50′ ROJO (Argentina) scores!! GOAL! ROJO PUTS ARGENTINA BACK IN FRONT! The corner is swung to the back post from the Argentina left, and after Garay nods the ball back across the box, Rojo is there to knee the ball home. It’s his first international goal. Marcos Rojo of Argentina scores his team’s third goal past…
47′ MUSA (Nigeria) scores!! GOAL! MUSA AGAIN! The No7 finds himself in space inside the Argentina box and hits a sidefooted finish past Romero. Ahmed Musa of Nigeria celebrates scoring his team’s second goal Wednesday, 25 June 2014 PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL – JUNE 25: Ahmed Musa of Nigeria celebrates scoring his team’s second goal and his…
45’+ (Argentina) scores direct from a free-kick! GOAL! IT’S MESSI AGAIN! Omeruo takes down the flying No10 and he spots up the set-piece himself. The Barça star lifts the ball over the wall and Enyeama is powerless to stop the curling free-kick, which lands perfectly in the back of the net. Perfect technique! Lionel Messi of…
4′ MUSA (Nigeria) scores!! GOAL! NIGERIA ARE LEVEL IMMEDIATELY! Ahmed Musa receives the ball from Babatunde on the Nigeria left, cuts into the Argentina penalty area and curls a wonderful effort past Romero. The teams are on level terms straight away! Ahmed Musa (1st L) of Nigeria scores his team’s first goal Wednesday, 25 June 2014…
3′ (Argentina) scores!! GOAL! IT’S MESSI! Angel Di Maria goes free down the Argentina left, and has a shot which is saved by Enyeama, rebounds off the post twice and bounces into the centre of the Nigerian penalty area. The ball sits up invitingly for the Argentina skipper and he thunders it into the net on…
42′ SAMARIS (Greece) scores!! GOAL! SAMARIS! Samaras pounces on a short pass by Tiote and the No7 touches it onto Samaris. The substitute sprints through, composes himself and lifts it over the oncoming Barry. Greece are going through if the scores remain the same! Andreas Samaris of Greece scores his team’s first goal Tuesday, 24 June…
74′ B. WILFRIED (Côte d’Ivoire) scores!! GOAL! BONY DRAWS THE IVORIANS LEVEL! It’s a wonderfully incisive passing move by Côte d’Ivoire. Gervinho is found on the Ivorian left, just inside the Greek penalty area, and he draws the defenders out before teeing up Bony, who makes no mistake with his first time finish. Wilfried Bony of…
90’+ SAMARAS (Greece) successfully converts the penalty! The Celtic forward sidefoots the ball to the diving Barry’s left-hand side. The keeper guesses the right way, but he can’t keep it out. Giorgos Samaras of Greece scores his team’s second goal on a penalty kick Tuesday, 24 June 2014 FORTALEZA, BRAZIL – JUNE 24: Giorgos Samaras of…
17′ CUADRADO (Colombia) successfully converts the penalty! Juan Guillermo Cuadrado of Colombia scores his team’s first goal from the penalty spot Tuesday, 24 June 2014 CUIABA, BRAZIL – JUNE 24: Juan Guillermo Cuadrado of Colombia scores his team’s first goal from the penalty spot past Eiji Kawashima of Japan during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil…
45’+ OKAZAKI (Japan) scores!! Shinji Okazaki of Japan scores his team’s first goal Tuesday, 24 June 2014 CUIABA, BRAZIL – JUNE 24: Shinji Okazaki of Japan scores his team’s first goal during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group C match between Japan and Colombia at Arena Pantanal on June 24, 2014 in Cuiaba, Brazil. (Photo…