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Messi sedih permulaan hambar

LA PLATA: Bintang Argentina, Lionel Messi kurang senang dengan permulaan hambar negara itu di Copa America, selepas sekadar seri 1-1 dengan pasukan kerdil, Bolivia di La Plata, kelmarin.

Bolivia mungkin pernah mengejutkan pasukan Argentina dalam kelayakan Piala Dunia, dua tahun lalu dengan kemenangan 6-1 di La Paz, tetapi perlawanan itu diadakan di tanah tinggi.
Namun, dalam perlawanan Copa America itu tiada apa yang boleh dijadikan alasan ketika Edivaldo Rojas hampir memberikan kemenangan pertama Bolivia di bumi Argentina selepas 11 kekalahan, sebelum Sergio Aguero berjaya menyelamatkan mata dengan sepakan voli pada saat akhir.

"Pertahanan mereka begitu kukuh, sukar untuk kami mencari ruang," kata Messi yang walaupun berstatus wira di Barcelona dengan lebih 50 gol semusim, masih gagal mencapai tahap sebenar apabila menyarung jersi kebangsaan.

"Itu bukan sesuatu yang diharapkan dan kami sungguh sedih. Kini kami sedar, kami perlu menang perlawanan berikutnya dalam kumpulan iaitu menentang Colombia dan Costa Rica," katanya.

Sementara itu, Messi berkata Argentina perlu menilai kembali kedudukan mereka dan cuba menggunakan kelebihan yang ada untuk meraih kemenangan.

"Kami perlu tenang. Kami tidak bermula dengan baik seperti diharapkan tetapi kami perlu tingkatkan tahap permainan dalam perlawanan berikutnya," katanya. - AFP

 

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Gol Ramos benam Costa Rica

Colombia ambil kesempatan kepincangan 10 pemain lawan

JUJUY: Penyerang, Adrian Ramos memberikan Colombia kemenangan 1-0 ke atas Costa Rica yang bermain dengan 10 orang untuk meletakkan mereka di tangga teratas Kumpulan A selepas mengharungi perlawanan pertama mereka di kejohanan Copa America kelmarin.

Ramos melepasi pe-rangkap ofsaid untuk mengejar hantaran terus oleh pemain sayap, Fredy Guarin dan kemudian menggelecek penjaga gol, Leonel Moreira bagi meletakkan Colombia di depan sejurus sebelum separuh masa.

Costa Rica terpaksa bermain 10 orang selepas 27 minit apabila penye-rang, Randall Brenes terus dilayangkan kad merah kerana terjahan berbahaya terhadap pertahanan Colombia, Luis Perea.

Colombia mendahului kumpulan dengan tiga mata di depan tuan rumah, Argentina dan Bolivia yang berkongsi mata selepas mereka seri 1-1 Jumaat lalu pada aksi pembukaan kejohanan di La Plata.

"Perkara paling penting ialah bermula de-ngan kemenangan dan itu yang kami lakukan," Ramos memberitahu wartawan.

Colombia yang berdepan Argentina Rabu ini di Santa Fe, mendominasi selepas aksi permulaan cemerlang yang ditunjukkan oleh Costa Rica tetapi hantaran mereka kurang kemas dalam perlawanan yang lebih banyak berlegar di kawasan tengah.

Mereka memperoleh peluang pertama pada minit ke-12 apabila Radamel Falcao menanduk hantaran lintang yang kemudian dirembat kencang oleh Guarin, namun Moreira berjaya menepis keluar untuk sepakan sudut.

Usaha mereka menjadi lebih mudah apabila Brenes, seorang daripada pemain paling berpengalaman dalam skuad muda Costa Rica, dibuang padang dan Ramos memanfaatkan kelebihan itu dengan menjaringkan gol sejurus sebelum rehat perlawanan. - Reuters

 

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Chile benam pemain muda Mexico

Vidal cetak gol kemenangan menerusi tandukan selepas ketinggalan

SAN JUAN: Chile menambah keghairahan Copa America apabila menundukkan Mexico 2-1 dalam perlawanan semalam untuk mendapatkan kelebihan dua mata dalam Kumpulan C, dengan Arturo Vidal menjaringkan gol kemenangan menerusi tandukan.

Dengan Peru hanya mengikat Uruguay 1-1 dalam perlawanan terdahulu, laluan buat pasukan Chile cerah ketika menentang pasukan mentah Mexico yang merehatkan semua pemain senior yang baru menjulang Piala Emas CONCACAF.

Biarpun bermain dengan pemain kurang berpengalaman, Mexico yang sering menjadi pasukan jemputan dalam kejohanan Amerika Selatan itu, bermula garang dan Nestor Araujo menyumbat gol pendahuluan pada minit ke-40 di Stadium Del Bicentenario, sambil disaksikan 25,000 penonton di dalam cuaca sejuk.

Namun Chile, yang juga mencari kejuaraan Copa pertama, bangkit pada separuh masa kedua dengan bantuan jaringan Esteban Paredes dan pemain Bayer Leverkusen, Vidal.

Jaringan kemenangan Vidal, dihasilkan daripada sepakan sudut Matias Fernandez, adalah hasil permainan bergaya Chile yang menyaksikan pengurusnya, Claudio Borghi menukar taktik mengasak pada lapan minit terakhir.

Araujo meletakkan Mexico di depan namun Parades menyamakan kedudukan pada minit ke-67 buat Chile untuk meredakan tekanan sebelum Vidal melengkapkan kemenangan enam minit kemudian.
“Kami percaya dengan keupayaan sendiri,” kata Borghi, sementara Vidal berkata: “Perlawanan pembukaan menjadi perlawanan hebat, jadi ia adalah sesuatu yang hebat dapat memenanginya.” – AFP

 

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Jom tgk Argentina Vs Colombia pagi ni..

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SANTA FE, Argentina - Indecision and attacking impotence once more characterized Argentina in its second Group B clash, as it was fortunate to stagger to a 0-0 draw against a Colombia side which will rue missed chances.

Adrian Ramos and Dayro Moreno both should have hit the net in the first half, but squandered golden opportunities to mean the points were split.

"We knew it'd be hard," Dyro said after the match. "Argentina is one of the best teams in the world, but Colombia is always prepared to take matches on as if they're finals, just like the coach tells us to."

After a frenzied build-up to the game in the packed home of Colon, Argentina and Colombia proceeded to play an entertaining first half marked by errors and missed chances. There were also some beautifully flowing passages of play, as both teams had chances to open the scoring.

The Colombians started nervously in Santa Fe, and soon found themselves on the back-foot against an Argentine attack with a point to prove. Ever Banega was the first to threaten the Cafetero goal, his free-kick sending Luis Martinez scrambling to tip behind. New Tijuana recruit Dayro Moreno was the most dangerous player on the away team early on, working well down both flanks in conjunction with deep-lying Radamel Falcao.

After a tense beginning Hernan Gomez's side began to look more comfortable, and should have taken the lead after 19 minutes. Dayro's cross caught the Argentine defense napping and Adrian Ramos was left free in the box, but his first-time effort was skied over the cross-bar.

If the Albiceleste was lucky after that scare, it was positively blessed not to fall behind on the half-hour. A horrible mistake by Gabriel Milito let in Ramos, and a clear penalty followed when Nicolas Burdisso chopped down the winger clear on goal. Referee Favio Fagundes correctly played advantage, however, and with an open goal Dayro somehow sliced his shot wide of the post.

Sergio Batista's team also went close. Carlos Tevez shot over after receiving a kind bounce in the area, while Ezequiel Lavezzi was released clean through by Lionel Messi only to find Martinez's legs.

It was Colombia which went into break the happier team after an impressive 45 minutes, while Messi and co. left with the sounds of fans' whistles ringing in their ears.

Neither side made a change at the break, and the game resumed at the same frenetic pace. Tevez thought that he had earned a spot-kick in the opening minutes with a decent shout for handball rejected by Fagundes, while Falcao stormed past three markers before being cut down. Argentina thought it had taken the lead through Lavezzi, but the linesman's flag was already up when the Napoli man headed agonizingly against the post.

Argentina showed plenty of attacking intent in the opening minutes of the second period, but too often lacked the final ball against a well-organized Colombian defense which did not give in an inch. The Cafeteros in turn withdrew into their own half, relying on smash-and-grab raids from Falcao, Ramos and Moreno moving the ball quickly forward. The biggest cheer of the evening thus far was reserved for Sergio Aguero, who entered for the again-disappointing Lavezzi with 60 minutes on the clock.

Fernando Gago was also introduced, and the Real Madrid man immediately injected some urgency into a pedestrian Argentine midfield. A raking pass found Tevez in the box, and Carlitos' shot flashed just over in a warning to the away team. Pablo Armero was the next to threaten. Released perfectly by Falcao, Armero's shot from the left whistled inches past the post, to the relief of the hosts. The Porto man himself was the next to break free, and Sergio Romero did excellently to palm away a bomb from the no. 9.

With 20 minutes left Batista went for broke, withdrawing Banega in favour of Gonzalo Higuain. The Real Madrid man forced a save out of Martinez, but again David Ospina's replacement was more than up to the task. A sturdy Colombian backline held firm, threatening late through substitute Teo Gutierrez, and hanging on in the final minutes a 0-0 draw was the best Argentina could hope for from an intensely mediocre performance.

The tie means Colombia stays top of Group B and Argentina moves to second, with Bolivia and Ecuador set to complete the second round of matches on Thursday.

"We have a tough game this Sunday against Bolivia," Dayro said. "We must rest and think about the game until Friday so we can take the three points and go through in first place."

 

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hahaha arini flop of the match greatest footballer of the year lionel messi

 

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pe cer result argie vs colombia

 

[vedder9]

pe cer result argie vs colombia

Seri 0-0 je

 

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Seri 0-0 je

byk seri je result copa america ni

 

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hope brazil nnti xseri...ade messi pon hampeh argentina