Netherlands 2-2 Argentina (3-4 Pens) | Louis van Gaal Post Match Interview
Netherlands 2-2 Argentina (3-4 Pens) | Louis van Gaal Post Match Interview Argentina clinched a dramatic 4-3 penalty shootout win over the Netherlands to set up a last-four clash with Croatia for a place in the World Cup final. Argentina looked like cantering into the semis after Nahuel Molina opened the scoring with his first goal for his country, before Lionel Messi added a second from the penalty spot with less than 20 minutes left to play. But substitute Wout Weghorst latched on to a delicious Steven Berghuis cross to head Netherlands back into the contest with their first effort on target, before poking home from a brilliantly worked free-kick in the 11th-minute of injury-time. Argentina substitute Lautaro Martinez rattled the post in the last minute of extra-time, but with the score level at 2-2, the quarter-final tie went to the dreaded spot-kicks. Emiliano Martinez saved the first two Netherlands penalties from Virgil van Dijk and Berghuis, giving the Dutch a mountain to climb, with Lautaro Martinez scoring the decisive spot-kick to ensure Argentina prevailed 4-3 in the shootout. Argentina looked the sharper and the hungrier of the two sides in the opening 45 minutes with Memphis Depay wasting the clearest chance for the Netherlands midway through the half, dragging his low effort wide. Messi barely looked up as he evaded three Dutch players before threading the ball through to Molina, who stretched to take a touch before sliding the ball past the onrushing Andries Noppert. The Netherlands made a double change at half-time, withdrawing a distraught Bergwijn and Martin de Roon and replacing the pair with Teun Koopmeiners and Berghuis. But the Dutch were unable to pick up their intensity levels, with Messi going close from a free-kick on the edge of the area, with his effort landing on the roof of the right-hand corner of the net. And with less than 20 minutes to go, it looked like they had seen off their opponents after a clumsy Denzel Dumfries challenge on Marcos Acuna saw Argentina awarded a penalty. Messi made no mistake from the spot as he sent Noppert completely the wrong way to casually slot the ball into the corner. But the Dutch were rewarded with a goal in the 83rd minute when Berghuis crossed from the right and his fellow substitute Weghorst headed the ball past Martinez's dive. The Argentinians held onto their lead until 11 minutes into stoppage time when Koopmeiners cleverly reversed a free-kick and found Weghorst free to put the ball past Martinez and draw his side level. Argentina were shell-shocked by the turnaround in the first period of extra-time but recovered their composure to pepper the Dutch goal with shots, Enzo Hernandez coming closest to scoring with a rasping effort that hit the post. The late surge gave Argentina the momentum going into the shootout, and Martinez added to it when he stopped spot-kicks from Van Dijk and Berghuis. [Article via Sky Sports] Join us as we celebrate all levels of football! ✔ SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcY-... ✔ SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS: https://linktr.ee/worldfc ✔ Join our Daily Prediction Game on Discord: / discord Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. If you own this footage, please consider not copyright striking. Send us an email directly to [email protected] and manual changes can be made. Thank you louis van gaal,van gaal,netherlands,argentina,netherlands vs argentina,netherlands v argentina,argentina vs netherlands,nederlands elftal,louis van gaal interview,argentina netherlands,netherlands argentina,netherland coach louis van gaal angry,netherlands vs argentina live,argentina vs netherlands 2022,lionel mess vs netherland coach louis van gaal,louis van gaal press conference,netherland vs argentina fight,argentina lineup vs netherlands 2022
