All the pressure on Argentina now.
Uruguay, Brazil and Mexico scored 16 total goals in their quarter-final matches and are now waiting for the last semifinalist.
Peru without Jefferson FARFAN will play with a 3-5-2 formation and I imagine that two of those five midfielders will help A LOT in defense.
With Diego MILITO in for CRESPO, Argentina will look to continue with their winning form and keep their dream of winning their first major title since 1993 (Copa America Ecuador).
We'll follow the match here and through the comments' box.
VAMOS ARGENTINA!
2nd minute - ACASIETE fouls Diego MILITO near the box and earns the first yellow card. RIQUELME takes the free-kick and sends the ball over the bar.
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3rd minute - HEINZE with a shocker! He steps on the ball. It goes backwards and GUERRERO accepts the present, takes the shot well over the bar.
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14th minute - RIQUELME running (yeah! running!) on the left, takes a shot from a tight angle and the keeper saves.
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17th minute - MESSI with a Maradonesque slalom, shots, ACASIETE deflects and the ball goes over the keeper only to hit the post.
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19th minute - MESSI looking closer and closer to score. Tries with the right and VILLAMARÍN saves with his chest (when the keeper was beaten).
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20th minute - ROMAN sends the ball to the box and AYALA goes very close from heading it. PIZARRO, an expert in the other side of the field, shows his talent in his own box and saves Peru in a very complicated situation.
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35th minute - Argentina not attacking like 15 minutes ago. AYALA has a yellow for a foul on GUERRERO and risked the second one.
Half-time whistle
Argentina looked to be more dangerous, but only for a very short period of the game. The defense looks far from being secure and the midfield is very slow at times. The ball is not getting very clean to our front men.
Best player so far: ZANETTI and MESSI, with Pulga being a little bit ahead of Pupi in the man of the match race.
Second half underway.
TEVEZ in for Diego MILITO.
46th minute - TEVEZ combines well with RIQUELME, a fortunate rebound and ROMAN is faced with only the keeper to beat. AND HE DOES! Superb shot with his left. Argentina 1-0 Peru.
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51st minute - ZANETTI runs upfield for 40 metres before he sends a cross for TEVEZ. Carlitos with great effort heads it and sends it straight to the bar. Sooooo close!
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61st minute - ROMAN with one of those passes we will remember forever. MESSI comes in at full speed and finishes between the keeper legs. Sensational goal. First Copa America goal for MESSI. Argentina 2-0 Peru.
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74th minute - Lovely one-two between TEVEZ and MESSI on the left. Then TEVEZ gets inside the box and sends a lovely pass for MESSI. He shots, BUTRON saves but the ball felt to MASCHERANO and Javier scores his second consecutive goal and celebrates by sucking his thumb! We're loving it, baby! Argentina 3-0 Peru.
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85th minute - PATO is complicated by a high ball but manages to clear after getting outside the box. TEVEZ is at the other side of that delivery and sends a great unselfish pass to ROMAN, who cooly finishes to make it Argentina 4-0 Peru.
Is RIQUELME's fourth goal in the competition (second tonight).
FULL TIME WHISTLE is blown.
Argentina advance to the semifinal where we will face Mexico.
A great performance in the second half. Match report and players' rating will come soon to Mundo Albiceleste!
Thanks for the company throughout the game and hope those that are just waking up in their part of their world will enjoy this match thread and all the comments.
To watch the game online:
ReplyDeletehttp://livefooty.doctor-serv.com/
Hard foul on Diego MILITO. Here comes RIQUELME to take a free-kick from 25 yards (or there abouts! ha!)
ReplyDeleteFUCK
ReplyDeleteheart attack
ReplyDeleteWake up Heinze !
ReplyDeleteheinze grew a beard in a week?
ReplyDeletelook at the tractor go
ReplyDeleteRio...how do you analyze the formations so far? Tactics and all that.
ReplyDeleteI see a Peru side pressuring really upfield. Which I think it's good for us because if we can break that first line, then more spaces will be available for us to explode.
Nice shot by Pizarro !
ReplyDeletescore coming up guys
ReplyDeletefuck, i so saw that coming. didnt work out
ReplyDeleteHey...Johnny...I'm guessing you don't like Peru's shirt at all!
ReplyDeleteWhat are my chances of being right?
Oh for fuck sake ref! That was a clear foul on Diego MILITO!
Cambiasso and Pupi playing well.
ReplyDeleteperu playing 3-5-2, like mexican. with stagged midfield so 1 CAM
ReplyDeleteYeah Seba, they do look like pollos feos !
ReplyDeletei should say mexico usually... mexico today changed into a 3-4-3 or 4-4-2 wing back staying up
ReplyDeleteOMG FUCKING HIT THE POST
ReplyDeleteOuch ! Great effort by Pulga !
ReplyDeleteMESSI. Please live forever!
ReplyDeleteOnly a matter of time. I do admire Peru for actually PLAYING.
ReplyDeletecome on! we need a goal so we can force their wingbacks to push, then we can play wings and kill them.
ReplyDeleteMy stream isn't working so I'm relying on you guys to tell me what's going on.
ReplyDeleteAh, frustrating.
Linda-it's an avalanche of Argentina offense now, but no goals !
ReplyDeleteAnother near miss !
ReplyDeleteLinda, you've got four options in that website I posted earlier:
ReplyDeletehttp://livefooty.doctor-serv.com/
Try try...keep trying!
Has Zanetti ever played better ?!
ReplyDeleteNice idea by Cambiasso, a little tall with the pass for Milito.
ReplyDeleteif manU end up selling heinze, AF dropped glasses big time
ReplyDeleteAsk the Inter fans!
ReplyDeleteOr try and get a video of Argentina v England in France 98.
PUPI scored that night!
I get the impression Veron is having a tough time figuring out his role. Ah, for Maxi !
ReplyDeleteperu isn't coming out. totally chicken shit
ReplyDeletewhat channel is it on livesoccer?
ReplyDeletesee? 3 ppl
ReplyDeleteRight, they have dropped back. Well, you can't blame them !
ReplyDeletethat's what they're doing. trying to lure peru out so we can get through their defense. that's alot of ppl on defense if they only sent 3 attackers out on their possessions.
ReplyDeletemessi just said puto on camera
ReplyDeleteNot Messi !
ReplyDeleteAYALA risking a red card now. If I was COCO I replace him by half-time.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous: try this website: http://livefooty.doctor-serv.com/
you ever listen to carlito and mascher on interviews? those guys curse every sentence lol. it'd be odd if messi doesn't get some positive reinforcement from them through this tourney.
ReplyDeletecant replace ayala, he's the defensive leader
ReplyDeletefuck! mascher hurt
ReplyDeleteYou can't replace him, but it's better to have him in the semifinals, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteNow MASCHE injured...oh no!
or u can also try this link:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.univision.com/contentroot/uol/30deportes/content/jhtml/copa_america/NOMETA_partidosEnVivo.jhtml
Oh no ! Well, at least he's walking !
ReplyDeleteWe have to SCORE NOW!
ReplyDeleteBefore the end of first half.
in mascher we trust!
ReplyDeleteRight ! Not good that Peru weathered that onslaught.
ReplyDeletelet's get a goal b4 the half time
ReplyDeletemudo.
Veron looks like the last man chosen in a pick up basketball game. Get animated !
ReplyDeleteWell, I kind of have a working stream now, except it keeps stalling and has no sound.
ReplyDeleteI really hope Masche is okay. Gago is nowhere near ready to take his place.
the slowness of milito just cost us another goal
ReplyDeleteMasche is OK
ReplyDeleteI think we are playing the worst 20 minutes of our Copa America (from the 20th minute).
ReplyDeleteStill...it doesn't seem that it'll take TOO much to do something to score.
I'll say it now: I DON'T LIKE HEINZE AT ALL!
ReplyDeleteThere...I said it.
Ha Ha ! The beast returns !
ReplyDeleteSadly, I have to agree with Seba that we're not playing all that well.
ReplyDeleteThe lack of urgency displayed by our players is getting to be a bit worrying.
That said, at least the defence is dealing well.
Aimar for Veron and/or Tevez for Milito. Pupi is playing HIS position AND Veron's !
ReplyDeleteSo far my friends predictions seem to be coming true, he told me that they will be playing for a 0-0 draw and go for PK's. I am waiting for Tevez to come in, I have a gut feeling that he will score in this game. Lets pick up the game!!!!!!
ReplyDelete,Jack
QUE ENTRE AIMAR!!
ReplyDeleteAIMAR!!!
AIMAR Y TEVEZ por Messi y Cambiasso o Veron.
AIIIMMMAAARRRRR cARAJO
the way veron is playing... drop messi to right outside and put tevez on imo.
ReplyDelete2 dribblers to get the ball into box for milito is better than having a passer that's not doing crap.
ReplyDeleteif messi gets too tired in second half then put aimar on as a closer. right now, let's get a goal ffs.
Good thought Rio.
ReplyDeleteLinda..this time I disagree (about defense).
ReplyDeleteI don't think we are doing well. AYALA could have been very well sent off and HEINZE is a nightmare (for us).
We are only not conceeding because Peru is not attacking.
That's the way I see it.
the other scenario is peru getting a redcard and then it'll open up. cuz they're not going to come out of their turtle shell themselves.
ReplyDeleteI think we dealt well with Peru's high balls, but you're right, I'm very worried about Ayala. It's not like he can be substituted.
ReplyDeleteI don't think we played that poorly outside of Veron. If we had scored on one or two of those chances, we would not be moaning so much now. BUT, we didn't, so the complexion of the game changes.
ReplyDeletedefense is ok. they have to push up to provide rear support for the offense. heinze cleared out 2 dangerous peruvian counters. he's at least doing better than milito, who's fucking doing nothing! there are 3 attackers, we should of let zanetti run lose and just ayala milito + heinze to deal with them. mascher should stay home to give zanetti complete offensive freedom.
ReplyDeleteLOL
ReplyDeletetevez coming on
ReplyDeleteTEVEZ coming in!
ReplyDeleteReplacing Diego MILITO?
and veron out haha
ReplyDeletehmm, milito
ReplyDeleteConfirmed. TEVEZ in for Diego MILITO.
ReplyDeleteaimar for veron coming up then, bah. why take out the target person.
ReplyDeleteROMANAZOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
ReplyDeleteno matter, peru dead
ReplyDeleteROMAN !
ReplyDeleteLeft footed magic !
ReplyDeletethat's the shit roman does in boca. at a SS position strike from distance
ReplyDeleteand was tevez's setup
ReplyDeletenow watch peru wingers push, and we infiltrate their corners.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great goal!
ReplyDeleteNow is not the time to sit back and defend. I trust COCO won't let them do that and will ask them to keep going for it.
That's what we need to do.
Now Peru in attack and a dubious offside flag is up when a Peruvian was facing ABBONDANZIERI face to face.
i just love how the old tractor makes these runs
ReplyDeleteTHE TRACTOR IS UNSTOPPABLE!
ReplyDeleteTEVEZ hits the bar with a header!
Palo ! No luck for Messi !
ReplyDeleteno seba. now is time to put another in and seal it. no pressure, we can do it easily.
ReplyDeleteOh Tevez !:)
ReplyDeleteOh Roman. Perfect time to score, and now we can play a settled game while looking for the next goal.
ReplyDeleteIs it raining a little ?
ReplyDeleteit's such a good feeling after having your heart hang up for 45 minutes and then boom, it drops :D
ReplyDelete3-4-3 peru
ReplyDeleteGUERRERO injured. GARCIA replaces him.
ReplyDeleteBad news for Peru.
Nope Johnny...is not raining here in Rio! hahaha!
ReplyDeleteSeriously? It is raining since the start of the game!
But very slightly...
see? heinze got his shit togather man. milito is the one that's doing nothing all the time
ReplyDeletelol, that was cheap
ReplyDeleteI wonder what ROBINHO can do to that defense of ours....
ReplyDeleteMILITO tries to clear and hits HEINZE with the ball...then Peru almost scored...
that time peru send 7 players
ReplyDeleteSCIENTIFIC GOAL!
ReplyDeleteRoman to Messi GOAL !
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOD!
ReplyDeleteFOOTBALL-ORGASMO!!!
MAGNIFICO!
ReplyDeleteroman came from another world!
ReplyDelete4-3-3, 2 wingbacks
ReplyDeleteHey, I,ve been watching that all year !
ReplyDeleteYou see? HEINZE has trouble with the fundamentals. The basic.
ReplyDeleteHow can I trust a player like that?
And again...
ReplyDeleteput on palacio rest messi?
ReplyDeleteSorry...it was the other Gabriel (MILITO)
ReplyDeleteJohnny: me too! Although the Barca 4-3-3 is a bit of a weird one (meaning that there's only about 2 players defending at any one time).
ReplyDeleteMessi's finally got his goal. See what our offense can do when they actually wake up? :D
And Rio, I think Messi will come off in a bit, because he does need rest and Basile knows that. Palacio? Probably, and I was a lot more impressed with him against Paraguay than most of you guys were.
ReplyDeletehe cleared the ball out never the less :D as long as he gets the job done man, doesnt have to be pretty.
ReplyDeleteheinze is probably not on the bright side of IQ/EQ scales. he's never really dead on at positioning. but he defend the box well. we need ppl like that, so he's in.
GAGO in for VERON
ReplyDeletethis is the formation we'll play against brazil.
ReplyDeletekey is to test the offensive capability of this setup
ReplyDeleteDefensive substitution? Come on, Coco, you're better than that. Veron probably did need to come off, though.
ReplyDeleteAs for Heinze, I think the problem is: if not him, who are you going to play that's obviously better? If we could clone Zanetti our problem would be solved, but that's not an option right now.
I like him better as a CB. But he doesn't think before he goes for a diving tackle and all of a sudden WHATTTTTTTTTTT!
ReplyDeleteMASCHE AGAIN?????
job well done
ReplyDeleteMascheradona strikes again !
ReplyDeletethe way tevez and messi piled on the left was driven by riquelme's move to the center. planned play right there.
ReplyDeletethis is virtually the same strike as the one they did against paraguay, just faster. the 2 dm are neutral in 4-2-3-1, surprise elements.
ReplyDeleteHeinze is an unorthodox player but I like him because he is a mean little fuck.
ReplyDeletepay attention to the formation they playing. this thing is one of our primary formations, but not used very often.
ReplyDeleteNow the match is taylor-made for MESSI's lightning runs...
ReplyDeleteBut I wouldn't mind him being replaced to avoid any unnecesary contact with the River Pla...sorry...the Peru defenders.
Hey...is it "tailor-made" or "taylor-made"?
ReplyDeleteBack to "the book is on the table" level!
Rio: so what do you think of using Tevez as the point man in 4-2-3-1? And is Messi suited to the outside midfielder position? (He does defend, but he's not that great at it.)
ReplyDeleteCambiasso is going to need a good masseuse.
ReplyDeleteAIMAR in for CAMBIASSO
ReplyDeleteTailor made unless it is tailored by a guy named Taylor.:)
ReplyDeleteAll the "troublemakers" playing together!
ReplyDeleteThat's the way we like it, COCO!
Johnny...you're killing me! hahahaha!
ReplyDelete4-2-3-1 is definitely one of the more advanced formations right now. it's so much more reliable defensively, and the wing space utilization is great. france killed brazil with it in the world cup. they weren't able to score more than 1 goal largely because their offensive half wasn't as good as us. if we play brazil i say 60% chance basile will start this thing. milito is too slow for the point man, crespo would of been perfect. but now if we play this we should go with tevez. and cambiasso + messi outside midfielders would balance it out pretty nicely.
ReplyDeleteboth gago and mascherano can transform into offensive elements. but against brazil we should let them stay home
there u see how that run was produced by tevez. if milito was in his place i bet he wouldn't be able to do it.
ReplyDeleteThis is a LOVEFEST now !
ReplyDeletePATO the butterfly hunter builds up a killer counter-attack!
ReplyDeleteNice pass by TEVEZ and great finish by ROMAN.
4-0!
i want a picture of that shot for my blog. if you guys see that, they hugging, could u sent me?
ReplyDelete"Butterfly Hunter"-very nice !
ReplyDeleteRio: Much as I love him, I'm always surprised to see Diego Milito running. (And people say that about Roman...) So you're right.
ReplyDeleteRoman!
We want more!
Johnny...it is the literal translation for CAZADOR DE MARIPOSAS. Use it for when a keeper tries to catch a high ball and only grabs thin air!
ReplyDeletegg, peru pwned
ReplyDeleteFull time
ReplyDelete4-0
Bring on the sombrero boys!
Now why couldn't they play like this in the first half? Oh thats right Milito was playing in the first half.
ReplyDelete,Jack
Alright! Good job in the second half for our boys.
ReplyDeleteNow onto the first on-form, solidly organised opponent with a bit of offensive bite. Hopefully our players will get a good rest in before hand.
They did play like that at times in the first half, they just didn't score.:)
ReplyDeleteWhile we're here: opinions on Veron's performance (independent of what you may think of him), anyone? Should he start against Mexico?
ReplyDeleteCan not wait till the Mexico-Argentina game. If I could pick one team and fans I hate more than anything it has to be the Mexicans. Just everything about how they play and how their fans think they have any shot of winning a world cup it just gets under my skin.But a solid game, I just wanted Carlitos to score a goal, he did a lot of work.
ReplyDeleteAs for Veron, I think he is trying to remodel his game to fit in. It's not as though he's making alot of mistakes, he just looks uncomfortable. Plus, I think his marking skills are not what you want from that position. Overall, he is not adding a whole lot.
ReplyDeletenext game should start with 4-3-1-2 and attempt to do the samething. then final start 4-2-3-1 and drop veron.
ReplyDeleteSecond half... DAMN! Honestly, why hasn't Tevez started yet? Milito has gotten a few chances and nothing. Tevez is on there for 10 seconds and already the team starts playing better and the goals come in.
ReplyDeleteRiquelme is playing amazing right now. Thats the way he SHOULD be playing. Hopefully it's not just a one game stint. Cambiasso had a better match then before, but thats not saying much. Veron looks lost out there. Mascherano... I don't know what to say.
Thanks all for the threads. I enjoyed it. I only caught the first half at home and managed to catch ROMAN's first goal as i had to leave to reach on time for a meeting. Would appreciate if anyone could post some links for the highlights. Thanks again and now Bring On Mexico.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with you johnny, i have to say that VERON is findding difficulty gelling into this team and he looks very uncomfortable. I guess his blend of football is not suited for this setup by BASILE.
Cheers,
Alwin
Goals:
ReplyDeleteRIQUELME 1-0 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2hr4p_argentina-vs-peru-10-tvtuga
MESSI 2-0
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2hr70_argentina-vs-peru-20-tvtuga
MASCHE 3-0
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2hr9r_argentina-vs-peru-30-tvtuga
RIQUELME 4-0
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2hrbf_argentina-vs-peru-40-tvtuga
Can't post them now, but have a look at those links.
My Boca buddy just emailed me that the 4th goal was a Boca family reunion-Pato to Carlitos to Roman ! Ha Ha ! It will be interesting to see if Coco goes Carlitos to start against Mexico. We give up height, but very dangerous.
ReplyDeleteThanks Seba
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