Messi named ‘Man of the Match’

By Park Sae-jin Posted : July 2, 2014, 16:47 Updated : July 2, 2014, 16:47

 

Argentina's Lionel Messi was named the “Man of the Match” for recording an assist to help his side earn a 1-0 victory over Switzerland in their Round of 16 game at the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo on Tuesday (local time).

Midfielder Angel di Maria scored his team’s only and winning goal with an assist from forward and captain Messi during the second half of extra-time.

Argentina moved on to the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil.

After his side’s 1-0 victory over Switzerland, Messi said: “As for the goal, my first thought was to go for it myself, but then I saw Di Maria appear and I decided to play him in. Fortunately, he was able to put it away. That’s football and today luck was on our side. We have to make the most of it and keep on going,” according to FIFA’s official website.“

“The main thing is that we’re through. We knew it wasn’t going to be easy. Time was going by and we didn’t want to go to penalties. We wanted to win the game,” he said.
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