A thrilling game between Messi's Argentina and Chile, the world cup champions Argentina managed to score late and win the game
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00:00in on an absolute run 18 wins only one loss and two draws chile a mixed bag to begin 2024
00:10i'm going to show you the skills you need to survive
00:15this is the coast of alaska just below the arctic circle
00:18again leading the way for argentina in this 11 the three up top last game the three up top
00:32once again as well adres matante is the referee in charge tonight
00:37they were semi-finalists in 2019 chile
00:55don't even the back line
01:14inside the box he was pleading for a penalty
01:17he's back out there now Davila Paul trying to split through for Alvarez here's Messi
01:26working through some very very heavy traffic the draw would do nothing as far as clinching
01:32anything chile cannot be eliminated Alvarez making the run DePaul Rodrigo DePaul goes for goals
01:41bodies all over the ground all over the place right now
01:44he continues around to that tight end tonight here is Messi coming off his right wing
01:55head through for Molina pops it back to Fernandez over the top too long Gonzalez
02:02is ironically enough they were teammates during that time when Bravo
02:20Messi carves it in behind for Gonzalez he kept it in
02:24the Bravo get a touch to it officials are conferring it based on their reactions at home
02:30overlap coming from Molina DePaul eyes for a goal it's a good deflection or just a wicket
02:44difficult field well won by Argentina carried ahead nearly for Alvarez and DePaul
02:50had his effort blocked it was a long run forward from the center back Romero
02:55Fernandez goes for a goal a comfortable save for Bravo
03:00the whistle back Romero Fernandez goes for a goal a comfortable sit
03:08ricochets all the way back for Bravo but he's gonna see
03:12Messi turns looking for Alvarez couldn't get it out of it Sanchez
03:17they should at halftime with it on Messi you evaluate the bigger picture
03:28just can't do anything there's a force field basically around that 18 yard box
03:32Chile cannot penetrate it they have not registered a shot attempt yet
03:38it's where Messi and DePaul and Mikhailovich do their damage here is Messi going for a goal
03:43and it fizzes wide mentioned it a little while ago he can just appear in a moment's notice
03:52even the fans to enjoy and celebrate Messi's birthday all together
04:00Molina Messi was just taken down ball comes in and it's nearly an own goal behind the play Messi
04:07was wrestled to the ground by Encemedia I pointed him out a moment ago and he said he wants one
04:12it won't come here but the headers flick just wide DePaul the service header well off frame
04:20foot lays it off Alvarez has the overlap uses it fed back centrally carves it around for Romero
04:27clipped back over the top toward Messi and Bravo claims it bar for Matonte here's Messi
04:34through the traffic he's taken down again goalkeeper until late 2020 here's Alvarez
04:40Alvarez goes for a goal whistles over the bar caught it on its way up on the volley
04:47three minutes of stay McAllister wins it Alexis McAllister has to go and goal is deflected and
04:52brought DePaul settles DePaul goes for a goal Messi wanted the slip ball through
05:00final minute coming in this first half
05:11looking 45 brig at MetLife Stadium tonight Joe Malfa with you group a action here's Gonzalez
05:19forcing his way through bounces off of his head the clearance and even on the last whistle
05:26the first half it was Argentina set to launch a counter-attack
05:30Messi had the ball at the center circle
05:40still looking for the opener knocking harder on the door now Argentina
05:45get punched away by Bravo still down on the ground Bravo Martinez deflected there's claims
05:52handball from Argentina the referee signals chest there could be a look
05:59Sanchez able to get it back for a diving lap Sanchez taking it through stumbles now
06:05national team now quick give and go here at the edge of the area Sanchez went down
06:11that'll be a free kick for Argentina in the first quarter that I produced as well
06:15with the loans to the company El Suazo minutes more than a second Sanchez trying to track this
06:19down Sanchez will win a call Messi clips it forward McAllister's
06:28could not get enough on it that's one of those where you don't need to get a lot on it just put
06:32it either side of the key here's Gonzalez going for goal at the top of the bar rebound for DePaul
06:50DePaul curls it in
06:53something may be out here for Chile
06:55Isla don't get there we've got the start against Peru
07:00oh come on
07:19and it's steered out for a corner this is how it drives it through at the edge of the area
07:29he's done nothing for 72 minutes
07:38it was just comes back for Lo Celso still numbers forward Lo Celso the ball in
07:44and Alvarez come off Argentina are going other dangerous ball served up Argentina
07:53oh he's made two great stops in the last three minutes after none in the first 72
07:59it would mean they still have some work to do as well here's the substitute Nunez
08:04bouncing one ball striding ahead Rodrigo DePaul in for Martinez it's deflected
08:10Messi swung into the near post
08:12knocked out of the doorstep J Balderrama the rebound is in
08:15Latoro Martinez Argentina finally break through