cheap replica football shirts Even taking into account Ecuador’s rather porous defence, that was exactly what he did at the weekend. The Tricolor received an early warning when Messi found himself clean through against Hernan Galindez, but for once his radar failed him and a chance you would expect him to convert with ease instead bounced off the goalkeeper’s left-hand post and out of danger.
It proved only a temporary respite. With 40 minutes on the clock the No.10 picked out Nicolas Gonzalez with a stunning pass behind Ecuador’s defence and, when the forward was chopped down by the onrushing Galindez, he repeated the feat by playing in De Paul, who was left with the simplest of finishes.
Then, late in the second half, and with Ecuador threatening to fight back, a dainty flick of that magical left foot set Lautaro Martinez free to effectively end the game as a contest.
Even so, there was still time for the grand finale: after cheap football kits VAR overturned Wilton Sampaio’s penalty call and gave Argentina a free-kick on the edge of the area, Messi dispatched his effort as if it were a spot-kick and gave Galindez no chance between the posts, leaving coach Lionel Scaloni and anyone else who happened to be watching in awe of his outrageous talents.