Argentina — Austria

Kunomphikiso ohlala enhliziyweni yomphumela wanamuhla ebusuku — bambelela kuwo, ngoba isikolo kanye nebhola langempela kusitshela izindaba ezihluke kakhulu. I-Argentina ishaye i-Austria ngo 2-0 e-AT&T Stadium. Akungenanga goli, amaphuzu eQembu J asetholakele, kusihlwa kukhululekile e-Texas. Ngaphandle kokuthi — i-Argentina ichithe wonke amathuba amathathu amakhulu ayo. Wonke. I-xG engu-2.65 ngokumelene neqembu elingazange lisabise neze, kodwa i-Albiceleste yacishe yakuguqula lokhu kwaba ubunzima. Amagoli afika, kodwa ukuqedela kahle? Bekungekho isikhathi eside esikhathazayo. Umdali wakho konke okuhle kwakungu-Lionel Messi, olinganiswe ngo-9.59 — lowo mkhuba waphakade wokuhamba phakathi kwemigqa, okuphoqa abavikeli ukuba benze izinqumo ezingenakwenzeka, okudala ingozi kungekho lutho. Engxenyeni yokuqala, i-Argentina ilawule u-60% wokuphatha ibhola, yacindezela ukwakhiwa kwe-Austria, futhi bekufanele ngabe isivele ingabonakali ngesikhathi sekhefu. U-1-0 ngesikhathi sekhefu kwakuzwakala njengokuphanga okukhulu emini ngokuphambene — ngokumelene nabo. I-Austria nayo ifanele ukutuswa ngobuqotho. U-Nicolas Seiwald, olinganiswe ngo-7.93, wagijima waze wawa phakathi nenkundla futhi waphazamisa isigqi se-Argentina ngempumelelo kangangokuthi ukuphatha ibhola kwashintsha — i-Argentina yehla yaya ku-47% kuphela engxenyeni yesibili, i-Austria yenyuka yaya ku-53%. Amakhona amathathu ku-Argentina elilodwa. U-David Alaba, ezolile futhi enegunya ngemuva, wasiza ekugcineni ukwakheka kokuvikela kwe-Austria kunesiyalo kulo lonke. Inkinga? Ithuba labo elilodwa elikhulu lashaya udonga. Izibhamu eziyisithupha, esisodwa esishaye umgomo, i-xG engu-0.50 — abazange babe yingozi ngempela, kodwa benza i-Argentina ingakhululeki ngezindlela isikolo esizifihlayo. Kuphi lapho i-Argentina yahluleka khona ngempela? Ukwakheka kokuvikela kwengxenye yesibili kwaphinda kwabiza ingcindezi, futhi lawo mathuba amathathu amakhulu achithiwe ahlala njengombhalo waphansi oqotho ekuwineni okuhle okungu-2-0. Isikolo sithi ukulawula; umdlalo wathi ukukhathazeka. Ku-FootLegion, amagoli izwe lakho eliwashayayo kuleNdebe Yomhlaba ahlala phakade, angathinteki. Manje — ingabe i-Argentina ithembele kakhulu ku-Messi, noma ingabe lokho kumane kuyilokho ubuhlakani obubukeka ngakho? Futhi ingabe ukumelana kwendawo kwe-Austria engxenyeni yesibili kungaguquka kube into yangempela lapho izinkinga ziphakeme? Ake sixoxe ngakho.