Argentina 7-0 Curacao: There was little honour for Curaçao on Tuesday night in the friendly meeting with Argentina.
Curaçao could do nothing to stop Messi’s party
The world champion did not spare Curaçao. Halfway through it was already 5-0 in Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades. Lionel Messi already had a hat-trick to his name.
Cuco Martina had to watch Messi play him out after almost twenty minutes and then beat Eloy Room with a placed shot. It meant a nice milestone for Messi: his hundredth goal for Argentina.
After Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernández’s 4-0, it was Messi’s turn again. Roshon van Eijma could not keep up with the attacker of Paris Saint-Germain. A hat-trick in the space of seventeen minutes was achieved when Messi then knocked Room in the short corner.
After the break, former PSV, Vitesse and Go Ahead Eagles keeper Room kept his goal clean for a long time, but he had to allow Ángel Di María to score the sixth Argentine goal of the evening via a penalty in the last fifteen minutes. The final agreement was just in the World Cup final for then penalty hero Gonzalo Montiel. This time he moved in after a cross from Paulo Dybala.
Eloy Room receives memorable gift after a terrible outing
Although he had to allow seven goals against, Eloy Room experienced a moment to remember on the night from Tuesday to Wednesday.
He seized his chance immediately after the friendly meeting and exchanged his goalkeeper shirt with the shirt of the Argentinian superstar.
In front of the TyC Sports camera, the smile did not leave Room’s face. “It’s a dream come true,” said the goalkeeper who saw Messi make his 100th and then took two more hits from the little magician. “Everyone is a fan of Messi.”
“He scored a few times, but I also stopped a few shots from him. He said that to me after the game. That means a lot to me. I need those rescues for YouTube,” Room laughed. “I’ll never take the shirt off again. I sleep in it. No one can take this away from me.”
