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00:00This is their line-up, and it's Leonardo Rodriguez of Atlanta who will join Simeone and Redondo to make up the gap in midfield.
00:12They've also lost Sensini in defence. Rodriguez comes in to replace him. Sensini has a pulled thigh muscle.
00:20Having finally gained a victory in the World Cup finals in what was their 18th attempt, it's no surprise that Bulgaria put out an unchanged side.
00:36This is the line-up which beat the Greeks. Siddikov, who came in then, having been only a substitute in the first match, keeps his place.
00:50Plenty of enthusiasm among the Argentine supporters. And before the match gets underway, I'm sure FIFA will be looking at that very closely.
01:04Argentina get the match underway, playing from right to left.
01:09Hernan Diaz, the new defender. Rodriguez, Redondo, and Simeone. In midfield.
01:26Considerable attacking talents of Balbo, Canigia, and Batistuta. First touch for Canigia.
01:35Here's Redondo.
01:39Temperature of just under 100 degrees Fahrenheit, although it's now 25 to 7 in the evening in Dallas.
01:5260% humidity.
01:55Bulgaria in their last match, temperatures were only 76 degrees.
02:01And the humidity a little less than tonight.
02:03The problem will be greater for them.
02:07Their problem is not quite as difficult as it was for the Germans.
02:16First free kick and the referee allowing Kivanov to do up his bootlace.
02:22Tregas with Redondo moving to his right.
02:36That is Stuta with the possible shot.
02:39Present line up behind him, number 9.
02:41Here is the shot.
02:46Redondo didn't have the opportunity to use that.
02:49Just hoofed away.
02:52First chance to see Rodriguez there, wasn't he?
02:54The free kicker.
02:55Another Argentinian with flowing locks that makes the idea a little bit harder than the very better.
03:00I mean, he's playing midfield with Simeone and, of course, Redondo.
03:04A difficult role for Rodriguez to take over the mental of Maradona.
03:08Here's Diaz who's going to take over that right flank attacking role.
03:13From Simeone who's got an injury at the moment, but he's missing this game.
03:22Chamot.
03:23Couldn't make it.
03:25Albo simply getting a foot in.
03:27Concees the throw.
03:32Maxence for anyone to move left, but they are one man short at the moment.
03:37Kostadinov.
03:42Sidekov.
03:44Still.
03:46Toichkov.
03:47Sidekov.
03:47Flag rightly stays down.
03:49Kostadinov is in the middle, but now he's offside.
03:53Linesmen got it right both times.
03:56As one should expect.
03:58Good decision to have regular linesmen here rather than referees who don't do the job that often.
04:07Sidekov was definitely onside.
04:09Kostadinov.
04:10The Greeks were virtually numb there.
04:13I think we'd have to beat Nigeria by nine goals to have an opportunity.
04:18Chamot.
04:22Kanija.
04:24And still well struck.
04:25Corner.
04:31He's an exciting player, Kanija.
04:36Certainly hit that well.
04:38Sharp bounce.
04:40They're only going to up the temper if they see a clear opportunity.
04:47Kostadinov is the furthest forward.
04:49A lot of curl.
04:50And one Hungarian confused the other.
04:55Offside.
04:57As we count.
05:03Jankov.
05:05He's somewhat confused Sidekov.
05:07He might have seen it the other way around.
05:10It's the man in the end who got the header.
05:13Just showed that little bit too soon.
05:15There to the penalty area.
05:17But it favours doesn't it.
05:18A right footer.
05:18So he seems to be wandering away now.
05:21Leading in somebody to curl it with his right foot over that wall perhaps.
05:23He's played in the end as Dajkov hits it with his left.
05:34Struck it very cleanly.
05:35But not on target.
05:39Enough to bring the Bulgarians to life in the crowd.
05:43After he gets a three-man wall back.
05:54Rodriguez sets it up.
05:56Mugieri places himself well.
05:58Good claim.
05:58Man with the toupee.
06:08But this group D could be D for Dalnes at the moment.
06:11No score in either match.
06:12Well out by Jankov.
06:29Well then in the Italian commentary box below me.
06:33One of their commentary team is reading one of their main sports newspapers.
06:38And I think that just about sums up the half.
06:40The players coming off the field to booze.
06:42They both need a point.
06:44They both made it perfectly clear.
06:46They're not going to exert themselves too much to get any more points.
06:50And if it stays like this.
06:52Argentina will top the group.
06:54And Bulgaria will qualify for the second stage.
06:56One of the worst 45 minutes.
07:00If not the worst 45 minutes of this World Cup so far.
07:04The comment that this is about just making sure.
07:07Not using too much effort.
07:09If they both qualify.
07:10It's very true.
07:11We might find out just what the absence of Maradona means to Argentina.
07:17When it reaches the knockout stage of the competition.
07:20Still very warm sunshine.
07:25And Argentina attack the goal to our right.
07:33If that's the right expression.
07:34Injured party is Ivanov.
07:43Redondo.
07:45That is Stuta.
07:46And Rodriguez.
07:49Redondo comes away.
07:53That is Stuta.
07:54Poised for the shot.
07:56And it's blocked.
07:56And it's blocked with 10 yards.
08:08Stutrino.
08:09Good running here by Storichkov.
08:11And a chance.
08:13And it's called.
08:13That's a fine goal by Storichkov.
08:19A really lovely run.
08:21A good 30 yards he ran down the middle to receive the ball.
08:25And Islas.
08:28Couldn't get there in time.
08:29The goal in the 16th minute of the second half.
08:35Had a really good goal.
08:37His third.
08:38The other two were from the penalty spot.
08:40A square back line.
08:41And he got through and finished well.
08:44So that's where he should be playing all the time.
08:46And in the last 10 minutes.
08:47They've stuck him down the middle.
08:49They put Balikov on the left hand side.
08:51And his pace and acceleration.
08:52It can be so devastating in those situations.
08:55A perfect little toe-ender.
08:57Under Islas.
08:59And for some unknown reason.
09:00Will Garib upset the apple cart?
09:07While they go.
09:08Which.
09:09May well ensure.
09:10The position of Bulgaria.
09:15And may change the.
09:17Order of.
09:18A qualifying tree.
09:21What those of us watching here would like.
09:24Is for it to lift.
09:26The Argentines.
09:27Into a reply.
09:29And Odessa you might feel that at home.
09:33Here's Jankov.
09:40Spikeria.
09:48Trevor will feel that they've done one.
09:49All the more reason to batten down hatches.
09:53They might feel that.
09:56So Hitchcock thought he was fouled.
09:57And his referee didn't.
09:59Here's Balbo.
10:00Bacchi Stuta.
10:09That's the throw.
10:11He goes in the first half.
10:17And if it stays the way it is at the moment.
10:20That would be Argentina 1.
10:22Nigeria 2.
10:23Bulgaria 3 in this group.
10:25Russia out.
10:25Quick kick.
10:27Ortega pulled back.
10:28And Svetanov.
10:31And Svetanov.
10:33Is among those who've been booked.
10:37And Bulgaria are down to 10 men.
10:43It was almost inevitable that somebody would get caught.
10:46We've had so many cards.
10:5066 minutes.
10:5267th minute of the match.
10:54And Bulgaria.
10:55Bulgaria will have to hang on to their advantage.
10:58Or.
11:00At least manage to get a jaw out of this match.
11:03With only 10 men.
11:06Meantime a substitution.
11:07Ramon Medina Bello has come on.
11:10For Argentina.
11:12Medina Bello plays his football in Japan.
11:19He's in the Japanese league.
11:21He's replaced Leonardo Rodriguez.
11:23And Svetanov.
11:30And Svetanov.
11:32Will miss.
11:33The next two games.
11:34Should Bulgaria go that far.
11:37That's been the ruling so far.
11:39Although two yellow cards is not the same as a.
11:42Instant dismissal for a bad foul.
11:44It remains to be seen whether FIFA.
11:47Maybe two.
11:48Or a one game suspension.
11:49Five Argentines in the box.
12:01And Diaz's shot is blocked.
12:04And here's Medina Bello.
12:07Handball against Kostadinov.
12:09Things looking rather different now for Bulgaria.
12:19Ortega takes it.
12:21Again plenty forward.
12:26Storichkov.
12:27Sometimes thought he doesn't give.
12:29Entire effort of his team.
12:30Whichever that is.
12:31He's certainly doing so in this one.
12:34He's played up and back.
12:36And his goal divides the two.
12:39Letchkov.
12:51Syrikov.
12:53Nobody's bothered to get on the end of a cross if it comes.
12:57Islas.
13:00Three back marking two.
13:02Five across the field.
13:03And now one up.
13:11Storichkov.
13:12Has come back in defense.
13:15Following Medina Bello everywhere he goes.
13:18As now.
13:26Does a good job.
13:27Medina Bello.
13:30Yankov.
13:31I'll take it.
13:35Medina Bello.
13:39That's rather curious, Trevor.
13:43Alfio Basile
13:47in the field of the first place.
13:49He's got a great job.
13:51And he's got a great job.
13:53He's got a great job.
13:55He's got a great job.
13:57He's got a great job.
13:59Alfio Basile
14:01in talking about how football had become
14:03more defensive said that maybe it's
14:05time we should have only ten men
14:07in the outfield. He's now
14:09playing against ten men.
14:11Tiga does well here.
14:13He's just dropped that a little bit
14:15deeper. Stricter adoption
14:17of the rules has definitely helped the
14:19flow of the games and the competition generally.
14:21I think most referees have done extremely
14:23well and I would say he's
14:25more the isolated
14:27case of an official that hasn't quite
14:29made the right sort of judgment.
14:33It's Ortega. So it's got now
14:35in the left back position.
14:37Medina Bello.
14:39Back to him.
14:41Two came to him.
14:45Rather flashed at the shot.
14:49And
14:51different trouble.
14:53Mikhailov
14:55Look at the little dink over from Simeone
14:57now playing further forward.
14:59He's got good ability.
15:01I have to say, I think he just ducked
15:03out of the challenge that was coming in and didn't follow
15:05through with the shot.
15:07Hasn't made many of those penetrating
15:11forward runs as he jumped
15:13to. He's suddenly now starting
15:15to go forward.
15:19Four weight for the cross.
15:23Balbo.
15:25Knocks it down and it's brought out well
15:27by Yankov.
15:29Storichkov didn't expect to get it. Balbo.
15:31An offside given against Diaz.
15:33The flag is up.
15:35Doesn't count.
15:41Balbo complains to
15:43the linesman on this side who's from
15:45Finland.
15:47Tepio Uli Koro.
15:49And a yellow card
15:51for the complaint
15:53of Betis Stuta.
16:01And it's already
16:03an out-of-the-cook.
16:05Tepio Uli Koro.
16:07Tepio Uli Koro.
16:09Tepio Uli Koro.
16:11Tepio Uli Koro.
16:13Clearly chest.
16:15That is Stuta. Presumably we're still
16:17complaining about that incident.
16:21And now the offside.
16:23Which I have to say,
16:25we can't possibly judge from that recap.
16:27Stoichkov pushed down off the ball, referee tells both Stoichkov and Diaz to get up, Balikov
16:40takes advantage, goes through two, goes for the shot, which brings a spectacular save
16:46from Luis Islas.
16:51Bodimirov had got forward hoping for a cross.
16:57It was a wonderful skill, I mean, we see the final shot there, which from that angle Islas
17:03pushes over a bit spectacularly, but it was the drag back early on, and then the way he
17:08just drifted past the second tackle, I mean, he has got terrific balance and has been an
17:14outstanding talent during this World Cup.
17:24Argentina bring it out, again it's Redondo.
17:28Ortega.
17:32Medina Bello made the first run.
17:39Redondo.
17:44Mathis Tutor is in the van of this attack, here he is, taken off his toe by Kidiakov, not
17:50away yet, Jamont who went in for the challenge, but you can see what might be in the second
17:58stage.
17:59Oh, they have, I mean, stepped up a gear, but credit to the Bulgarians, they've got numbers
18:04back, just got the toe-ender.
18:05Kidiakov's done well, isn't he?
18:06I don't see many blond-haired Bulgarians, but with the number of yellow cards they've got
18:11today in the red card, of course, he'll be an important defender, I would have thought
18:13in the match against Romanian.
18:15And then suddenly, Stoichkov, in the 61st minute, broke away to score for Bulgaria, and that
18:25enlivened proceedings, the Argentines further helped by the dismissal of Svetanov.
18:30And they nearly get in, yes they do, Silico, gets a second.
18:40And Islas is a bemused man, header, on the near post, the second I thought it was going
18:47to go wide, but it didn't, it found the corner, 2-0.
18:53Well, that is amazing, a free header at the near post there, of course, and it's, strangely
19:02enough, I mean, you know, 2-0 now, come to a win, and you suddenly have to start scurrying
19:07for the goal differences, because I think you'll find they're all plus 4 now.
19:12But of course, Argentina, having scored 6, Bulgaria 6, and Nigeria, they're probably,
19:23only got 5, but because they would look then, I would have thought at the result of the
19:29match between these two sides, so could Bulgaria suddenly go to the top of the table?
19:35Redondo, that's the man who shot, just went past the far post.
19:43Who would have believed it?
19:50Plenty of Bulgarian flags being waved now.
19:56And right to the end of these matches in the opening phase, there are surprises.
20:05This one ends with a 2-0 victory for Bulgaria in the match in which the referee showed so
20:15many yellow cards, and in which Bulgaria, having come for the point, finish up with 3 by 2 to
20:24nothing, Storichkov and Syrikov.
20:28For the surprises.
20:30And there, Balakov definitely deserves to be through to the next phase.
20:35Syrikov, the three header is the tallest of the Bulgarians, and what will that do for their confidence,
20:41and what will that knockback do for Argentina?
20:44Well, that remains to be seen.
20:45You were right, Bob Wilson, it wasn't much better second half.
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