Second gold in his pocket and to end 12 years of trauma Nigerian: the argentina soccer team today won the title at the Olympic Games in Beijing to a 1-0 defeat by Nigeria with a great performance Angel Di Maria and decisive presence of Lionel Messi. With the success before 91,000 spectators in the emblematic "of Bird Nest", the soul of the Games, Argentina, observed from the podium by Diego Maradona, added his second Olympic gold after achieved by the team of Marcelo Bielsa in Athens 2004. Di Maria, the 58 ', scored the only goal of the match.
The triumph of eleven Sergio Batista crowned in addition to a generation that has to Messi as banner and closed the bleeding wound 96 in Atlanta, where Nigeria is "removed" at the last minute to a South American gold they felt close. The road to gold Chinese included a goal from 3-0 to Brazil in the semi-finals, almost an extra medal for the Argentines.
After initial few minutes in which Messi and Sergio Agï ¿½ ber insinuations a society beneficial right, while Di Maria disturbed by the left, seeing as he went to Argentina lacked clarity in the final touch. Nigeria also was very careful in defense.
Averaging the first time Nigerians turned the game into the Argentine arc. Corrado 30 minutes of play, and Peter Odemwingie and Victor Obinna controlled the ball in the vicinity of the area rival. Nicholas Young suffered to control Odemwingie and another Nigerian, Promise Isaac, climbed the level of threat.
It was then that the referee Viktor Kassai made him a favour by Argentines-who did not receive news of the presence of Juan Riquelme-in the stadium for the match.
The heat, very strong, had several dehydrated after barely half an hour of play. Rarely seen something like this, but there are very few that a final is played at 12 noon under the sun of a wet summer and impiadoso as is Chinese. The Fifa report then feared that heat stroke that left players without the final.
For the 34 'Nigeria returned to Argentina to tremble, the ball fell in front of the arc, and although none could impact either green shirt, Oli is the goal.
Lacking clarity on a lawn in which during the last week fell jabalinas, heavy fields of iron and blunt discs. The ball did not have an easy transit precisely: well here, there mound, the ball comes to life itself.
The first time was with the clearest opportunity of Argentina, one from the left trallazo Di Maria made to strive archer Ambrose Vanzekin as never before in the game.
He began the second half and not much happening. Until that happened. Messi said "I am here" with a powerful zurdazo to 50 'and, eight minutes later, the man from Barcelona did what came around the stadium waiting for him: controlled a ball in the middle of the stadium and, to semiespaldas arc, he put a perfect pass to Di Maria, who ran 30 meters to define left-handed to perfection, with a measured shot over the goalkeeper.
Argentina was 1-0. The responsibility was now in Nigeria, whose players were between nine and 11 years old when Nwanko Kanu and company surprised to Daniel Passarella in Atlanta 96.
Odemiwingie again alarming Romero at 63 ', and one minute later joined the newly-Victor Anichebe in place of Solomon Okoronkwo-did the same.
A violent Di Maria misses by Onyekachi Apam gave him the opportunity to Riquelme announced in the match at first sight with a dangerous free-kick from the left edge of the area. Nothing.
The play and everything to a defence and an Argentine goalkeeper at that stage and clearly nervous, Nigeria attacked the albiceleste arc, where Romero was held with authority.
A delicious pass from Messi could not be harnessed to 75 'by Agï ¿½ ber, only in front of the area. Five minutes later was replaced by Jose Sosa, new Bayern Munich player. Messi would be replaced by Ezequiel Lavezzi subtracting three minutes.
Romero and his defence continued to suffer in those final minutes, but suffering is also made football. It was only a bit-with no less than five minutes of added time-until Kassai gave birth to her whistle three times: Argentina was, again, a selection of gold. Check the complete medal standings at BSNblog.
