ARGENTINA v. MEXICO, 3-0!!!!!!!!!!! It was SUCH a great game. Both sides played well, but Argentina clearly was superior...Mexico just couldn't get through them and just could not block any of the Argentina passes. Actually, it was kinda weird, because Mexico just couldn't score either....their first attempt bounced off the left goal-post, and it was like HOW did that not go in??? And then Nery Castillo did this beautiful kick that went over Abbondanzieri's arms, BUT then the ball LITERALLY rolled along the entire SIDE of the top bar and went out!!! It was really bizarre, and Castillo was MAD. Like almost-ripping-out-his-hair mad. Castillo is a great player though, and has been cutting through defenses like they weren't even there. I'm almost surprised that he didn't manage to get through Argentina's defense, but then again, Argentina has a such a ridiculously good defense that Abbondanzieri didn't really have to do that much during the game.

Argentina had SUCH beautiful goals though. The first one was a free kick taken by Riquelme that went wide and at first I was like "oh crap", but Sanchez dove for the ball anyways, which took him out of the box and let Heinze do this awkward little thing with his left foot that got the ball in!!! And the last goal was a penalty kick taken by Riquelme for a foul on Tevez that was just gorgeous overall. But my favorite goal was the SECOND one, scored by LIONEL MESSI!!!!! man, I LOVE that kid. Riquelme, once again, (Riquelme was definitely the key player of the night) fed the ball to Messi, who was being guarded REALLY closely by two Mexican defenders..and then Messi shoots PAST those two defenders and gets it IN the goal!!! Messi is such a small player though, that I always get worried that he's gonna get flattened by the defenders. In fact, there was one point in the game where Rafael Marquez fell on TOP of Messi and it was such a tangle that Messi ended up being completely flattened under three Mexican defenders hahaha. I do like Marquez, however. He's a great defender, and by watching the way he treats players on the pitch, it seems like he has really great character as well. A lot of players can get aggressive towards each other during games, but Marquez always helps people up and stuff, even if they're from opposing teams. I almost went crazy trying not to jump out of my chair and cheer, since uh, I was sitting in a bar full of Mexican fans. I did clap, though. The two Mexican bartenders were glaring at me like the entire second half haha.

But oh man, it was such a great game....I wish I was in Boston watching it so that I could freak out with Jay and Simon over how awesome the players are hahaha. I can't wait for the Copa America final on Sunday! It will be Argentina v. Brazil. It will be a hard game to predict, as both sides are really good, and although Brazil suffered a shock defeat to Mexico in the opening of the Copa, they definitely have stepped it up since then and are definitely recovering their "jogo bonito." On the other hand, Argentina's been strong the entire time and Riquelme, Messi, and Tevez are all tearing it up on the pitch like mad. I love watching them play just because it's SUCH beautiful soccer. How can anyone think that soccer is boring! haha.