Argentina vs Iceland - Lionel Messi Fails Penalty, Team Tango Arrested Imbang Debut Team
Argentina national team hit by unlucky in the first match of Group D 2018 World Cup qualifier at Spartak Stadium, Moscow, Saturday (16/06/2018).
The Tango team's most-ranked pills in the four-year championship were held to a 1-1 draw by the country's first World Cup-winning Iceland.
Argentina's national team reinforced by the stars of the European leagues actually controlled the game with 73 percent of the ball.
So is the opportunity, Tango team very much with 25 attacks, 7 of them right into the goal.
However, after a 1-1 draw in the first half, Argentina did not manage to add a goal.
In fact, a golden opportunity through the penalty spot, failed to be executed properly by the Argentine superstar, Lionel Messi.
Until the end of the game, foster children Jorge Sampaoli continue to lock the opponent, but always failed to bear fruit.
Solid Iceland goalkeeper may be said by the glorious of their goalkeeper, Hannes Halldorsson, who always managed to frustrate the opponent's attack.
No wonder, Halldorsson was rewarded as Man of the Match in this match.
Argentina led 1-0 in the 19th minute, but were met four minutes later by Alfred Finnbogason, after utilizing a ball gag from goalkeeper Willy Caballero.
Until the break, the score did not change 1-1.
In the second half, the Argentine national team continues to bombard the Iceland national team defense.
In the 63rd minute, referee Szymon Marciniak pointed to the spot after Maximiliano Meza, dropped in the penalty box by Icelandic Hordur Magnusson.
Unfortunately, Messi the executor failed to run task because his shot successfully pushed by goalkeeper halldorsson. The failure of this makes the team Tango must appear completely in two next game against Croatia and Nigeria.