Why We Lost Against Argentina- Keshi
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Nigeria qualified for the Round of 16 at the 2014 FIFA World Cup despite falling to a 3-2 defeat to Argentina.
Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi was at his brilliant best at the
Estadio Beira-Rio on following up a stunning half-volleyed goal, which
he scored in the third minute, with a superb free-kick on 45 minutes, as
he tallied two goals.
His efforts, though, were twice cancelled out by the equally impressive Ahmed Musa as the Eagles put in a spirited display.
Musa scored the first when he picked up the ball on the left flank,
and cut inside Zabaleta before expertly bending a curling effort beyond
Sergio Romero who was in goal for the South Americans.
Head coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi has revealed why
they were defeated by Argentina in the final Group F game played at
Porto Alegre in Brazil today, 25 June, 2014.
And he score the second to make it 2-2 just after resumption when he
ran into a huge gap between the Argentina centre-backs and slotted past
Romero, having been picked out by Emmanuel Emenike.
The Nigerians eventually succumbed as Marcos Rojo’s unorthodox finish
five minutes after half-time ensured Argentina went through with a
maximum haul of nine points.
Speaking to newsmen on the defeat after the match, Keshi said: ” I
think the boys gave too much respect to our opponents especially in the
first half.”
When asked on the area he thinks work still need to be done before
the African Champions’s next match, Keshi said: ” It is the same
question you guys asked me every time and I keep telling you we would
continue to work on every department of the team”
Nigeria look likely to face France in the last 16, with Argentina on
course to tackle Switzerland or Ecuador – with Group E set to be
concluded later on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Bosnia-Herzegovina beat Iran 3-1 in Salvador to record
their first World Cup win and deny the West Asians any chance of
reaching the knockout stage.
FIFA also announced Messi as the man of the match of the encounter between Nigeria and Argentina.
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