Messi Inspirator Kemenangan Perdana Argentina di Piala Dunia
Messi Makes His Mark to Inspire Argentina to an Opening Victory
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
Rio de Janeiro (B2B) - Gol bunuh diri tercepat di Piala dunia dan penampilan brilian dari Lionel Messi membawa Argentina menang 2-1 atas Bosnia Herzegovina di pertandingan Grup F Piala Dunia 2014 di Stadion Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Minggu malam (Senin pagi).
Bosnia yang tampil untuk pertama kalinya di Piala Dunia mengawali pertandingan dengan buruk ketika Sead Kolasinac melakukan gol bunuh diri dengan merubah arah bola ke arah gawangnya sendiri setelah bola dari tendangan bebas Lionel Messi disundul oleh Marcos Rojo, seperti dilansir Yahoo Sports.
Messi kemudian pada menit 65 membuat riuh stadion Maracana setelah memanfaatkan umpan Gonzalo Higuain dan melewati tiga pemain bertahan Bosnia untuk menyarangkan bola ke pojok kiri gawang Bosnia lewat sepakan keras kaki kirinya.
Bosnia berusaha membalas dan hanya bisa memperkecil ketinggalan lewat Vedad Ibisevic pada menit 83 yang membuat akhir pertandingan semakin menengangkan.
Rio de Janeiro - Lionel Messi scored a sparkling individual goal and created another as Argentina overcame a faltering performance to opened their World Cup campaign with a 2-1 win over Bosnia on Sunday.
The Barcelona superstar produced a trademark moment of magic on a night that also saw France beat Honduras 3-0, with the help of the first goal decided by goal-line technology. Switzerland came back to beat Ecuador 2-1.
Hordes of Argentina fans helped transform Rio´s famous Maracana Stadium into a corner of Buenos Aires as the South American giants eased past their Group F rivals.
Messi, hoping to secure his status as one of footall´s greats by shining at this World Cup, had a largely quiet game by his high standards. But the diminutive striker provided the two decisive moments of the match for Argentina´s goals.
