#399
Friendlies2012-06-09 · 15:00:00
3-4
Brazil
Argentina
HT 2–1
MetLife Stadium · East Rutherford · 81,994 spectatorsRef: Jair Marrufo
3Goals
Hat-trick
“In a wild seven-goal friendly against Brazil at MetLife Stadium, Messi delivered one of his most spectacular international performances. He completed a hat-trick with a stunning long-range winner, turning a showcase exhibition into a statement of his ability to single-handedly decide classics against Argentina’s greatest rivals.”
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Brazil
KO
Argentina12
Fernando Gago
12
Fernando Gago
23
Rômulo1–0
Rômulo
1–0
23
31
Lionel Messi1–1
31
Lionel Messi
1–1
34
Lionel Messi1–2
34
Lionel Messi
1–2
38
Rafael
Rafael
38
HT1–2
49
Gonzalo Higuaín
49
Gonzalo Higuaín
56
Oscar2–2
Oscar
2–2
56
59
▲Giuliano
▼Oscar
Javier Mascherano
▲Giuliano
▼Oscar
59
Javier Mascherano
61
▲Pablo Guiñazú
▼José Sosa
61
▲Pablo Guiñazú
▼José Sosa
67
▲Alexandre Pato
▼Leandro Damião
▲Alexandre Pato
▼Leandro Damião
67
72
Hulk3–2
Hulk
3–2
72
74
▲Casemiro
▼Rômulo
▲Sergio Agüero
▼Ángel Di María
▲Casemiro
▼Rômulo
74
▲Sergio Agüero
▼Ángel Di María
76
Fernández F.3–3
76
Fernández F.
3–3
79
▲Danilo
▼Rafael
▲Danilo
▼Rafael
79
82
Casemiro
Casemiro
82
83
▲Lucas Leiva
▼Hulk
▲Lucas Leiva
▼Hulk
83
85
Lionel Messi3–4
85
Lionel Messi
3–4
88
▲E. Lavezzi
▼Gonzalo Higuaín
▲Hugo Campagnaro
▼Clemente Rodríguez
88
▲E. Lavezzi
▼Gonzalo Higuaín
▲Hugo Campagnaro
▼Clemente Rodríguez
90
Marcelo
E. Lavezzi
Marcelo
90
E. Lavezzi
FT3–4
Match Moments
KO
31
Goal
Messi equalizes at 1-1, bursting into the box and finishing clinically with his left foot after a quick Argentina move. The strike settles Argentina and swings momentum away from Brazil.
34
Goal
Just minutes later, Messi makes it 2-1 with a trademark surge and precise left-foot finish, punishing Brazil’s disorganized back line. His second goal in quick succession completely flips the match on its head.
HT1–2
85
Goal
At 3-3 late on, Messi completes his hat-trick with a stunning solo run and long-range left-foot strike from outside the box to win it 4-3. The goal, hit with power and curve into the top corner, seals a dramatic victory for Argentina.
FT3–4
Milestones
25Argentina goals
A quarter-century of goals for his country marked the point where he shifted from prodigy to the undisputed focal point of Argentina’s attack. From here on, every international strike would feel like it was rewriting national records in real time.
400goal contributions
Four hundred direct goal contributions is the kind of number most great forwards never see in an entire career, and he hit it barely after clearing 300. At this pace, every extra hundred started to feel less like a milestone and more like a new standard for what an elite playmaker-scorer could be.
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