Messi missed Argentina’s opener but penalty king Emiliano Martinez saved Argentina’s blushes, stopping Ecuador twice to see his side progress to the last four.
Every time Messi floated wide to try to get on the ball in space, Ecuador closed down with multiple defenders.
Lisando Martinez, unmarked at the far post, calmly headed the ball into the net to score his first goal for Argentina.
Through the first 30 minutes, Ecuador had fairly good control of the game.
On the ball, Ecuador was pushing quickly up the field, especially through the left side and Jeremy Sarmiento.
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