PERCENT FOR ARGENTINA,39 PERCENT FOR NIGERIA
SOURCE:SUPER SPORTS

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