All week I've looked forward to the soccer game tonight. Mexico played Argentina in a game that pitted two great soccer traditions against one another. Argentina has one of my favorite players, Hernan Crespo, and maybe the best player in the world for his age, Lionel Messi. Mexico's team is filled with many young players and few veterans.
Because the game was played so late (kickoff at 10 PM), we had to beg and plead to get the TV to stay on late. If any of the other lieutenants had been there, the TV's probably would have gone off. We were lucky to be able to watch the whole game. I think the main reason it stayed on was because of the many Mexican's that would have caused a headache if the game went off.
The game started quickly with Argentina scoring two goals in the opening fifteen minutes. Messi took part in both, with an assist and a goal. The rest of the game was dominated by Argentina as Mexico's in experience played itself out. The final was 4-1.
* "Football (soccer) is the ballet of the masses." - Dmitri Shostakovich
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