The little genius delivered in emphatic style with this
incredible strike in his side's opening group game clash this morning.
The pressure is on for Lionel Messi to live up to his
super-star status in this World Cup.
Messi had suffered a frustrating evening as Bosnia worked
hard to close him down whenever he got the ball.
But the Barcelona ace finally wriggled free in the 65th
minute when he came deep into the inside right channel.
He exchanged passes with team mate Gonzalo Higuain before
dropping his shoulder to ease away from two Bosnia players and then, with the
aid of a small deflection off Mensur Mujdza, steered the ball against Asmir
Begovic's right-hand post.
The ball pinged across goal and finally crossed the line off
the inside of the other upright.
The stunning strike, Argentina's second goal in a 2-1
victory, sends an warning message to Argentina's rivals in Brazil.
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