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By Shamoon HafezBBC Sport astatine Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Last updated connected 7 minutes ago.From the conception World Cup
Lionel Messi has present scored 789 goals successful his nonrecreational careerLionel Messi produced a infinitesimal of magic connected his 1,000th vocation crippled arsenic two-time champions Argentina bushed Australia to scope the World Cup quarter-finals.
Messi, 35, was making his 119th quality for his state and they needed the assistance of his brilliance to instrumentality them done to the adjacent circular and a tantalising necktie against the Netherlands connected Friday.
Argentina had hardly threatened successful the archetypal fractional but Paris St-Germain's Messi stroked successful a delightful first-time decorativeness to spark chaotic celebrations from their fans.
The South American supporters had been connected their feet singing each crippled and they had further delight erstwhile Julian Alvarez punished Mat Ryan's mistake to treble their advantage.
Australia had offered precise small but amazingly pulled 1 backmost with 13 minutes remaining erstwhile substitute Craig Goodwin's onslaught took a immense deflection disconnected Enzo Fernandez.
They could person levelled soon aft done Aziz Behich's unthinkable solo run, but it was superbly blocked by Lisandro Martinez's sliding situation arsenic Argentina edged through.
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Argentina
Squad number23Player nameMartínez
Squad number26Player nameMolina
Squad number13Player nameRomero
Squad number19Player nameOtamendi
Squad number8Player nameAcuña
Squad number7Player nameDe Paul
Squad number24Player nameFernández
Squad number20Player nameMac Allister
Squad number9Player nameÁlvarez
Squad number10Player nameMessi
Squad number17Player namePapu Gómez
Squad number3Player nameTagliafico
Squad number4Player nameMontiel
Squad number14Player namePalacios
Squad number22Player nameMartínez
Squad number25Player nameMartínez
Australia
Squad number1Player nameRyan
Squad number2Player nameDegenek
Squad number19Player nameSouttar
Squad number4Player nameRowles
Squad number16Player nameBehich
Squad number7Player nameLeckie
Squad number26Player nameBaccus
Squad number13Player nameMooy
Squad number14Player nameMcGree
Squad number15Player nameDuke
Squad number22Player nameIrvine
Squad number5Player nameKaracic
Squad number9Player nameMaclaren
Squad number10Player nameHrustic
Squad number21Player nameKuol
Squad number23Player nameGoodwin
Line-ups
Argentina
Formation 4-3-3
- 23Martínez
- 26MolinaSubstituted forMontielat 80'minutes
- 13Romero
- 19Otamendi
- 8AcuñaSubstituted forTagliaficoat 72'minutes
- 7De Paul
- 24Fernández
- 20Mac AllisterSubstituted forPalaciosat 80'minutes
- 9ÁlvarezSubstituted forMartínezat 71'minutes
- 10Messi
- 17Gómez VillaverdeSubstituted forMartínezat 50'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Armani
- 2Foyth
- 3Tagliafico
- 4Montiel
- 5Paredes
- 6Pezzella
- 11Di María
- 12Rulli
- 14Palacios
- 15Correa
- 16Almada
- 18Rodríguez
- 21Dybala
- 22Martínez
- 25Martínez
Australia
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Ryan
- 2DegenekBooked astatine 38minsSubstituted forKaracicat 72'minutes
- 19Souttar
- 4Rowles
- 16Behich
- 7LeckieSubstituted forKuolat 72'minutes
- 26BaccusSubstituted forHrusticat 58'minutes
- 13Mooy
- 14McGreeSubstituted forGoodwinat 58'minutes
- 15DukeSubstituted forMaclarenat 72'minutes
- 22IrvineBooked astatine 15mins
Substitutes
- 3Atkinson
- 5Karacic
- 6Tilio
- 8Wright
- 9Maclaren
- 10Hrustic
- 11Mabil
- 12Redmayne
- 17Devlin
- 18Vukovic
- 20Deng
- 21Kuol
- 23Goodwin
- 24King
- 25Cummings
Referee:Szymon Marciniak
Attendance:45,032
Live Text
Match ends, Argentina 2, Australia 1.
Second Half ends, Argentina 2, Australia 1.
Attempt saved. Garang Kuol (Australia) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Craig Goodwin.
Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) near footed changeable from the centre of the container misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is saved successful the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
Attempt blocked. Exequiel Palacios (Argentina) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked.
Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) near footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is close, but misses the apical near corner. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) near footed changeable from the near broadside of the container is saved successful the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
Emiliano Martínez (Argentina) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Harry Souttar (Australia).
Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is precocious and wide to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi pursuing a accelerated break.
Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
Exequiel Palacios (Argentina) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Fran Karacic (Australia).
Offside, Argentina. Exequiel Palacios tries a done ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.
Foul by Enzo Fernández (Argentina).
Ajdin Hrustic (Australia) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Ajdin Hrustic (Australia) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is precocious and wide to the near pursuing a corner.
Corner, Australia. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
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