{"id":196836,"date":"2024-07-05T11:29:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T11:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/05\/watch-how-argentina-beat-ecuador-on-penalties-in-copa-america\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T11:29:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T11:29:10","slug":"watch-how-argentina-beat-ecuador-on-penalties-in-copa-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/05\/watch-how-argentina-beat-ecuador-on-penalties-in-copa-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch how Argentina beat Ecuador on penalties in COPA America \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Emi Martinez saved two penalties to spare Lionel Messi\u2019s blushes as Argentina advanced to the Copa America semifinal<\/p>\n<p>Argentina are yet to hit their best in Copa America. La Albiceleste have been loose at times, a shadow of their World Cup-winning selves. But Thursday evening, another lacklustre performance proved to be enough, as the reigning champions beat Ecuador on penalties 4-2 after a 1-1 draw on regulation to secure a semifinal spot.<\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi struggled through the contest, failing to make a mark \u2013 and missing a spot-kick, again. Still, those around him were decisive, with Emi Martinez saving two efforts to send Argentina through.<\/p>\n<p>La Albicelste found the breakthrough after 35 minutes, with Lisandro Martinez nodding home at the far post off a well-worked corner routine. Enzo Fernandez could have made it two before halftime but dragged an effort narrowly wide.<\/p>\n<p>They seemed sure to have won it in normal time, but Kevin Rodriguez\u2019s glancing header in second-half stoppage-time sent the contest to penalties.<\/p>\n<p>Messi missed Argentina\u2019s first, but Martinez stood firm \u2013 and the rest of La Albiceleste converted to secure a fifth-straight semifinal spot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the match highlights below<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mTIxGq6lO2Y\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mTIxGq6lO2Y<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong>goal.com<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emi Martinez saved two penalties to spare Lionel Messi\u2019s blushes as Argentina advanced to the Copa America semifinal Argentina are yet to hit their best in Copa America. La Albiceleste have been loose at times, a shadow of their World Cup-winning selves. 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