It is a pity that the Brazilian team was in such good condition and was playing at home, but failed to win against Argentina.
However, look at Argentina’s lineup, look at the two quasi-ball leaders of Messi and Velarde, as well as Di Maria, Higuain, Aguero, Mascherano, Otamendi, Salvador Salvador, etc. Barlett and a bunch of other superstars feel that it is not easy to draw with Argentina.
Especially Alan Velarde, the Brazilian team did not block Velarde in this game, did not allow Velarde to score against them, and did not allow Velarde to set a new world record again.
This is already a remarkable achievement in a game in which Velard has frequently scored two or three goals in a single game recently.
In other games in this round, Paraguay lost 1-4 at home to Peru, which was a big upset. Paraguay's loss to Peru is not an upset, but it is indeed rare to lose by such a big score at home.
In addition, Venezuela beat Bolivia 5-0 at home and finally won its first victory in this World Cup preliminaries, and it was a big victory.
So far, all teams in the South American World Cup preliminaries have won. However, teams such as Venezuela and Bolivia still play the role of accompanying the prince to study. The World Cup preliminaries are already the "World Cup" that they need to fight hard for. After all, qualifying has nothing to do with them, just like the Chinese team.
Back at home, on November 15th, in the 12th round of the World Cup preliminaries, Argentina played at home and faced Colombia at the Bisetrio Stadium in the western city of San Juan.
In this game, Argentina's starting lineup made two position adjustments. One was that midfielder Banega was replaced by Biglia, and the other was that center Higuain was replaced by Aguero.
The rest is the same as the last game against Brazil.
Although Colombia is currently ranked fourth in the standings, its strength is far behind the third-placed Brazilian team. Although they also have first-line superstars such as James Rodriguez and Falcao, they are still far behind Argentina.
What's more, this is Argentina's home court.
In the cheers of fans in San Juan City, Argentina launched a fierce attack on Colombia, which was not yet firmly established, from the very beginning.
Colombia was mentally prepared and took special care of Velarde, but they still failed to withstand the attacks of other Argentine players. Only 4 minutes into the game, Di Maria broke through from the left and passed across the goal. Aguero volleyed from the front, knocking down the goalkeeper and the defender around him, but he did not touch the ball and missed it. .
The unprepared goalkeeper Ospina watched helplessly as the ball rolled past him and to the back point. Messi, who was ambushed at the back point, easily pushed the ball into the goal.
Messi opened the scoring, helping Argentina lead Colombia 1-0 at home, and the entire Bisetrio Stadium became a sea of Argentinian carnival. Fans in this border province of Argentina were fortunate to see the performances of the national team's superstars, and Messi scored a lightning goal in the first 4 minutes.
All the fans were quite satisfied and excited. Some stood up directly and never sat down again.
After taking the lead, Argentina did not shrink its defense, but took advantage of the momentum of the just scored goal to continue to bombard Colombia indiscriminately.
Unfortunately, there was a lack of luck later on. Velarde's many shots were severely interfered by the Colombians and failed to directly score.
Since the Premier League record of 7 goals in a single game against Swansea, everyone has also known about the terrifying shooting skills of Willard. Whether Willard has the ball or not, they will personally interfere with him and not easily let him suddenly score. Shot opportunity.
When playing against Swansea, Willard had just increased the "shot" to 100. Swansea was not prepared at all, and the strength was very weak, so it was sudden. It is indeed a bit difficult for Velarde to want to score 7 goals in a single game now.
However, Willard doesn't want to score 7 goals in every game. As long as he scores two or three goals in each game, he is already very good and can basically ensure the team's victory.
The same was true in this game. Although Colombia defended him tightly, causing him to fail to score for half an hour, when the time came to the 32nd minute, Colombia still failed to guard him.
The main reason is that the personal abilities of Willard and Messi are too outstanding.
In the 32nd minute, Willard got the ball in the midfield and passed two people. After being surrounded by several defensive players, he decisively passed the ball to Messi who was coming from the wing. Then he used his speed and size to squeeze out the defense. Players, rush into the penalty area.
Messi also broke through the player who intercepted him on the wing and passed the ball diagonally into the penalty area.
Veradka stood in front of Colombian center back Murillo and used his strong physique to shoulder Murillo's push. He jumped up to grab the first point, flicked his head and headed the ball into the Colombian goal. .
Willard's header is also as high as 94, and the goal rate is also very impressive.
No, he finally scored a goal, helping Argentina expand the score to 2-0. At the same time, Willard also refreshed his annual total goal record to 101 goals.
After attacking for more than half an hour, the score became 2-0. The Argentine players finally got tired and slowed down the attack. It was Colombia's turn to counterattack.
Although Colombia ranks fourth, their position is not stable. They are only 1 point behind them in fifth place and only 3 points behind them in sixth place. Therefore, although we know that it is difficult to play Argentina away from home, we are already two goals behind. If we attack again and are counterattacked by Argentina, we may lose more goals.
But Colombia still had to give it a try and score a goal. If it could equalize the score, that would be the best.
However, Argentina has defensive heroes such as Otamendi, Zabaleta, and Mascherano, coupled with Velarde's ability to detect leaks and command, Colombia does not have Neymar or Coutinho. He is a master of technical breakthroughs, but his teamwork is mediocre. His attacks basically come to nothing, and he can only complete a few shots, let alone the final goal.
Goalkeeper Sergio Romero also performed well and saved Falcao's powerful shot in the penalty area in the 41st minute, preventing Colombia from scoring.
In the last few minutes, neither side scored a goal, and the first half ended with a score of 2-0. Argentina, playing at home, temporarily took a two-goal lead with goals from Messi and Velarde.
At halftime, Colombia changed a midfielder and strengthened their attack in the second half.
But it's still useless. Now that Argentina's defense has been checked and filled by Velarde, even if it's not watertight, it's not far off. Anyway, with Colombia's ability, it can't be broken.
In addition to solid defense, Willard will naturally not forget his offensive tasks. In addition to dribbling the ball to create murderous opportunities, Velarde's ability to pass and organize offense is also outstanding.
In the 57th minute, Colombia, which was trying to equalize the score with a massive attack, lost the ball in the frontcourt. Biglia intercepted the ball and handed it to Velarde.
When Willard received the ball, he had already noticed Aguero's movement in the frontcourt. He did not stop the ball. The moment he received the ball, he made a long pass and sent the ball to the right side of the frontcourt.
Aguero succeeded in countering offside and received Velarde's through ball behind the Colombian defense. Then he dribbled the ball straight into the penalty area. Before the defender could return to defend and cause interference, he volleyed in the face of the attacking goalkeeper. Kicked the ball into the far corner of the Colombian goal.
Aguero helped Argentina expand the score to 3-0, and Velard also received a rare assist.
Velarde has rarely assisted his teammates in recent games. First, his teammates can't grasp it. Second, most of the balls are shot by him in the end, so the assist data is low.
But it doesn't matter, the experience of assisting is only half that of scoring. If he could score more goals, Willard would certainly be more willing to score.
Like just now, it was just that before he ran to the frontcourt, his teammate Aguero had already taken a good opportunity, so he selflessly sent a long pass assist.
If he is in the frontcourt and still has a chance to shoot, then he will not mind continuing to shoot and score goals, setting a new world record for total goals in the year.
The opportunity came quickly.
Because Colombia has not given up yet and continues to attack, trying to perform a miracle.
But their counterattack not only failed to achieve any results, but suffered a fatal blow from Willard in the 75th minute.
However, this time Velarde did not touch the ball before shooting because Colombia's midfield and backfield defenders guarded him tightly.
Therefore, Argentina's counterattack was launched from the wing. When it finally fell at Messi's feet, Messi took the ball and attracted three Colombian players to double-team.
But even so, Messi moved around, always controlling the ball at his feet, and then when Velard rushed to the front of the penalty area and used speed, awareness, and off-ball movement to find a suitable gap, he promptly won the ball. Passed over.
Velarde did not waste Messi's pass. He directly volleyed the ball from the right side of the penalty area about 25 meters away from the goal, hitting a heavy artillery wave with a speed of over 100 kilometers per hour. , once again blasted Colombia’s goal.
Goalkeeper Ospina made an accurate prediction, shifted his position in advance, and successfully touched the ball with his palm.
However, Velarde's ball was too powerful. Ospina, who touched the ball, was unable to lift the ball outside the goal frame. The ball bounced on his palm and finally flew into the goal.
Velarde scored twice, helping Argentina rewrite the score again and expand it to 4-0. At the same time, Willard's own annual total goal record has also been expanded to 102 goals.
The fans clapped and cheered to congratulate Velarde.
After the score became like this, Colombia finally accepted its fate and no longer pressed for a counterattack, but concentrated on defending.
Except for Willard, the other players are traveling back and forth to participate in club and national team events. Now that the game has been won, everyone will naturally not force themselves to fight.
Although Velarde, who lacked the support of his teammates, wanted to continue scoring goals to set records and gain experience, Colombia concentrated its efforts on guarding him tightly, and even Velarde failed to score again.
After 3 minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle to end the game. Argentina beat Colombia 4-0 at home, winning the 12th round of the World Cup qualifying rounds and continuing to top the South American standings with an unbeaten record.
