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00:00We are underway with Argentina, Laube, Celeste in their traditional white and sky blue.
00:08Ecuador, LaTree at Copa Americas.
00:11Caicedo kept that in play. It's a great touch by Sarmiento.
00:15Caicedo into the middle. This is Sarmiento cutting it back.
00:18Sarmiento kicks save. Emiliano Martinez.
00:20Caicedo first with a loose ball.
00:22And that one's blasted over the end by the teenager, Kendri Páez.
00:27But Ecuador, the best chances in the opening 15 minutes.
00:30And Caicedo has this time drifted out to the left-hand side.
00:34Picks up the second ball here in his more familiar position.
00:38A little bit deeper, arriving, facing play.
00:40Streaks away. Molina's having a tough time in that right-back position right now.
00:44Great work by Sarmiento, but right as he goes to strike it,
00:47takes a little extra touch and what a big save from Emiliano Martinez.
00:52Right there as he's trying to stab it, he can't get it.
00:54Not ready for that. Was backing off and expecting someone else to be there.
00:57It's under him. McAllister intercepts. Options either side.
01:00Goes all the way wide. Molina from the end line.
01:02Sends that cross into the middle. The header is looping wide.
01:06Enzo Fernandez best.
01:08Trying to manage. Messy.
01:10In swinger. Takes a flick. Free header.
01:13And did that go across the line?
01:15It sure looks like it did. The officials are conferring right now
01:19as Lisandro Martinez celebrates.
01:21What a ball in. Just watch Lisandro Martinez sneak around the back here.
01:25And the header at the near post.
01:27And it is clearly across the line. Absolutely a goal.
01:30Ecuador losing their marks and it's a well-worked set piece from Argentina
01:35because he spins around. Everybody runs to the near post.
01:39And that's what they're aiming for because Messy puts it on a dime.
01:42Puts it right at that near post. McAllister gets across the...
01:47Acedo hooked in. Can't try to get that flick again.
01:51The shot is given. Penalty for Ecuador.
01:54The same look as just a few...
01:57Now it hits to the near post. It's Franco who gets down and flicks that one up.
02:02Look, if you don't give the first one, I don't know how you can give this one.
02:05DePaul's got his hand tucked into his chest here.
02:08Unless it hits his right one. That second...
02:13Off the post! Back in!
02:18Did Martinez get a touch? He did! It's out for a corner.
02:22Boy, Martinez...
02:23Have a pretty clear... Watch him here. It's creeping up.
02:26Yes, his right leg is back behind the line.
02:29Now the question...
02:33Acedo stepping in. Tagliafico trying to hold it up. It's recovered in the middle.
02:37DePaul. Julian Alvarez waiting for it.
02:40Oh, it's going to find him! Alvarez! That was right at Dominguez.
02:44They've come to accept that, and I think so early...
02:48Not so early, obviously. They've been around for so long.
02:51Oh, a slip at the back. Rodriguez picks it up. Jordy Caicedo has it now.
02:54Caicedo then blasts it into the outside netting on a wonderful...
02:59The shootout specialist in the same way as Emiliano Martinez is for what it's worth.
03:03That one's whistled as a foul.
03:06Quickly back into play for Moises Caicedo.
03:09Comes back to the right. Man down for Argentina. They're just going to play on.
03:13Cutting it inside. Crossing it. Takes the flick. It's in!
03:17Ecuador have scored! It's stoppage time!
03:20Kevin Rodriguez got ahead to it!
03:23Incredibly, the game is tied!
03:27This one quickly, because I thought, hey, bring everybody up.
03:30But instead, they take advantage. Go right back down to the right.
03:33Gonzalez is on the ground. They have the overload. They can't get pressure on the ball.
03:38And the header there.
03:41Coming in. Yeah, he's onside and nobody touches it at the end of that one.
03:44What a great ball in from Yeboah.
03:47And Rodriguez off the bench.
03:51Finding the side netting. Wow!
03:55Completely against the run of play.
03:57He has an incredible history winning penalty shootouts.
04:02Going to be controlling the outside. It's Alan Minda for Ecuador.
04:05Minda running into the box. Minda crossing it in!
04:08That was a flashing!
04:09Hard to stop. Minda just puts it in a great spot.
04:13Look at that chance too. He gets there in front of Montiel.
04:22Panenka's off the top of the bar, into the roof of the net.
04:26Messi.
04:27The tone. And Lionel Messi looks so calm and focused.
04:31Had a clear plan of what he wanted to do, which was the Panenka.
04:34And he just chipped it too much.
04:36The shootout for Ecuador against Emiliano Martinez.
04:44Saved!
04:50Doing for them, but it always needs players to step up around them.
04:54This is why this team has been so successful.
04:57Martinez just so good at reading.
04:59Martinez, as a sub, taking in the second round. Makes it!
05:07Second round in front of 70,000 fans in Houston.
05:13Saved again!
05:19Expects to save every single one.
05:21Same thing again. Look at that left hand up above his body.
05:27But as Minda committed to it, he's down, head over the top.
05:30Argentina.
05:39And scores!
05:42He switched to Ecuador this year, and he delivers.
05:46And boy, did they need him to.
05:49Victory.
05:51Yes!
05:53Martinez saves. Argentina advances.
06:03And he got a kick to it, or a touch or something.
06:06He was right. A little bit of a hesitation. The timing is good.
06:10And almost he goes too soon, and the ball's just at a weird height.
06:14It comes off his knee and in the back.
06:16Nicolas Otamendi tonight moved into the top ten.
06:20Games played in Argentina's history.
06:22He's 36. He can win this shootout for his country with this kick.
06:31Yes!
06:43First two penalties.
06:45Messi misses a penalty tonight.
06:47Messi has a quiet night. He's coming off of injury.
06:50But yet, the supporting cast, once again, is there to pick up their star.
06:56Man, and Argentina punch their ticket to the semifinals.
07:03Boy, they had to work for it tonight, didn't they?
07:07And the circus just keeps going.
07:09And it's going to come back to New York for Tuesday night semifinal
07:13against an opponent to be determined to beat.