Emiliano Martinez was one among Argentina’s hero at Lusail Stadium on Sunday, as he produced sensible saves to assist his aspect raise the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Out of the numerous saves he made towards France, probably the most essential one got here within the closing stage of the additional time, when he outstretched his leg to dam substitute Randal Kolo Muani’s try heading in the right direction.
The save got here within the 123rd minute, which then pressured the match into penalty shootout. Throughout the shootout, Martinez denied Kingsley Coman from the spot, and midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni kicked it broad off the goal.
Martinez, who had an distinctive outing in Qatar, was awarded the Golden Glove for his efficiency. Other than his spectacular show towards France, Martinez was scientific even throughout the quarterfinal tie towards Netherlands. That match too was determined after a penalty shootout and Martinez had then denied Virgil van Dijk and Steven Berghuis from the spot.
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‘Nevertheless, what caught many eyes was Martinez’ celebration after being handed the person trophy, which was additionally labelled “lewd” by many on social media. Regardless of Qatari official standing shut by, Martinez celebrated the second by putting the large gold hand near groin after which walked off the platform. Right here is the video:
Sharing his ideas on the match, Martinez was quoted by mirror.co.uk as saying: “It is a second that I at all times have to provide to my teammates, they kicked me 3 times once more and scored three objectives, however then I did all the things proper.”
In one other video, which went viral on social media, Martinez was seen mocking French striker Kylian Mbappe throughout Argentina’s wild dressing room celebration. Within the video, Martinez may be seen halting the celebration, because the Argentine gamers have been singing “A minute of silence”. He then chants “Mbappe, who’s useless!” and the celebration continues after that.