Memorable
#974
Friendlies2022-06-05 · 20:00:00
0-5
Estonia
Argentina
HT 2–0
Estadio El Sadar · Pamplona · 18,332 spectatorsRef: Urs Schnyder
5Goals
9.8Rating
MOTMHat-trick
“In a low-stakes friendly in Pamplona, Messi turned Estonia into the backdrop for one of his most ruthless goal-scoring displays, hitting five times to dominate the match entirely on his own. Beyond the scoreline, it felt like a statement from the newly crowned Copa América champion and soon-to-be World Cup winner that he could still summon a vintage, record-breaking performance whenever he wished.”
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Estonia
KO
Argentina8
Lionel Messi0–1P
8
Lionel Messi
0–1P
45
Lionel Messi0–2
Papu Gómez
45
Lionel Messi
0–2
Papu Gómez
HT0–2
46
▲Henri Anier
▼Sergei Zenjov
▲Henri Anier
▼Sergei Zenjov
46
47
Lionel Messi0–3
Nahuel Molina
47
Lionel Messi
0–3
Nahuel Molina
62
▲Paulo Dybala
▼Joaquín Correa
▲Marcos Senesi
▼Lisandro Martínez
▲Exequiel Palacios
▼Rodrigo De Paul
62
▲Paulo Dybala
▼Joaquín Correa
▲Marcos Senesi
▼Lisandro Martínez
▲Exequiel Palacios
▼Rodrigo De Paul
63
▲Konstantin Vassiljev
▼Martin Miller
▲Vlasiy Sinyavskiy
▼Mattias Käit
▲Märten Kuusk
▼Henrik Purg
▲Konstantin Vassiljev
▼Martin Miller
▲Vlasiy Sinyavskiy
▼Mattias Käit
▲Märten Kuusk
▼Henrik Purg
63
66
▲Juan Foyth
▼Alexis Mac Allister
66
▲Juan Foyth
▼Alexis Mac Allister
69
▲Ken Kallaste
▼Artur Pikk
▲Ken Kallaste
▼Artur Pikk
69
71
Lionel Messi0–4
71
Lionel Messi
0–4
73
▲Nicolás González
▼Marcos Acuña
73
▲Nicolás González
▼Marcos Acuña
74
▲Gonzalo Montiel
▼Nahuel Molina
74
▲Gonzalo Montiel
▼Nahuel Molina
76
Lionel Messi0–5
76
Lionel Messi
0–5
83
▲Robert Kirss
▼Erik Sorga
▲Robert Kirss
▼Erik Sorga
83
FT0–5
Match Moments
KO
4
Shot
Messi wins an attacking free kick early on, setting the tone as Estonia are forced into a foul to stop him in advanced territory.
5
Shot
Messi unleashes a left‑footed shot from outside the box that is blocked by the Estonian defense.
8
Penalty Goal
Messi calmly slots a penalty with his left foot into the bottom right corner, opening the scoring for Argentina.
11
Shot
From outside the box, Messi’s left‑footed effort is blocked after a layoff from Joaquín Correa.
37
Shot
Messi threads a through ball toward Joaquín Correa, but the chance is cut short as Correa is flagged offside.
38
Near Miss
Messi’s left‑footed shot from outside the box whistles just wide to the left after being set up by Rodrigo De Paul.
42
Shot
Messi attempts another piercing through ball, this time toward Marcos Acuña, but the attack is halted for offside.
44
Assist
Messi delivers a cross that finds Marcos Acuña in the box, whose header goes just wide of the right post.
45
Goal
Cutting in from the right side of the box, Messi lashes a left‑footed shot into the top left corner after a pass from Papu Gómez to double Argentina’s lead.
45
Near Miss
From a direct free kick, Messi’s left‑footed strike from outside the box flies narrowly over, just missing the top left corner.
HT0–2
47
Goal
Messi times his run to meet Nahuel Molina’s cross and steers a left‑footed volley from the center of the box into the bottom left corner for his hat‑trick.
52
Assist
Messi spots Rodrigo De Paul’s run and lays the ball off, but De Paul’s right‑footed shot from the right side of the box drifts wide to the left.
69
Shot
Messi looks to break the line onto a through ball from Papu Gómez, yet the move is stopped as he is ruled offside.
71
Goal
Messi pounces in the center of the box and finishes with his right foot into the bottom right corner, making it 4–0.
75
Assist
Messi slides a precise through ball to Nicolás González, whose close‑range right‑footed effort is saved by Igonen in the center of the goal.
76
Goal
From the center of the box, Messi lashes a left‑footed volley past the keeper into the middle of the net to score his fifth of the night.
89
Shot
Late on, Messi finds space in the center of the box for another left‑footed attempt, but his shot is blocked after combining with Papu Gómez.
FT0–5
Milestones
5goals in one game
Five goals in a single match is a once-in-a-generation eruption of scoring; doing it more than once turns an outlier feat into part of the normal expectation around him.
1100goal contributions
Eleven hundred career goals and assists pushes his tally into a stratosphere few can even imagine, adding another hundred contributions after 1,000 as if that barrier never existed. It’s a number that turns what should be a once-in-a-lifetime peak into his new normal.
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