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00:00Diego Maradona's Argentina to take on the African champions Nigeria the
00:06African champions against the South American champions what is setting here
00:10and Argentine shirts replica shirts on all sides of the ground but there are
00:17plenty of supporters here from Nigeria John as you found out earlier today well
00:21in Boston there's about 5,000 supporters and I think they're all here but also
00:25there was a two or three plane loads coming over and everybody seems to come
00:28from all over the world well it's that sort of World Cup we've met people of
00:32many many nationalities not just competing teams but it's caught on over
00:37here in a way that some people didn't think it would but the crowds have been
00:42fantastic we all know the Americans love an event and there are some interesting
00:48faces in the stadium today Argentina blue and white stripes former world
00:54champions on two occasions playing from the right this is Redondo number five the
00:58midfield player this is a really tall stadium this one it reminds me of one or
01:03two of those in Argentina funnily enough high high steep sides to it
01:09and the Nigerians they're taken out by that first pass this is Khaneja to Batistou to Khaneja again number seven and they
01:20caught Shem up coming forward which Alan Hansen said he likes to do he's out of position now it's for
01:24Needy George for Nigeria on to Yakini and Argentina having to cover there at the back
01:29Ruggieri got a footy but they've given it away again number seven George Ruggieri up
01:35again and helped on by Balbo there in midfield now the lad who's just come into
01:42the side the left-back Emanilo getting a foot in for Nigeria and that's a free
01:46kick
01:49nervous the Nigerian boys early on do you think John I think so I think that if any of
01:53them said they wouldn't be nervous they'd be lying of course it's a very very big game
01:57arguably the biggest game that Nigeria's ever had but they'll settle down quickly
02:00second wind comes very quickly when you're out there now the Argentines are
02:05surrounding the referee Roberto Sensini has gone down they seem to feel that the
02:10Nigerian player who I think is number 11 here Amuniki they seem to think of you
02:14oh well John I think he did use his elbow didn't he or his arm anyway Maradona is
02:19standing close to the ball and as the coach looks on he's got support with him from
02:25Simeone who's number 14 here for Argentina they've sent Ruggieri up on the
02:29far side of the area Batistuta is jostling the position as well swung in by
02:33Maradona can Ruggieri come around the back and Nigeria there scrambling the ball
02:39away as it flew across the goal
02:45it's going to be a corner Batistuta was looking for his fourth goal of the
02:49tournament but the pinpoint accuracy of Maradona's left foot picking out Oscar
02:54Ruggieri far post the ball played along the six yard line look at this and
02:59somehow with Batistuta unable to get there Nigeria scrambled it away there's the
03:05corner and there's a foul off the line off the line the header the flags up now
03:13number seven Finiti George from Ruggieri had the header and it was away from the line by the
03:20defender great ball by Maradona that was very good off the line Maradona is the
03:28one to watch his service is incredible bending it into the keeper yes the coach
03:32Clemens Westerhoff John was asked about that before the game and he made it clear
03:36that they didn't intend to man mark Maradona just let the person whose space
03:40he's in pick him up so we'll see how that works out here's your Keeney for Nigeria
03:44oh and he's got the number 12 in here
03:51it's Siasia
03:55great tip what a good finish
04:00and Nigeria take the lead against Argentina and the stadium goes wild this is almost reminiscent of when
04:10Cameroon scored against the Argentines in the last World Cup it's Siasia
04:14latching on to a pass from your Keeney but how well he turned inside the
04:18defender and what about that for a slotted finish John first class finish this is
04:23exactly the start which Nigeria would we would have wanted
04:28well just look at the way they carved a hole that was one man appealing for well
04:32three men appealing for offside the flag stay down and Siasia the player who comes
04:38from Nantes in France 26 years old scores the opening goal here for Nigeria
04:43well that is guaranteed to bring something out of Argentina here's
04:57Redondo Maradona two very attacking sides there's going to be lots of goals
05:03Maradona goes down again
05:08the build-up to that goal involved
05:10Giacchini who's made his name really as a goal scorer but on that occasion he
05:15waited the past beautifully through the defense
05:19quickly taken to Battistuta
05:22Simeone
05:25now I just want to go back on that goal John you you they were appealing for
05:34offside my impression was it must have been mighty close still here's Maradona
05:38I'm not sure if it's because the ball was rolling when he played it
05:51well certainly the referee is not all yellow card shown it looks to number 15 Alisa
05:55he's actually got the wrong man
05:57it wasn't Alisa who committed the foul and that's what he's just saying there
06:01unless he's booked Alisa for not retreating 10 yards which is maybe why he ordered the kick
06:04to be retaken and we didn't hear the whistle
06:06no there it is it's Aguavan number two
06:07Aguavan on Kinesia yes you're right now then that's that's a
06:10at least they said it's not me and I think John Fashion who's right I think the referee has possibly booked the wrong player what is certain is the goal did not stand this is Maradona
06:20which is maybe why he ordered the kick to be retaken and we didn't hear the whistle no there
06:24it is heguovan on kinesia yes you're right now then that's that's a that's a different at least
06:30they says it's not me and i think john fashion who's right i think the referee has possibly
06:34booked the wrong player what is certain is the goal did not stand this is maradona
06:41the man who put it in the net batistuta was off behind the goal celebrating and the play
06:45had been pulled right back but here's number 14 amakachi for nigeria what a blistering start to
06:51this game through he goes again yakini oh that's great skill that's fantastic skill
07:01the big man's got so much close control especially for a striker
07:06very unlucky they're not really to score he works hard very tirelessly well i don't know when the
07:11first 15 minutes of a world cup match produced quite so much incident as this it could have been
07:17two nil nigeria there is last makes the save twice from yakini then maybe better student is going to
07:23have a shot well the angle might favor the right footer but how many have they got in the wall about
07:27seven i think plus two argentines it's in shooting range for the best to better stuster certainly is
07:39but here comes maradona on the dummy and this is batistuta oh and the goalie it's in
07:48can he check the goalie didn't hold it
07:56and the rebound tucked away and argentina are level that's a great shot i'm not sure whether it went
08:04through the wall i went by the side of the wall but the nigerian defense should have reacted a lot
08:08quicker here he is setting himself up maradona nice shot kept it low hit the target goes alongside the
08:14wall peter rufi down very quickly and there's nobody there to help him the first one there is the one
08:20another argentinian player
08:21one one
08:27and kaneja who was out for 13 months with a ban for drug use
08:32um a similar story to maradona's in many ways returns to the world cup scene
08:38and tucks away a rebound to make it one one here with 22 minutes gone
08:44again a similar goal to the other end lifted it over the top of the keeper with a little chip
08:51so the wild challenge oh there's more trouble down there now one of the argentines is remonstrating
08:56or two of them are with number 14 amokachi as you see that again that celebration there's all sorts
09:02going on down on the pitch players arguing the referee now has walked away from them
09:07it's high tempo stuff this john always going to be when you've got the south americans and the
09:13africans playing against each other
09:19so argentina won nigeria won here in the foxborough stadium in boston ruggieri for argentina
09:27and that's all finiti george crash oh and now maradona has gone down again and that's number 15
09:34he's already been booked olise
09:42i think both sides have got to be very careful they don't start getting all these niggly fouls
09:45because all it does is it detracts from the game the manager at maradona are fantastic
09:50kaneja as he seems to have cornered the marketing facial expressions uh in world cups here's redondo
09:57and the crew every time maradona gets the ball in it goes there's the header and brilliantly saved by
10:07rufi from number 19 balbo maradona
10:18referee has given argentina another free kick for a late challenge
10:27kinesia
10:30it's 2-1
10:34they left him so much room
10:37kinesia scores for argentina but really he was given the freedom of massachusetts there
10:45what were they thinking of in defense
10:48very sloppy there
10:50didn't see it egravan didn't see him at all but a great finish real striker's finish
10:57locked up bent it in goalkeeper's left hand side that's a really first class finish you'll be very
11:02pleased with that 28 minutes gone argentina two nigeria one and the right back went missing look at that space
11:11any other striking who would have lasted it just took his time and placed it we have got a game and a
11:18half here
11:21in group d in boston they've seen so much incident in the first half hour
11:27i don't know what egravan was doing the right back he dropped off completely
11:34she never left him in that position do you think as we see that lovely finish for which
11:39he's been rightly praised by your good self do you think that the africans is a little bit naive in
11:43defense well no i think that was just very good play they did very well they saw the opening and they
11:49attacked him exploited it here comes aminiki trying to get one back for for nigeria
12:02well they're pleased down there now they've come from one behind to lead 2-1
12:06entertainment an incident out there it's a fiery old game 2-1 to argentina they're on the attack again
12:14kinesia in the center who's on a hat-trick now of course here's maradona
12:20working a position through again oh and there's danger here oh and redondo came from midfield number
12:27five but couldn't control his finish linesman did have his flag up i don't know where the referee saw
12:34it but he was offside well i'm not sure where the offside was but um perhaps it's
12:40anyway we're seeing it from a different angle here and uh the shot
12:48not so far away was it they've also got to keep a close watch on kinesia haven't they he's
12:54scored a couple here's maradona again and there is a lot of movement about this argentine attack
12:59they've got a man running on the far side again here
13:01it's balbo but what the um what the linesman is doing john i think i can work out why you thought
13:12that last one the minute the ball goes past the goal he flags for a goal kick so quickly you're
13:16thinking his flag might be up for offside yeah that's right it actually looks like it
13:20this is not offside it's balbo coming in for argentina and the shot flies past the near post humid in boston
13:27i said it wasn't as hot as in the other venues but it's uh certainly not a comfortable oh yakini
13:33got amokachi to his left and amokachi elise
13:41oh good save looked as though the ball might have moved a bit in flight there that really was a good
13:48save because the balls are so light the ball is always going to swirl in the air this is why you've
13:52seen so many goalkeepers just parry the ball there's elise shot the ball mover you can see it going
13:57to the right then going to the keeper's left that's the problem they've had gripping action here in the world cup
14:04and at the end of it argentina lead nigeria by two goals to one both scored by claudio kinesia
14:1322 and 29 minutes maradona inspiring a comeback after nigeria had taken the lead in the ninth minute
14:21through samson siassia
14:25so at halftime the former world champions and the player that you just can't ignore very much in the
14:32picture kinesia also comes back from a long band with two goals and at halftime in boston it's argentina
14:40two nigeria one well saturday nights are made for enjoying yourself a remarkable first half there and
14:48we'll be looking at that in just a moment or two just before terry and alan do discuss it let me
14:52remind you of a sensational story that broke earlier this evening fifa have banned the island manager jack
14:57charlton from the touchline for their final group e-game against norway on tuesday it's for unsporting
15:02conduct during yesterday's defeat by mexico particularly for outbursts at match and fifa
15:06officials when substitute john aldridge was delayed in getting onto the pitch charlton and the irish fa have
15:12each been fined ten thousand pounds aldrich a lesser amount jack's ban is for the norway game
15:17only but he has no right of appeal this was jack's reaction talking to ray stubs
15:25jack your initial reaction to a touchline ban and a fine
15:30the initial reaction i've got a reaction because i haven't been informed yet
15:34all i've been told all i know is what you've told me and what journalists downstairs have told me
15:38i was in a supermarket mall with my wife this morning buying a few quid presents for her
15:43grandchildren and when i walked into the hotel everybody's up in arms about or wanting to know
15:49about something i don't know anything about i've not been informed by fifa yet
15:54i can't find any of the irish officials because they're all the way for it everybody's had a day
15:58off today and they're all the way to uh what do you call it disneyland and uh
16:03i'll have to wait to get back and find out exactly what it's all about i don't know
16:08thanks for joining us i know you're keenly waiting for information to know what's going on like to
16:11know well here's a reminder that that game on tuesday crucial for the irish it can be seen live
16:18on bbc television the program starts at 5 25 on bbc one and should we get any more on that story
16:25during the course of the evening we'll of course be giving it to you but for the moment we need to
16:30talk about this remarkable amazing first half good adjectives bob it really is remarkable i mean
16:37the way nigeria play you virtually guaranteed a great game of football they play so freely it's
16:42as though the attitude is it doesn't matter if opposition gets three we all get four that was
16:47once the brazil of 1970 had an attitude a bit like that i don't think they're quite as good as
16:52brazil in 1970 some of them certainly defensively i think there is a naivety which everyone's enjoying
16:57it's sort of fresh as alan's saying we'll go this and we'll go that and who's going to score i'm
17:02going to score they're going to score and uh and they're leaving lots of room for maradona who seems
17:07to be enjoying himself with the ball and uh diving all over the place which i think is a shame but i
17:12think batastuta and kanadji are causing them real problems and they've got their hands full with it
17:17they caused an upset though nigeria didn't they in the beginning i mean they took the lead and
17:21and the argentinians were pushing up and holding the line now if you do that it's imperative that
17:27you've got somebody in front of you that's going to cut off the supply and they just didn't have
17:31anybody in front so this is what happened this is what happened it's actually yukini gets the ball
17:39and he plays it through
17:43plays plays it through here there's a hint of offside but i think he might have just been on i think he's a
17:49a bit more than a hint really but uh yeah he has he's got through there and the goalkeeper what the
17:54what the hell well that's the latest it's the latest in many of this world cup it doesn't need
18:00to come off his line that that more or less proves it that's not even close really is it it's offside
18:07yeah it's offside but they play on there's two defenders get goal side their goals are correct
18:11the goal the defenders are there they've got enough time and enough space to do something about putting
18:16him off goalkeeper protects his goal and there's no problem but he actually volunteers say chip me
18:22and eric doesn't he doesn't disappoint it yeah the argentina really reacted very well to that in a
18:29way didn't they because there was there was even a disallowed goal and a bit of a bizarre booking
18:34to say the least we were wondering what the heck was going on by that time
18:38the faster move very well argentina like terry said the front two move very well uh but nigeria
18:44giving them so much time and space to play that it's really was easy for them to get back into
18:49the game and you can't do that against argentina terry you can't they've got a lot of good players
18:53in this team yeah there is a lot of good players so so a free kick brought them level that's right
18:58um from here you think maradona from this distance gonna he rolls it back for better stutu gets a lot
19:04of power goalkeepers should run better just rolls into the path of canadu and uh he just finishes it off
19:10but you see nobody's reacting to the goalkeeping mistake you know defensively nobody reacts
19:15canadu gets in first he reacts quickly he's in it's a bad mistake but the keeper he's anticipating
19:21there's only one player reacting to that that's right if he can react to it the defender can react
19:25to it and that's the disappointment and these are the the professional things really that can be added
19:30to their game and with the free spirit of their play that would make them such a much better team uh
19:35such a lot better team to you know so they have to learn clearly from from naivety like that yeah
19:42you don't want them to lose the the way they're playing and that the skill and a pace of which
19:47they're doing it on attack is quite wonderful but you can't be giving you know the these chances away
19:52to top professionals like this the first appearance of argentina was about batistuto with his three and
19:57maradona 33 yeah this is now about canidia a little bit tonight isn't it because he was another sort
20:03of a forgotten guy he played really well and obviously the second goal was terrific but from
20:08a nigerian point of view it's chaotic i think john matson said the fullback went missing or something
20:13yeah he was posted missing maradona quick free kick oceans of space he comes in looks up and the finish
20:20is clinical he bends in the top corner fabulous again it's quite right john there is there's nobody there
20:29he's got so much room in around the box it's just unheard of really and there he doesn't it doesn't
20:35miss i mean that is that is a wonderful finish just him he comes inside the ball so that he can actually
20:41hit the far post or if there was space he could have pulled it into the near post that's a great
20:47i've got one of the great statistics here being handed to me um this is the foul count 24 fouls by
20:53nigeria won by argentina 23 000 maradona that was there i was just going to say i think nigeria a
20:59little clumsy on half of them and maradona was he's not exactly he's not endearing himself the
21:05little man is he still because he doesn't need to you know he doesn't need to it's not in a position
21:10where actually someone says clamp yourself on him put him out of the game and stop the supply now that's
21:15the that's the one thing that they should be doing but you know we don't play that way you know we play
21:19against them four years ago eight years ago he was going to pass people for fun now he hasn't got
21:23the pace and he's looking for every time and they're naive enough to you know to charge into him yeah
21:29well he certainly showed his keen reaction at half time anyway earlier we saw highlights of the game
21:34played this afternoon in orlando between belgium and holland now the other group f match which took
21:38place at the same time but in new york saudi arabia versus morocco both looking for their first points
21:43the referees england's philip don gerald since that with the commentary morocco in the red
22:03chance now first serious shot of the game from hababi
22:09wow what's the referee given there and that's a penalty seven minutes gone and saudi arabia have
22:20the chance to take the lead from the spot as me and that's the first goal for saudi arabia al jubeir puts
22:30it in one corner as we goes the other way seven minutes gone sami al jubeir gives saudi arabia the lead
22:39forward by al hadrui onto the return looking for the chance to shoot free kick edge of the penalty
22:56area good run by al hadrui
22:58big wall good turn over aldea saw it all the way the wall was well formed
23:10daoudi shot through the gap and aldea saw it coming all the way turned it over well
23:15again looking for badger down the left side
23:28picked his round well alansi left sprawling badger can he set it up here yes
23:34shawoosh gets it this time and very good play by baja to allow shawoosh to bring morocco back on terms
23:46he'd almost done it a couple of minutes before and this is very good play by baja
23:52looks up looks up looks up bides his time beats another man delays and puts it on a plate
24:04looking cross but nobody there and just as well
24:12there we go again
24:15oh just over i think that was a barbie with the shot
24:22oh easy interception just two in the attack it could be enough good save
24:33and again
24:37shawoosh was a bit greedy there he had azuzi and badger available
24:42and maybe the first shot was justified but with the goalkeeper then on the ground
24:47pass was called for a second time around
24:57the moroccans are certainly the team with the pace but uh as we come to half time even they seem
25:03content to throw it down and be looking forward to the 15 minutes in the dressing room
25:08high humidity takes it out on the legs
25:17i mean
25:18for saudis
25:21terrible mistake by azmi and amin has got his second goal of the tournament and right on
25:27half time has put saudi arabia in front for the second time in the game
25:32whether that skidded off the turf it's difficult to say but azmi should certainly have saved it
25:40with plenty of time to see it just somehow seemed to bubble underneath it
25:44a couple of options aren't there
25:57oh it was a good effort off the bar i think the goalkeeper touched it onto the bar
26:03really acrobatic effort
26:23good first time effort and a good save
26:25substitute el grisi
26:33got some important goals during the qualifying competition and he must have felt he was on to
26:39another one there
26:40the ball just cleared the bar from barja
27:00he's had an unlucky afternoon he's played so well deserved a goal himself
27:05this was really no more than half a chance
27:11hooked it back over his shoulder over the oncoming keeper
27:15and unfortunately for him over the bar as well it was a good stretch it was
27:20it wasn't really even a quarter chance
27:26handball
27:29not given
27:29a chance for daoudi to make amends and very nearly did
27:37i have been
27:40a barbie offside
27:42he was fairly out there on his own
27:45that would have been very tough luck on daoudi
27:48a terrific win for saudi arabia they climb above holland on goals scored the dutch losing of course to
27:53belgium 1-0 in orlando a result which guarantees qualification for the belgians
27:59well let's uh nip over to boston to the foxborough stadium where john fashion who is waiting for
28:04us john tell us what you feel about the nigerians first half performance we're thinking they're
28:10desperately naive still in defense
28:13yes well we've got a bearing mind that this is nigeria's first time in the world cup
28:18this is certainly one of the most exciting games that we've seen during the tournament
28:22so yes certainly they're inexperienced but they will learn and just bearing in mind the score is only
28:27two one there's a second half to go i one thing is for sure there's going to be a lot of goals
28:32but yes certainly at the back things need to be tightened up you think there are going to be
28:36goals i mean are you saying they're going to be goals for argentina here or do you fancy
28:40nigeria to pull off a shot
28:42well bob nobody knows exactly where the goals are going to come from but we know that either
28:47argentina or nigeria are going to score there's going to be one or two more goals because it's
28:51so open both sides um argentina are a lot tighter at the back there so i don't think if there's going
28:57to be one or two goals that will be the most all right john thanks very much for joining us and
29:02we can see maradona behind you on the screen the teams are on the pitch let's rejoin john motson
29:06thanks very much bob thanks john and uh the teams are indeed lined up for the second half and uh
29:21therefore
29:25therefore argentina
29:26looks as though number 13 casirez was just passing a message over there to um one or two of
29:35his colleagues and um the situation regarding the nigerians is that obviously they've got to uh
29:46dig in here and try to avoid being overrun because argentina i thought in the first half played with
29:51such a lot of confidence but um here's the man from whom so much is expected and up to now
29:59fouled six times today uh maradona has delivered and he's back now on the edge of the center circle
30:05as argentina prepare to kick off nigeria rather to restart the game
30:21and uh just apologize to our viewers though we were looking at another picture than the one you
30:26were looking at but it's all been put right now we were actually looking at maradona
30:30so um nigeria then playing from right to left in the second half in all green anybody that's uh
30:36coming at half time will probably have realized by now that they're 2-1 down but uh
30:40only after quite storming first 45 minutes
30:44and i certainly think that the second half is going to be played with exactly the same pace
30:54for the first half looks like it doesn't it there's egg we've gone
31:11i'll leave for now it's uh number 11 and unique to take it
31:14a lot of jostling in there yakini
31:26i think the linesman they're offside but unlucky again
31:31you can really see any minute there's going to be a goal
31:35well yakini the top gold scorer in two african nations cups the top gold scorer in the qualifiers for
31:40nigeria and uh amuniki
31:4727 minutes gone in the second half in the foxborough stadium here come nigeria looking for an equalizer
31:52what a great bit of skill by adi pojo
31:55oh lost his head completely there and i think adi pojo knows that himself
32:00could have just bent the ball in on the grounds but yet again another hole
32:04yeah it's amuniki who puts it through
32:15yeah lost his head i'm not sure i can't even say that he actually got a bad bubble i thought first of
32:19all he got a
32:19um
32:25simeone plays in spain
32:29alice
32:31sencini made the tackle alice skipped past him beautifully this is jacquini
32:37great footwork by alice
32:39went past three players then maschini just caught the ball really yet again should have gone for the
32:44left the goalkeeper's left hand side at least if you shoot across the goal if you don't get
32:49the goal then there's always somebody else you see here he sets himself up here just caught the ball
32:54there going to the goalkeeper's right really it should have been going to the goalkeeper's left
32:58across the goal
33:01but nigeria's defense have got to keep their wits about them here they've been caught out on a free
33:05kick once already today maradona plays it short to redondo and gets it back
33:10back back inside again this is redondo and it's still redondo what a good save by peter rufi
33:20first class save pushed the ball away stayed up he didn't go to ground big goalkeeper made the
33:26the goal look small for the center forward
33:28good firm connection as well they saw the neighboring bench putting on an attacker and thought that they
33:40would respond anyway here's kinesia and he's responding at the other end they've got a spare
33:46man over on the far side and batistuta's coming up in the middle to meet the cross batistuta and the
33:51challenge on him just good enough and strong enough to prevent him from making contact with that cross
33:59very brave of him as well to put his head in there uche is a big strong man he could have just
34:03kicked his head off very brave number five for nigeria great clearance now here's
34:10here's jacquini and uh they haven't given up hope here nigeria just coming forward with about five
34:21minutes to go it's olisei oh he nearly went through the pack but as he did so he left a gap behind him
34:28and look at this it's kinesia with batistuta going down the middle and on this side casseres
34:34kinesia back again ah well that was a defender in an attacking position really wasn't it casseres
34:45yes it was what you didn't see was batistuta making a great run to give some space down the
34:49right hand side just unselfish run well it is a corner and uh again we have this slight uh
34:56delay all i know is it gets very confusing there you go i hope that's helped to clear it up i hope
35:02i'm confused it even more ameniki a last throw by nigeria oh yakini and his last at his feet very very
35:12close but wait for this kinesia's on the break at the other end batistuta to his right and look at
35:19kinesia batistuta for argentina
35:22end to end stuff you said it and there isn't a better way of putting it actually
35:34one end yakini within inches of scoring for nigeria and at the other end batistuta the opposite number
35:40nine fires over but was it a good save it was by peter rufai john that was that was definitely going to be
35:47a goal struck it so well but to be able to push a ball like that especially as i keep saying with
35:53these light balls push it around the post it's a hard thing to do both keepers both ends two good saves
35:59it's brought a great match to a tremendous climax we're in stoppage time any second now argentina
36:04have a corner they haven't sent too many men up for it it might be said
36:07backheel by redondo to maradona is there some magic here
36:16not today he tried it he tried a back kick there something a little bit fancy but it's nice to see
36:22the players want to go out there and express themselves there's only a few seconds to go as
36:26you've said they still want to do a few tricks which is nice for all the supporters and fans watching
36:30great passion from those fans too isn't there look at this it could be
36:34quayna's iris looking at these scenes
36:40the game really has been played at a heck of a pace anybody think it was the final well let's hope
36:45the finals is good after what we saw four years ago this game in every respect has lived up to
36:51expectations it's not over yet quite it's egg one for nigeria looking for a last chance
36:56and the catches in there away by henan diaz who's just come on
37:04whistles around the stadium from anxious south american supporters but uh here's
37:10a catcher for nigeria flags up for offside
37:13and the referee blows or does he the argentines are celebrating he's got his arm up they're asking
37:25him the fans are already greeting the victory but i think he's just given an offside decision john
37:31yes i think it is the linesman wasn't really very clear what he's doing i think the referee
37:35made his own decision but either way i think there's been a fantastic game nigeria will be very pleased and i
37:41think argentina will certainly be very relieved well there's no way of hearing a whistle from a
37:46referee in this stadium because there's so much noise from the crowd we'll just have to watch and
37:50see when he brings the match to a conclusion i wouldn't mind it going on for another half hour to
37:54be honest well they certainly look like they've got the legs to go on for another hour or so
37:59and we'll have some extra time in the knockout phase i've no doubt
38:03here's amacachi to adipoju there goes the tackle and a good one from her and diaz this is kinesia
38:11been playing now over two minutes of stoppage time on the watch of referee beau carlson of sweden
38:20kinesia slow to pick himself up here the victory looks secure for argentina
38:27who will now have six points and certain qualification it would seem nigeria by no means out of it they have
38:35still to play against greece this is maradona
38:42and again maradona and again that is stuta waiting in the middle oh he couldn't quite reach it
38:52well i'm glad the referee played that stoppage time john just to see that well who said maradona can't
38:57run past people when he wants to he can still do it as he just showed lovely neat one two there to get
39:02him in that position and he went straight for the the heart lovely cross yet again that could have
39:07been a goal so easily he's still got it in the legs and they've still got it in their hearts look at that
39:15enthusiasm for football if maradona wasn't as fit as everybody's saying well they're saying he's not
39:20fit he would certainly be puffing and breathing at the moment as you can see he doesn't look too tired
39:25i think you're puffing and breathing more than him john at the moment
39:30and over on the far side the nigerians battle to get the ball back and they're going to have to
39:34kick it forward pretty quickly here i would have thought he's played three and a half minutes over
39:38already
39:45i think the nigerian side will come up come off with their heads up high because they've done a fantastic job
39:49even though they've lost
39:53and maradona is still in there oh and the ricochet has taken it just wide the defender drove the ball
40:01on to the uh to the argentine players foot there look at maradona here instrumental in absolutely
40:10everything still one of the best players in the world and a huge roar goes up around the foxborough stadium in boston
40:20they've seen a match to remember here this afternoon in the united states and back home
40:27in the evening i'm sure it captivated many argentina winning again this time more narrowly two goals
40:36to one after being one down magic from maradona class from kinesia striking power as well from him
40:45but as john fashion who said nigeria contributing hugely to the occasion showing how far african football
40:53has come and by no means out of the world cup because of this defeat but so much to enjoy and to reflect
41:00on and a match play despite some early fouls generally in a good spirit and a final score
41:08in boston in a stadium which will celebrate for some minutes yet argentina two nigeria one
41:20so argentina with maximum points and they join belgium and brazil as the only teams guaranteed a place
41:25in the second round nigeria still second bulgaria meet greece in chicago tomorrow now terry the goals
41:32fizzled out a bit but uh yeah not the skills no the the second half was it fizzled out a little bit
41:38but there was some great stuff still to see we'd like to see nigeria go through because i think it's
41:43going to be good for the tournament and argentina showed some lovely stuff we had the front two players
41:48as john mentioned and also maradona's skills but for me number five redondo okay man we'll hold
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