He took a touch from Angel Di Maria's pass across the face of the area and drove a low shot from 25 meters (yards) into the bottom corner in the 64th minute to beat the ever-reliant Guillermo Ochoa and give the Albiceleste the all-important lead.
The game was evenly poised until the man of the tournament stepped in to awe the spectators once again. Argentina was on the edge of the knife as they had to break the deadlock in order to progress to the knockouts. Then stepped up Lionel Messi as usual! He took a touch from Angel Di Maria's pass across the face of the area and drove a low shot from 25 meters (yards) into the bottom corner in the 64th minute to beat the ever-reliant Guillermo Ochoa and give the Albiceleste the all-important lead.