WORLD CUP:Messi scores as Argentina scrape 2-1 victory over Bosnia

16 Jun 2014 01:55:00
Lionel Messi shook the
monkey off his back with his
first World Cup goal in eight
years as Argentina defeated
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-1
as World Cup football returned to the
Maracana in Rio on Sunday night.
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Bosnia's first appearance in a major
tournament got off to the worst possible start
when Sead Kolasinac deflected the ball into
his own net in the third minute - the fastest-
ever World Cup own goal - but Argentina,
odds-on favourites to top a group that also
contains Nigeria and Iran, struggled to
impose themselves for long periods.
Messi had been virtually anonymous but, in
the 65th minute, he brought the stadium alive
as he exchanged passes with Gonzalo
Higuain before exploding past three
defenders and then driving the ball in low off
a post.
Bosnia looked down and out but pulled one
back through Vedad Ibisevic to set up a
nervous final few minutes for Argentina.
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