well it's always a great pleasure to bring you matches from this venue there
your studio san marmese in bilbao i'm derek ray and sharing commentary with me as usual
is stuart robson and with the atmosphere really building up nicely we should be in
for a terrific contest it's argentina against brazil well derek when looking forward to this
game you can't help but notice there are some great matchups all over the pitch
particularly in those central areas whichever team wins more of those battles will win the game
the argentina first team emilio martinez is the goalkeeper angel di maria starts with lionel
messi in the wide midfield positions and leading the line lautaro martinez
the starting 11 for brazil edison is the goalkeeper
marquinhos plays alongside thiago silva in central defense
neymar starts with vinicius jr in the wide areas and the focal point in attack is gabrielle jesus
and they kick off here
good work to win the ball back high up the pitch frustration for those waiting in the middle
the taco completely mis-timed and you would expect a booking under the circumstances
well the referee not hanging about here he's decided to caution him stuart
and he's going to be under a lot of pressure now that was a poor challenge
montiel now with messi martinez pades
well just looking at everything and leonel messi's impressive repertoire stewart
it is considerable what do you think will be especially relevant this time around
well derek he's the perfect finisher he's got a great shot on him
his movement is excellent and in 1v1 situations you always expect him to score
casimiro neymar makes his way forward with purpose options around him fabinho
vinicius and here's artur fantastic work to thwart the danger
the high press was on and that's a fantastic tackle and he read it well defensively
martinez
denied by the bar back in play here well they're certainly getting closer
you just sense that the goal is coming they're playing so well at the moment
it has gone over the touchline for what will be a throw in
run it well
gabrielle jesus
well not hard to read that pass certainly allowing their opponents to come on to them
not a clear foul but the referee letting the play flow plenty of players waiting in the middle
and it crossed the touchline so a throw in here
what's amendy padedes locelso
messi
well really fine goalkeeping good diving stop
fired over by messi
and he takes on the shots and blocked for now gets in the way once more just the clearance that was
called for now that'll be a free kick no yellow card instead a firm warning from the official
and brazil come away with it
casimiro
is with vinicius junior
vinicius junior now just the tackle that was needed
bodies forward and the break looks on
well the chance looked to be on but found himself offside
just failing to hit the target with his pass and it'll be a throw-in
arter they just let his opponent glide by but the danger of hurting for now messi
can they nudge in front and he's missed the opportunity to net the opening goal
well it should be one nil derek you can see how frustrated he is with himself
well as you can see it's been really tight and neither side has taken enough risk going forward
hopefully that will change soon and then we might get some entertainment
vinicius jr
now will they be able to play it in behind the defense oh he's given us away inexplicably
really good timing stop to make sure the threat came to nothing
short corner taken
neymar and here's artur emerson vinicius
and denied by the keeper impressive well somehow the goalkeeper got to it
favoring the short one
leonel messi this might be ideal for the counter and he's made headway and still an opportunity
and at the second time it's a goal the keeper meanwhile looks to the heavens
well when you look at this again there's two things wrong defensively about this
first of all the goalkeeper should not be pairing it into a dangerous area
and the defenders have to be sharp to get to the knockdown it's not good defending all round
so they get the ball moving again can brazil come up with an answer here
martinez lionel messi crossed into the penalty area and dealt with that ball comfortably
a chance then for the respective managers to address their charges it is half time here
well no complaints as regards angel di maria and his performance so far how would you assess what
he's done stuart well i'm sure the manager will be delighted with him he'll have drilled it into
them to keep their foe plenty to consider based on what we've seen so far as the second half begins
here's los also
romero
oh he's giving us away
messi and he takes it away
thiago silva
well he's got plenty of space on the flank here
moving the ball nicely trying to carve out the equalizer it comes to absolutely nothing
opportunity in the wide area interception to snuff out the danger
gabriel jesus oh he looks threatening pulls it back
and the counter attackers on options available all hands on deck and blocked for now that is
how to put in a challenge he's been a bit unlucky to concede the corner
well he should score of course but that's a brilliant save
the corner courtesy of lionel messi attending to his defensive chores
setting off perhaps a little bit too much here
but offside is the verdict well it's a good finish but he was just offside
great decision by the assistant
and they will make the change now
fabinho
good technique displayed excellent challenge
options in the middle
and simple for the keeper to just come and collect
firmino they've won back possession
a terrific pass
well in some style edison prevents a goal
he's driven in the corner and he dealt with that ball played in rather well
di maria marcos acuna
and a in it's going to be
80s well from so far out it didn't appear to be the high percentage option close though stewart
well he did have options but that was a good effort in the end he wasn't too far away was he
well they've won the ball back quickly
timaria wonderful goalkeeping
good movement and that puts them in position well fantastic reflex action
15 minutes left for play
marquinhos
onto lodi wonderfully weighted pass
looking so they had attacking momentum but not so
good pressure to win the ball back high up the pitch and play holds it free kick given
lo celso
neymar on the attack in the closing phase roberto firmino might fancy this struggling to get it away
teammates available and blocked for now and this might not be the ideal situation for them
oh he's given the ball away five minutes left
well that's a really good authoritative tackle throw in here
substitution then let's see how it affects the match
oh managing to beat him crossing possibilities perfect tackle
di maria martinez and he's won the ball
neymar well let's see what they have in store for them on the break
firmino oh just narrowly off target
well they broke with such pace and intent fantastic move just couldn't quite cap it off
the referee blows for full time it ends at a victory for the home team
no complaints from the fans here well derek they didn't dominate the game by
any means today but overall they had the better of the chances and just about deserve their win
another spectacular contribution from angel di maria eye-catching stuff all round stuart
i wonder what you made of his performance yeah he deserved to score the winner today because he
was a real handful he's running off the ball and awareness of space were excellent very impressive