The Argentine fans who broke out in a cold sweat saw the missed opportunity, and the regretful Cisse all took a breath of cool air.

Although Cisse had landed in Europe's top flight a decade earlier, he joined Liverpool in '04 for £14 million, where he won the UEFA Champions League, FA Cup and UEFA Super Cup with Liverpool FC. However, due to injuries and too monolithic technical and tactical reasons, Cisse was unable to secure a main position at a top club like Liverpool, and could only join Marseille in Ligue 1 on loan two seasons later.

So Cisse, who has now moved to Marseille club, has not received the attention that the Argentine lads deserve, and most of their eyes are locked on Kalou in defence, and they forget about the veteran.

Fortunately, the ball that slid out of the goal was a wake-up call for the Argentine boys, and they did not dare to leave anything to chance under Zabaleta's command and shouts.

The rest of the game was much simpler, as Argentina, who had tasted the sweetness, were bent on taking the route of leading the striker in the midfield, relying on Riquelme's superb individual ability and Santiago's unbridled imagination, they almost managed to see the Ivory Coast midfield as if there was nothing.

In the 27th minute, Saint-Thiago leaned on a defender and passed straight to Messi, who fired a powerful shot over the crossbar from 16 yards out, giving Saint-Thiago an apologetic smile in return. The Argentines came back a few minutes later, Riquelme's through ball was blocked down the left, and Sergio Aguero followed up with a shot that lacked power and was confiscated by Ivory Coast goalkeeper Okaya. After two unsuccessful attacks in a row, Santiago's movement in the midfield gradually slowed down, and although the fast-paced attack was very threatening and conducive to his performance, his physical strength was always his shortcoming.

It seems that the poison of alcohol to the body is still one of the important factors that limit one's play now! In addition, the Ivorian players are good at physical confrontation, and in the first 30 minutes, they gave Santhiago a huge physical exertion.

Fortunately, on the other side, Riquelme also deliberately controlled the rhythm of the game, so that San Tiago could breathe a sigh of relief. However, for such a situation, Messi in the front court is very dissatisfied, he is affectionately called a little flea by Barcelona fans, he is good at winning in motion, it is conceivable that such a slow speed really makes him feel uncomfortable.

So after the next time he got the ball, he didn't care that his overall front had not moved forward, so he immediately started with the ball, seeing this scene Riquelme frowned and did not speak, and Saint-Tiago on the other side was also quite helpless. Messi's individual ability is indeed strong, but it is impossible to single out the overall defense of Ivory Coast. Santhiago knows very well that Messi and Riquelme are two absolute prodigies, and they were originally considered a match made in heaven, because one has speed and the other has ideas; One can pass through, the other can pass the ball; One is good at winning in motion, and the other is good at static braking.

But in fact, there is no tacit understanding and feeling between the two geniuses, which can be seen from the first few friendly matches. Riquelme's arrival broke the link between Messi and Aguero, and also plunged the Argentine forward into a dead sea silence to a certain extent.

This point is not only himself, Santiago believes that coach Batista is absolutely clear, but helplessly for this national Olympic team, Riquelme and Messi are like left and right hands, and even exaggerated to say that Riquelme is the brain, Messi is indispensable limbs, which also makes Batista struggle to find a balance between the two.

But how easy is that? Fortunately, the emergence of Santhiago has temporarily solved this problem, and now Santiago is like a lubricant between the two, the nervous system, from Riquelme's advancement, to Santiago's fast passing, to Messi, Aguero's one-shot killing, forming a virtuous circle. So once Santiago disappears a little, the problem will be exposed again.

Sure enough, the little flea Messi was intercepted after passing two Ivory Coast players in a row, and the Ivory Coast team's sudden central defender has been responsible for guarding the enemy center, and if necessary, he can also move forward to the midfield to receive the pass from his teammates, organize the attack, and strengthen the midfield attack, but the attack must be quickly returned to the end of the attack.

And at this moment, in the interval when he found the opportunity to take advantage of Messi's ventilation while observing the path of one step, Diarrasuba, who has a lot of experience, immediately rushed forward, relying on his strong body and fierce tackle to break the ball, and immediately launched a counterattack. The Ivorian full-backs burst on the ball before Zabaleta could intercept it, but the only misfortune was that Chelsea winger Kalou missed the ball in the six-yard box.

"Cheer up and keep the rhythm! Take the situation into your own hands! What are you doing!? Coach Batista, who had been squinting until now, jumped to his feet after the ball flew out of bounds, rushed to the sideline and yelled mercilessly at his disciples.

With a keen sense of smell and a wealth of experience, he smells ominous, and he knows that something is wrong with the team! And when the first half is about to end, no matter what, it is better to stabilize the rhythm and stick to him than to have the team return to the locker room with a score of one goal behind!

Batista's well-timed play a very positive role, and it happened that after nearly ten minutes of respite, Santhiago also regained a lot of strength and returned to the game.

In the 38th minute, Cisse burst into the left side of the penalty area and returned the pass, and Kalou's shot from eight yards was blocked by Argentine goalkeeper Ustari, and the offside Yaao shot into the net was disallowed. In the 39th minute, Riquelme, who received a kick from goalkeeper Ustari, fired a powerful shot from 23 yards that was confiscated by Okaya, and the game seemed to be entering a back-and-forth battle.

Of course, that's not what Santhiago wants to see, he needs more performances to prove himself, and at this point, when the clock breaks the 40-minute mark and the nerves of both players are a little relaxed, it is the perfect time for him.

In the 44th minute, Argentina's left wing-back Montson took the throw-in, and the defender Gago unloaded the ball and knocked his heel to Riquelme, and the continuous passes made the Ivorian players a little embarrassed, and they rushed towards Riquelme desperately, trying to finish the strangulation on the flank of the midfield. Unfortunately, this time they were not able to do so, Riquelme swayed left and right in the crowd, like a gorgeous tango, much to the Ivorian people's helplessness.

And just when Messi thought that this opportunity was about to be lost with Riquelme's performance, the natural artist pushed the inside of his right foot with great spirituality and sent the ball to the feet of San Tiago, who was facing him.

"Don't you think about !!"

Although he didn't know what the French meant in the mouth of the Ivorian midfielder Ngosan, who was behind him, San Tiago could guess a few points, and he answered with his actions. At the moment of receiving the ball, Santhiago unexpectedly picked the ball to the right with his left foot, then turned left and split the ball, leaving Ngosan behind him and diving into the box!

"It's incredible! What a gorgeous performance, it's hard to imagine, it's a move that a player who hasn't been able to play at the top level for almost a year can make! Ivory Coast midfielder Ngosan is completely tricked! ”

"I seem to have seen this wonderful action somewhere! By the way, March 2, 2002, St. James' Park! In Newcastle's home game against Arsenal, Bergkamp, the ice prince in the same position, who also leaned on the defender with his back to receive Pire's pass, also made such a passing move! The whole movement is as elegant and coherent as it is now, in one go, and it is ingenious! ”

"And it still has a resounding name, Bergkamp turned !!"

At the moment of completing the breakthrough, the stands resounded with overwhelming shouts and applause, and even many TV commentators were disturbed! But that's not all! After getting rid of Ngosan, the front of Santhiago can be described as a smooth road, Ivorian goalkeeper Okaia can only get up and rush towards his left flank, at the same time another Ivorian central defender also rushed up, but there is anxiety and helplessness in his eyes.

Everyone knows that San Tiago is going to shoot, and in this position, it is an absolute opportunity to hit the goal directly!

However, Santhiago did not think so, and after fully mobilizing the enemy, he made a cold straight kick, and the ball was like a precise scalpel that cut through the already broken defense of the Ivorian Coast, and Messi took the ball!!

At twelve yards, there was no one here to stop him! The little flea calmly pushed the near corner of the goal, and the goalkeeper Okaya, who had turned the tide countless times, was finally powerless!