Lionel Messi vs USA (Copa America 2016) HD 720p - English Commentary(720P_HD)
Lionel Messi vs USA (Copa America 2016) HD 720p - English Commentary(720P_HD)
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00:00In a moment, for that young lady.
00:05As for Argentina, they have won the Copa 14 times,
00:10but their last success was a long time ago, back in 1993.
00:30The referee tonight is from Paraguay, Enrique Caceres is the man in charge.
00:43To win it by one goal to nil.
00:57Raw here as Messi comes forward now for Argentina.
01:02Three in the middle waiting to get on the end of the cross.
01:04Asking a little too much there of Levetsik.
01:08Back in towards Levetsik.
01:11A big one-nil Argentina.
01:25Brilliant start from last year's beaten finalists.
01:31Esquiel Levetsi, who scored against Bolivia, has scored inside the opening minutes against the United States.
01:37What a lovely ball that is from Lionel Messi, who else?
01:43And Levetsi is on the end of it, to head it beyond Brad Guzan,
01:47who's rather caught in no-man's land there.
01:51As he comes off his line, and it's a beautifully guided header.
01:57And there you go.
01:59It's drifting in behind Messi.
02:02Brooks with a challenge, Messi still goes.
02:05Levetsi, the little back heel, Rojo to pull it back.
02:11Another highly effective move forward from Argentina.
02:16And it all started here with Lionel Messi's stubbornness.
02:19He wasn't going to give up for possession, and then when the ball came back to him.
02:27Another ball forward from Zuzik.
02:29And the United States might be able to break here.
02:32Zuzik, finds Beckerman, Bradley.
02:36Poor ball from this captain.
02:38And away come Argentina.
02:40Messi, trying to wriggle his way through.
02:43Messi, Guzan with the save.
02:51And it all stemmed from the poor touch there from Bradley.
02:56Messi striding forward.
03:02Touch from Fernandez.
03:04Messi.
03:15Levetsi.
03:32Neat from Messi.
03:38Banega.
03:42Ramos on this near side.
03:43Banega will try and get it across to the far side.
03:46And Mikado, cut down by Johnson.
03:48Here is Mikado.
03:52Back in towards Higuain.
03:54Levetsi.
03:55And away by Brooks in the end.
03:58Messi went for the spectacular and it didn't come off.
04:04Towards the Olympics under by Levetsi.
04:07Banega with a little touch.
04:08Messi.
04:09Caught.
04:10Foul.
04:11Free kick.
04:12And possibly a booking as well.
04:16And indeed it is.
04:17And somebody can see themselves from this opportunity.
04:36Is that somebody?
04:37The man with the silver boots who has the golden touch.
04:48Four goals for Messi so far at this Copa America.
04:51He is the joint leading goal scorer of all time for Argentina.
04:56With the legendary Gabriel Batistuta.
05:00Both are on 54 goals for their country.
05:04This could be.
05:07It could be.
05:10It could be.
05:12It could be.
05:14It could be.
05:17A moment of history.
05:21Messi.
05:22Oh!
05:23Absolutely astounding!
05:38Perfection.
05:40Brad Guzan beaten for a second time.
05:43And with that goal, Lionel Messi becomes Argentina's all-time leading scorer.
05:5055 goals now for his country.
05:54You might argue that Guzan could have got a little closer to it.
05:59But when you're up against Lionel Messi, you're up against the very best.
06:10It's extraordinary.
06:12It's exquisite.
06:14It's enthralling.
06:17It's 2-0.
06:25A band of USA supporters behind the goal that Brad Guzan is defending away to the left.
06:32They're doing their best to drum up, in a literal sense, support for their team.
06:39Johnson.
06:41Cut out there by Mascherano.
06:44Brilliant.
06:47From Messi.
06:58Banega.
07:00Messi.
07:04Banega.
07:06Banega.
07:08Here's Levetsi.
07:12Ricardo is poised on that far side to make a run into the penalty area.
07:17You see him at the top of your picture there.
07:21Messi.
07:27And his assistant.
07:28And I think that was to do with several incidents in the first half that he was unhappy about.
07:34He, though, will be absolutely thrilled.
07:39It was a brilliant goal.
07:41And it is 2-0 to Argentina at the break.
07:50I wouldn't have been too surprised if it was Chris Wanderloski who came off.
07:58The wide men moving infield to join Dempsey up front.
08:04Dempsey.
08:35Beckerman,
08:37sent by Kulisic.
08:39Can't get on the end of it.
08:41Messi.
08:45Messi again,
08:47who can tell Christian Kulisic
08:49a thing or two about being the hope of
08:51a nation.
08:53In towards Higuain! Higuain!
08:55Surely with a third!
08:57And that might just settle it.
09:05Bradley dispossessed
09:09by Fernandes.
09:11Messi.
09:13Levetsi's clear on that far side.
09:15This is Banega. This is Levetsi.
09:17In towards Higuain.
09:19Levetsi again, looks offside
09:21and he's offside.
09:23Lamela, waits to come on.
09:25Argentina down to 10
09:27temporarily.
09:31Brooks loses out.
09:34And can't regain it back
09:36from Messi.
09:38Messi, little ball through towards
09:40Mascherano, who was in a
09:42rare advanced position there.
09:44Kulisic's on that
09:46far side, pulls it back.
09:50Arguably the best move
09:52of the second half
09:54for the United States.
09:56Away comes Lamela.
09:58Messi.
10:00Lamela is onside.
10:03Eric Lamela bearing down on goal.
10:09And he was hoping that Gonzalo Higuain
10:11had made the run infield into the penalty
10:13area, but not quite.
10:17Messi.
10:18Timed his run well.
10:20Arced it well.
10:22Messi, onto his left foot.
10:24Goes on with the save.
10:26And it will just drift across
10:28for a corner kick.
10:33What about the run here
10:35of Messi?
10:41Picked up by Messi.
10:43And Messi is through here. Can he make it?
10:45Four. Lovely ball. Higuain does.
10:49Well, that's the definition
10:51of being unselfish.
10:59And Argentina
11:02crown a fine night in Houston
11:04with another goal. Two in each half now.
11:06And both in this second period
11:08have come from Gonzalo Higuain.
11:10Messi pounces.
11:12He thought for all the world he was going to
11:14have a shot himself.
11:18And Higuain with the run across
11:20to the left-hand side of your picture.
11:22And he really wasn't going to miss from there.
11:25Gonzalo Higuain.
11:2736 goals in Serie A
11:29last season for Red Napoli.
11:31And he's now up to four
11:33in this Copa America Centenario.
11:38It will be a hat-trick of finals
11:40appearances
11:42in successive years for Argentina.
11:44Messi.
11:48Beaten in the World Cup final
11:50by Germany. Beaten on penalties
11:52in the final of the Copa America last year
11:54by the host Chile.
11:56Can they make it a third time successful?
11:59Colombia or Chile
12:01await in the final on Sunday
12:03in New Jersey
12:05for Lionel Messi and Argentina
12:07after they have comprehensively
12:09demolished Jürgen Klinsmann's United States
12:11here in Houston.
12:13Espiel Lavezzi and Messi
12:15setting a new
12:17Argentina record in the first half.
12:19And two from Gonzalo Higuain
12:21in the second half. It's finished here
12:23in Houston. An emphatic
12:25Argentina victory. Argentina
12:27winning by four goals
12:29to nil.
12:33Plenty of respect
12:35to Lionel Messi from the
12:37former German international. One of the greatest
12:39players of his time.
12:41Jürgen Klinsmann
12:45against
12:47probably the world's best.
12:49Either him or Cristiano
12:51Ronaldo. Three one
12:53can't pull the other.
12:55No doubt about it.
12:57Michael Bradley in the United States
12:59will teach us a lesson tonight.
13:03A lesson on how to keep possession.
13:05A lesson on how to finish
13:07emphatically.
13:09Smiles from Jürgen Klinsmann.
13:11He can have no complaints really.
13:13One or two
13:15perhaps dubious decisions
13:17but there was nothing dubious at all
13:19about any of the four goals
13:21for Argentina.
13:23Levesi sent them on their way
13:25with the early header created by
13:27Messi.
13:29Messi himself with international goal number 55
13:31with a superb free
13:33kick.
13:35And then Gonzalo Higuain with two
13:37more in the second half.