Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was his nation’s penalty-shootout star. He saved two penalties within the shootout as Argentina pipped Netherlands 4-3 to cement their place within the semi-final of the continued FIFA World Cup.
Nonetheless, after the match the Argentine goalie slammed Spanish referee Antonio Mateu.
“It was a difficult recreation,” mentioned Martinez in his post-match interview.
🗣️ “Hopefully we do not have that ref anymore… He is ineffective! Van Gaal mentioned they’ve a bonus if it goes to penalties, he must preserve his mouth shut.”
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“I believed we managed the sport very well. We went 2-0 up, mainly we managed the sport. The referee was simply giving every part for them. Impulsively they get a superb header, a superb flick, which I couldn’t see after which it simply turned the wrong way up.
“The referee gave every part for them. He gave 10 minutes [added time] for no purpose. He was giving free-kicks outdoors the field for them, like two, thrice. He simply wished them to attain, that’s mainly it. So, hopefully we don’t have him that ref anymore. He’s ineffective.”
“We have been calm as a result of we knew we may rely on him. He all the time comes by means of for us.”
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Martinez didn’t cease there. He additionally criticized Netherlands supervisor Louis van Gaal.
“It lit the dynamite,” Martinez mentioned.
“In soccer, I realized that individuals do their speaking on the sphere. They mentioned a whole lot of silly issues earlier than the sport … That made me stronger.”
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“I believe he must preserve his mouth shut.”
Martinez then made the save and danced a jig.
“I couldn’t assist the boys by making a save within the first 90 minutes,” Martinez mentioned, “however I had to assist them there.”
“Thank God I saved two, and I may have saved extra,” mentioned Martínez, who fell to the bottom after Lautaro Martinez transformed the profitable penalty earlier than attending to his toes and operating towards the Dutch bench to insult his opponents.