Argentina stormed into the semi-final of the FIFA World Cup 2022 with an exciting win over Netherlands through penalty shootout late on Friday night time. With the heroics of goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, the South American staff saved two objectives within the penalty shootout and gained after being levelled at 2-2 in further time. Dutch striker Wout Weghorst scored two objectives whereas Nahuel Molina and Lionel Messi have been the goal-scorers for Argentina.
With the semi-final spot at stake, the match was performed neck-to-neck and 14 yellow playing cards have been proven within the match by the referee. There have been a number of fights that broke out between the 2 sides, none biggger than the one within the 89th minute when the Netherlands dugout charged onto the pitch.
Argentina gamers have been seen mocking the shattered Netherlands footballers after the successful penalty, angering Dutch defender Denzel Dumfries. He was given the purple card after an offended outburst.
In any case this, Argentina captain Messi lashed out at referee Mateu Lahoz after the match was over. The star footballer mentioned that the referee didn’t do his job correctly in an important match and urged FIFA to take motion.
“I don’t need to discuss referees as a result of after they are going to sanction you. However folks noticed what occurred. I believe FIFA should maintain this. It can’t put a referee like that for a match of such magnitude, of such significance. The referee can’t fail to be as much as the duty,” Messi mentioned after the match.
Elaborating additional, the Argentina striker mirrored on the staff’s efficiency. He highlighted how Argentina was main by 2-0 until a lot of the second half after which conceded two objectives to take the match to further time which then went into penalty kicks.
“A variety of pleasure and reduction. It wasn’t to go to penalty kicks. We suffered an excessive amount of for the way it all occurred. But it surely’s the quarter-finals of the World Cup. Going by means of is probably the most lovely and spectacular factor. Argentina is among the many high 4, as a result of we present recreation after recreation that we all know find out how to play every recreation with the identical depth, with the identical will,” mentioned Messi.
Argentina will now face off towards Croatia within the semifinal on Wednesday, December 14.