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Higuain hat-trick in Argentina romp
Gonzalo Higuain scored a hat-trick as Argentina underlined their World Cup credentials with a 4-1 victory over South Korea. More
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Time:90'- Argentina
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90' FULL-TIME! Gonzalo Higuain scores a hat-trick as Argentina underline their World Cup credentials with a 4-1 victory over South Korea in an entertaining encounter at Soccer City in Johannesburg.
89' Another twisting run from Aguero and his shot just whistles past the far post.- 88' Nigeria play Greece with kick-off in about 45 minutes.
- 87' Korea v Nigeria looks now to be the big game in this group.
- 86' Aguero is married to Maradona's daughter.
- 85' Great challenge from Lee Jung-soo to end a marauding run from Aguero.
- 84' Could it be three?
- 83' Argentina have won the World Cup twice, in 1978 and in 1986. They were runners up in 1930 and 1990.
82' And Mario Bolatti comes on for hat-trick hero Higuain.- 81' Dong-Gook Lee is on for Chu-Young Park.
80' GOAL ARGENTINA!! Beautiful stuff from Maradona's men and a hat-trick for Higuain! Messi with a delicate dink over the top, Aguero with a delicious chip with the outside of his boot and Higuain puts his header back across goal and into the net.- 79' Higuain should have a hat-trick as Korea fail to deal with a long ball, he should thump it but opts for the chip that is comfortably saved by Jung Sung-ryong.
- 78' GOAL ARGENTINA!! That could be it and Messi is the inspiration. Aguero feeds the Barcelona master on the left whose first shot is superbly saved by Jung Sung-ryong's foot, a lightning follow-up hits the post and rolls across the goal to allow Higuain to tap home from two yards.
- 77' Romero is forced to rush off his line to clear a long ball and then makes a desperate second clearance which goes all the way through to opposite number.
- 76' Tevez is replaced by Sergio Aguero.
75' Deliberate handball against Heinze and he is booked.- 74' InfostradaLive: On this day in 1994 was the only time South Korea avoided a defeat after trailing 0-2 at the World Cup. They drew 2-2 against Spain.
- 73' Park Ji-sung lays it back to Kim Nam-Il who drives wide from 20 yards. Lee Young-pyo was in space to his left.
- 72' ray.ridge19 - 'Argentina playing well. Maradona gave them all kisses before the game I think Capello needs to do the same!'
- 71' A slightly unorthodox waist high punch from Romero clears the danger.
- 70' Kim Jung-woo's shot is deflected for a corner.
- 69' Higuain shoots on the turn as a square ball is fired into his feet but straight at Jung Sung-ryong.
- 68' Heinze makes a crucial interception to cut out Nam-Il Kim 's diagonal ball.
- 67' South Korea have looked much better since half-time.
- 66' optapaolo: Maradona was fouled 11 times when Argentina beat South Korea at the 1986 World Cup - the second most fouls any player in any World Cup game since 1966.
- 65' Messi's whipped free-kick runs all the way through to Jung Sung-ryong. Heinze throws himself at the ball but can't quite apply the touch.
- 64' Match Image Korea score
- 63' Big cheer as the ball goes out of play and Maradona shows he has lost none of his old skills by flicking it back onto the pitch with his heel.
- 62' Uzzy - 'Out of all the top sides, I think Argentina have an edge to them, a sort of streetwise... ruggedness, to go with their flair. These guys mean business.'
- 61' Kim Jung-woo's shot is charged down.
- 60' Bolton's Lee Chung-yong, who has already been booked, charges into Heinze. He has to be careful.
- 59' Gabriel Heinze finds himself unmarked from a corner but heads over. Should score.
- 58' What a chance for Korea. It was a superb move as Lee Chung-yong and Yeom Ki-hun combined but the latter shot with his left-foot and missed the near post. A right-footed attempt as he bore down on Romero surely was the option.
- 57' Park Chu-young's free-kick deflects off Gutierrez for a corner.
- 56' Mascherano now sees yellow for a late sliding tackle on Nam-Il Kim.
- 55' Gutierrez is booked for protesting against a decision and will miss the final group game against Greece.
- 54' Tevez cuts inside and his diagonal drive is pushed out by Jung Sung-ryong. That could have easily fallen to an Argentine player on the follow-up.
- 53' The Real Madrid striker failed to make great contact but it was still a super save from the keeper.
- 52' Tevez feeds Di Maria down the left and he chips to Higuain's whose volley from point-blank range is turned around the post by Jung Sung-ryong.
- 51' Match Image Higuain scores
- 50' Higuain races onto a long ball but has strayed offside.
- 49' The corner comes out to Messi but he shanks his shot with his right peg.
- 48' Higuain bursts through and squares to Messi who passes up the chance of an early shot and is tackled by Cho Yong-hyung. Corner for Argentina.
- 47' Messi's first touch of the second-half is a shot that strikes the arm of Cho Yong-hyung but no free-kick.
- 46' Nam-Il Kim replaces Ki Sung-yong at the start of the second-half.
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- 45+1' HALF-TIME! And we have a game on now with Argentina leading South Korea 2-1 at the break.
- 45+1' GOAL! Completely against the run of play, Korea have stolen a goal. A defensive calamity from Demichelis who lingers far too long on the ball and sees Lee Chung-yong nick it off him before calmly slotting past Sergio Romero.
- 45' Ki Sung-yong's long-range free-kick is straight into the wall.
- 44' Quite wonderful from Messi. He surges past Lee Jung-soo, cuts inside Oh Beom-seok and Kim Jung-woo and his delicate chip is just wide of the far post. Would have been an outstanding goal.
- 43' Messi has been neat and tidy but that was the first time we saw one of those electrifying runs he produced against Nigeria at will.
- 42' A 40-yard run from Messi and he looks to combine with Tevez but the Manchester City man is penalised for barging into Lee Jung-soo.
- 41' Korea are undefeated in their last 19 competitive matches, since a 2-1 defeat against Bahrain at the Asian Cup in July 2007, but need a rapid turnaround.
- 40' Argentina threatening to run riot.
- 39' Messi's whipped cross is not too far away from being met by Tevez in the six-yard box.
- 38' Jung Sung-ryong flaps at a cross from the right but does superbly to tip Di Maria's dipping volley over the crossbar.
- 37' Match Image The own goal
- 36' Argentina have won both previous matches against Asian opposition at the World Cup, against Korea (3-1) in 1986 and against Japan (1-0) in 1998 and are on course for a hat-trick.
- 35' But Park Chu-young's strike is straight into the wall.
- 34' Free-kick for South Korea on the edge of the penalty area after Messi fouls Kim Jung-woo.
- 33' Lee Chung-yong booked for a late tackle on Burdisso.
- 32' GOAL!! The free-kick is worked short to Rodriguez whose cross is flicked on by Burdisso and an unmarked Higuain plants his header home from close range although keeper Jung Sung-ryong should have done better.
- 31' The infatigable Tevez wins a free-kick in the left corner for his endeavour.
- 30' Korea are one of six countries and the only non-World Cup winner together with Spain to have been present at the last six World Cups.
- 29' StatManJon: 'It's the first ever own goal to benefit Argentina in the World Cup finals. Maradona, as I have maintained, is a lucky man and a lucky manager.'
- 28' A rocket from Tevez whistles over the top of the crossbar from 20 yards, a great strike.
- 27' Messi bounces off Cho Yong-hyung and another free-kick in a dangerous area.
- 26' Oh Beom-seok with the shot from distance but Oh no, well wide.
- 25' Di Maria gets away with the most blatant World Cup handball since Thierry Henry.
- 24' Darting run from Tevez and he chips into the middle for Higuain who fails to make any contact with his attempted bicycle kick.
- 23' Nicolas Burdisso replaces the injured Inter defender.
- 22' Walter Samuel pulls up untouched, looks like he has tweaked a hamstring.
- 21' Tony - I see Argentina winning this one, South Korea won their first one but it was against Greece and they were dire; it won't be by a big margin though, I say 2-1.
- 20' Messi's dink is just over the head of Demichelis and into the arms of Jung Sung-ryong.
- 19' Cho Yong-hyung brings down Di Maria and again Argentina have a chance to put the ball in the danger area.
- 18' What a strike from Ki Sung-yong, it whistles over the top from 30 yards.
- 17' Maxi Rodriguez fires wide - decent hit.
- 16' GOAL!! Argentina lead and it is a Park Chu-young own goal. Messi swings over the free-kick which is completely missed by Martin Demichelis and the ball bounces off the shin of the Korean forward and into the net.
- 15' Oh Beom-seok fouls Di Maria to gift Argentina a free-kick in a dangerous area, on the left.
- 14' Di Maria threatens to get by the by-line but Oh Beom-seok sticks to his task and pinches the ball.
- 13' Park Ji-sung shoots on the turn from out on the right but it fails to even go for a goal kick.
- 12' jamesover11 - Pitch looks rock hard....South Americans to dominate again i think although SK are a decent side so both of them should go through.
- 11' Inviting cross from Di Maria but Lee Young-pyo comes across well on the cover from left-back to nod clear.
- 10' Yeom Ki-hun's rugby tackles Messi and is booked.
- 9' Maradona essentially playing three wingers and three forwards albeit in a sort of 4-3-3 formation.
- 8' Nice feet from Lee Young-pyo but makeshift full-back Jonas Gutierrez prevents the cross.
- 7' Messi and Carlos Tevez combine well but an audacious attempt from an acute angle by Gonzalo Higuain is way over.
- 6' That would improve on their current record of seven matches, first set between 1982 and 1990.
- 5' Argentina are looking to stretch their unbeaten record in World Cup finals to eight matches today to match the current streaks of France and Italy.
- 4' Neat one touch passing from Argentina but Angel Di Maria fires wide from a tight angle.
- 3' Lionel Messi's delivery is headed away at the near post.
- 2' Park Ji-sung concedes an early corner.
1' We are underway!- 12:25 Today's referee is Frank De Bleeckere from Belgium who leads out the teams to a very, very minor ticker tape welcome. Hardly Buenos Aires 1978 but a decent atmosphere in Johannesburg.
- 12:20 The two sides have met twice before - apart from that 1986 World Cup encounter, they met in a friendly in Seoul in 2003 when Argentina won 1-0 thanks to a Javier Saviola goal.
- 12:15 Cautious play and low scores have characterised the opening games of the tournament. Fans are desperate for more goals as sides go for the points they need to reach the last 16 of Africa's first World Cup. Argentina's attacking formation may increase the average of 1.65 which is well below the previous lowest of 2.21 at Italy 1990.
- 12:10 The South Koreans will be no walkover against the Argentines, however, after a clinical 2-0 opening win over Greece.
- 12:05 Coach Huh Jung-moo was assigned to block Maradona when Argentina met South Korea at the start of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. He failed, the Maradona-inspired Argentina team winning that game 3-1 en route to lifting the trophy.
- 12:00 Maradona is to relive an old rivalry when the stylish South Americans take on a South Korea side led by the man who tried, unsuccessfully to suppress his playing genius during a 1986 World Cup encounter.
- 11:55 Huh has hinted he would employ a more conservative formation against Argentina, which could see Yeom Ki-hun drop into midfield leaving Park Chu-young up front on his own.
- 11:50 Oh Beom-seok comes in at right back to replace Cha Du-ri in the only change to the side that beat Greece 2-0.
- 11:45 South Korea goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong kept his place after coach Huh Jung-moo dropped Lee Woon-jae before their first match against Greece.
- 11:40 Argentina brought in Maxi Rodriguez for injured midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron. It is the only change for Argentina, whose coach Diego Maradona said on Wednesday that Veron had strained his right calf muscle in Saturday's opening 1-0 win over Nigeria.
- 11:35 Teams - Argentina: 22-Sergio Romero; 2-Martin Demichelis, 13-Walter Samuel, 6-Gabriel Heinze, 17-Jonas Gutierrez; 14-Javier Mascherano, 20-Maxi Rodriguez, 7-Angel Di Maria; 10-Lionel Messi, 11-Carlos Tevez, 9-Gonzalo Higuain. /// South Korea: 18-Jung Sung-ryong; 2-Oh Beom-seok, 12-Lee Young-pyo, 4-Cho Yong-hyung, 14-Lee Jung-soo, 8-Kim Jung-woo, 16-Ki Sung-yong, 7-Park Ji-sung, 17-Lee Chung-yong, 10-Park Chu-young, 19-Yeom Ki-hun.
- 11:30 Argentina face South Korea at Soccer City with a victory for either team almost guaranteeing a spot in the World Cup second round.
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Summary
- 89' Another twisting run from Aguero and his shot just whistles past the far post.
- 80' GOAL ARGENTINA!! Beautiful stuff from Maradona's men and a hat-trick for Higuain! Messi with a delicate dink over the top, Aguero with a delicious chip with the outside of his boot and Higuain puts his header back across goal and into the net.
- 78' GOAL ARGENTINA!! That could be it and Messi is the inspiration. Aguero feeds the Barcelona master on the left whose first shot is superbly saved by Jung Sung-ryong's foot, a lightning follow-up hits the post and rolls across the goal to allow Higuain to tap home from two yards.
- 59' Gabriel Heinze finds himself unmarked from a corner but heads over. Should score.
- 58' What a chance for Korea. It was a superb move as Lee Chung-yong and Yeom Ki-hun combined but the latter shot with his left-foot and missed the near post. A right-footed attempt as he bore down on Romero surely was the option.
- 54' Tevez cuts inside and his diagonal drive is pushed out by Jung Sung-ryong. That could have easily fallen to an Argentine player on the follow-up.
- 52' Tevez feeds Di Maria down the left and he chips to Higuain's whose volley from point-blank range is turned around the post by Jung Sung-ryong.
- 45+1' GOAL! Completely against the run of play, Korea have stolen a goal. A defensive calamity from Demichelis who lingers far too long on the ball and sees Lee Chung-yong nick it off him before calmly slotting past Sergio Romero.
- 44' Quite wonderful from Messi. He surges past Lee Jung-soo, cuts inside Oh Beom-seok and Kim Jung-woo and his delicate chip is just wide of the far post. Would have been an outstanding goal.
- 38' Jung Sung-ryong flaps at a cross from the right but does superbly to tip Di Maria's dipping volley over the crossbar.
- 32' GOAL!! The free-kick is worked short to Rodriguez whose cross is flicked on by Burdisso and an unmarked Higuain plants his header home from close range although keeper Jung Sung-ryong should have done better.
- 28' A rocket from Tevez whistles over the top of the crossbar from 20 yards, a great strike.
- 18' What a strike from Ki Sung-yong, it whistles over the top from 30 yards.
- 16' GOAL!! Argentina lead and it is a Park Chu-young own goal. Messi swings over the free-kick which is completely missed by Martin Demichelis and the ball bounces off the shin of the Korean forward and into the net.
- 11:35 Teams - Argentina: 22-Sergio Romero; 2-Martin Demichelis, 13-Walter Samuel, 6-Gabriel Heinze, 17-Jonas Gutierrez; 14-Javier Mascherano, 20-Maxi Rodriguez, 7-Angel Di Maria; 10-Lionel Messi, 11-Carlos Tevez, 9-Gonzalo Higuain. /// South Korea: 18-Jung Sung-ryong; 2-Oh Beom-seok, 12-Lee Young-pyo, 4-Cho Yong-hyung, 14-Lee Jung-soo, 8-Kim Jung-woo, 16-Ki Sung-yong, 7-Park Ji-sung, 17-Lee Chung-yong, 10-Park Chu-young, 19-Yeom Ki-hun.
Team lineup & ratings
ArgentinaManager: Diego Maradona
Korea RepublicManager: Jung-Moo Huh
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Lineup
Live Team Line-Up
Starting line-up
- S. Romero
- J. Gutiérrez
- M. Demichelis
- W. Samuel
- G. Heinze
- J. Mascherano
- M. Rodríguez
- Á. Di María
- L. Messi
- G. Higuaín
×3 - C. Tévez
Subs
- M. Palermo
- M. Andújar
- S. Agüero
75′ - J. Verón
- M. Bolatti 82′
- C. Rodríguez
- D. Pozo
- N. Otamendi
- A. Garcé
- J. Pastore
- N. Burdisso 23′
- D. Milito
Starting line-up
- S. Jung
- B. Oh
- Y. Cho
- J. Lee
- Y. Lee
- S. Ki
- J. Kim
- C. Lee
- J. Park
- K. Yeom
- C. Park
Subs
- W. Lee
- N. Kim 45′
- D. Lee 81′
- J. Ahn
- D. Cha
- Y. Kim
- M. Kang
- H. Kim
- D. Kim
- J. Kim
- S. Lee
- B. Kim
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come on Argentina You can beat Greece by 5:0
We..all thrilled with the Argentina.....victory......I hope its continue..........
Well how about that? The Argies can't win wars, but they can surely play a good game of football!
its kim v lee on the koreans side isnt it? lol
argentina will go on dont worry they will keep winning dont worry maradona is on ground people wake up ,the german up in his comment saying waiting for us in quarter final i advice them to take care hehehehehe
there @#$%
they doing good for a job
Maradona for Secretary General of UN
I wish Argentina Good luck in this World cup
Entertaining football from the Argies, the big game for the Koreans is the next one though. Argentina started very well at the previous two world cups so can they keep it going this time?
Messiplayed very well
korea played very well until 3-1,higuain was offside there if you look at the replay,but still,It was great game by argentina.messi has found his place in his national team at least
Very well palyed to argentina grat goals they could go all the way
Pity....old emnities lie deep.
How anyone at this stage can say Messi is overated I do not know. I'll have to put it down to jealousy. Great win by Argentina, and fantastic performance by messi, involved in all the goals. Hope they can keep this up, they played some nice football today
Dazzling performance by Argentina
Now that Argentina has underline thier name in the second runner up match, Nigeria must come out spitting fire at both cylinders or else...
messi has scooped goals without puting it in da net but creating which is mavelours(one messi)
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