Messi nets his fastest goal in 2-0 win over Australia FMTNews FMTSports
Argentina’s Lionel Messi scores a goal past Australia’s Kye Rowles during their friendly match today.
Fans immediately got their money’s worth when Argentina won the ball in Australia’s half in the second minute and Enzo Fernandez found Messi, who sidestepped two defenders before beating the keeper with a curling shot from outside the box. “We always enjoy being with the national team,” Messi said. “It was complicated to play because of the heat and humidity, but beyond everything we continued with the same idea.”The Argentina captain has legions of supporters in China where football is popular and fans often look further afield for teams to follow given the poor state of the men’s national side.
Hundreds queued outside the hotel each day in the hope of catching a glimpse of Messi leaving for training.A sea of blue-and-white had greeted the teams as they stepped out onto the pitch with an overwhelming majority of the 68,000 capacity crowd sporting Argentina colours.
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