2018 World Cup: Peruvian tears and defeat of Argentina
June 22, 2018 | 16:12 |1862
Victor KARDASHOV
DENMARK - AUSTRALIA - 1:1
The most interesting football world championship in Russia is continuing, and the next game day was opened by a meeting of teams from the C group - the Danish and Australian teams. Of course, the Danes in this quartet are considered favorites, along with the team of France. However, the Australians no longer have the right to make a mistake, and the second defeat in this tournament will mean for them the final departure from the championship. Scandinavian squad on the move turned on the pressure and already in the 7th minute of the match led in the score. Nikolai Jorgensen, representing Feyenoord, ferried the ball to Christian Eriksen from English Tottenham Hotspur in a penalty kick from a rather difficult situation, and he scores without chances for the goalkeeper under the crossbar. This was a right quick goal. After this, the Danes markedly reduced the pace of the game and only in the 24th minute organized a dangerous moment in the possession of Australians. The main character here again was all the same Jorgensen, but his hit on the ball was inaccurate. After six minutes, representatives of the "country of kangaroos" also snapped. And on the 37th minute of the match the main arbiter of the meeting - the Spaniard Antonio Mateo Laos - after watching the video replay (we are already starting to get used to this innovation in modern football) appoints a penalty to the gate of the national team of Denmark.
Mile Edinak gathered and calmly sent the ball into the gates of the Scandinavians. 1:1.
Before the end of the first half, the Danes were able to create only one dangerous moment, their opponents - none.
The second half of the match began at counter speeds, the attacks were replaced by counterattacks. Australians looked more interesting and had more control over the ball. At the 71st minute, the pressure of the "socceruse" could be crowned with a goal, but Aaron Muy struck inaccurately, into the near corner. Almost in the "nine".
Before the end of the meeting, the Australian team was more active, but could not score the winning goal. The result of the match is a draw, which leaves the chances of reaching the playoffs for both teams.
FRANCE - PERU - 1:0
In Yekaterinburg, with the judging of Abdullah Mohammed from the UAE, the national team of France hosted the national team of Peru. The French have already won one victory and, accordingly, three points in the piggy bank. "Inca", on the contrary, lost their first match, squandering a lot of points and not scoring a penalty. The coach of Peruvians - Argentine Ricardo Gareka understands that they can not lose. Moreover, he is able to exert pressure and create scoring chances for the "white-red". French players started the match very actively, trying to stun the enemy literally from the first minute. On the edge of the attacks of the "tricolor" stands out Antoine Grizmann, Paul Pogba and Olivier Giroux.
Peruvians created their first time to score a goal only on the 31st minute. Striker from the club "Flamengo" Paolo Guerrero strikes a powerful blow to the gates of the French, but goalkeeper of the "blue" Hugo Lloris is on the alert.
Immediately followed by two consecutive replies from the French team, and the second attack leads to success. At the 34th minute, Pogba and Giroux (both players of the championship of England) forced Alberto Rodriguez in a subcategory to block the ball, but he flies straight to Kilian Mbagpe from PSG. And the young striker did not miss. Especially since the gate was empty ...
In the remaining eleven minutes of the play time of the first half of the meeting, the French did not slow down and twice more, first by the efforts of Olivier Giroux, and then thanks to Hernandez, could upset the "white-reds".
Five minutes after the start of the second half, forward of the Moscow "Locomotive" Jefferson Farfan gave a super-pas to Pedro Aquino, who did not get into the net of the opponent's goal.
Peruvians understand that "the defeat is deathlike", and therefore they are now playing "first number". Team France defends. At the 68th and 74th minutes the score in the match could become equal. But the Incas did not have enough accuracy and luck.
At the beginning of the last ten minutes duel "tricolor" could score. Olivier Giroux folds on Uthman Dembele and the club's attacker from the capital of Catalonia sends the ball back to the gatestand.
Despite the efforts, nothing is obtained from South Americans. After the main time of the match, all four minutes added expire. The final whistle - and the national team of Peru goes home. Players do not hide their disappointment and tears. And the French, led by Didier Deschamps since 2012, after the Russian and Uruguayan teams go straight into one eighth of the finals of the World Cup.
ARGENTINA - CROATIA - 0:3
Residents and guests of Nizhny Novgorod today had the opportunity to see all the stars of the Argentina national football team in action, including the brilliant Lionel Messi, who, however, did not show himself fully in the first match of the "albiselest" with the Icelanders. Well, today South Americans will challenge three points, standing at stake, with a strong team from Croatia. In the FIFA ranking, the teams stand on different positions - Argentina in fifth place, the national team from Europe is at the end of the second ten. As a referee, the match is covered by a judge from Uzbekistan Ravshan Irmatov.
A ball from the center of the field is played by the "checkers". The game has begun. The Croats already have three points in their asset, they lead the group D and, in theory, should feel more confident.
At the 5th minute, the Argentina national team could be in the position of catch-up - Ivan Perisic entered the penalty area at high speed and struck the ball hard. The goalkeeper of South Americans sends the ball to the corner.
Yes, Argentines today are extremely motivated, convincingly at the edge of the attacks of their team is Messi. At the 12th minute, he misses a great chance to open a score, a minute later he also organizes another dangerous moment at the gate of the Croatian national team. Mentor of "albiseleste" 58-year-old Jorge Sampaoli is always at the edge of the field.
The 22nd minute brought another dangerous moment at the gate of the Croatian goalkeeper Daniel Subasic from "Monaco". But, despite the activity of South Americans, their opponents look more organized, their game has no such confusion, as the actions of the national team of Argentina.
Two-thirds of the first half are behind. And again the missed moment of "albiseleste". Enzo Perez from 13 meters does not fall into the empty corner of the gate. Messi, for sure, would not miss in this situation ... Although closer to the break, he seemed to have turned off the game and became invisible.
At the 33rd minute, the forward of "Juventus" Croat Mario Mandzhukich hits the ball from a close distance - missed! The famous Diego Maradona is nervous on the podium. The referee adds two minutes to the first half. Ante Rebić misses the opportunity to score "into the locker room." Coach of "checkers" Zlatko Dalich does not hide his annoyance.
When the score is 0: 0, the teams are sent to the break. There are fifteen minutes for coaches to make some adjustments to the game of their wards.
The second forty-five minutes of the match went off. And the 53rd minute presents "blue and white" an unpleasant surprise. Goalkeeper Wilfredo Caballero from Chelsea, instead of taking the ball further away to teammates, puts it as "on a silver platter" for Rebić, who is standing three meters away from him. And the Croat did not fail to take advantage of such a "gift". The ball whizzed over the goalkeeper and pierced the net. The Croatian national team opens the score! Such a mistake by the player of the Argentine national team can be costly for his team ... Albiseleste risks not leaving the group and returning to their homeland with nothing.
At the 64th minute, again, luck turns against the Argentines. Gonzalo Higuain sends the ball into the goalkeeper, Maximiliano Mesa beats - goalkeeper of the "checkers" returns the ball directly to Lionel Messi. But the main star of the "blue and white" with the meter manages to get again directly to Daniel Subashic. After a couple of minutes, it's already hot at the gate of "albiseleste", but Manjukic does not get into the goal. The Croats clearly look more cohesive, they try to attack on all the "fronts". Their opponents are still quite helpless. It remains to play a little more than ten minutes, plus what the coach from Uzbekistan will add.
80th minute - the second goal in the gates of the Argentina national team is scored by the player of Madrid "Real" Luka Modric! A beautiful stabbing blow and desperately jumping goalkeeper of South Americans is powerless. It seems that this is the end of the World Cup for "white and blue". This is not the way the Argentines saw their way in Russia ...
And on the second added minute, Ivan Rakitich draws up the rout of Argentina, breaking from eight meters past the defender. 3: 0! Nobody expected this result. "Albiseleste" did not show their characteristic game and were punished by gaining experience from the skilled Croats. Nevertheless, South Americans still have little chance of seceding from the group.
Tomorrow three matches will continue the second round of the group stage of the Championship, and football fields will see the teams of Brazil, Costa Rica, Nigeria, Iceland, Serbia and Switzerland.
