On June 21, 1998, at the Stadium of Princes in Paris, France, the second game of the second round of Group H was staged here, with the South American powerhouse Argentina facing the new World Cup Jamaica.
Based on the principle of winning without major adjustments, he defeated the Argentine team of , the Japanese team, , with one goal in the first round. There was only one change in personnel in this game. Chamot, who played for , Lazio, at that time, replaced Vivas and appeared in the starting lineup of this game.
In comparison, Jamaica, who lost in the first round, made three adjustments to the starting lineup. Malcolm, Davis, and Powell replaced Earl, Cargill and Lowe to start.
The strength of the two teams is very different. Less than one minute after the game started, the Argentine team ushered in a good opportunity to score. After a frontcourt steal, Ortega hit the ball in front of the penalty area, Barty followed up with her left foot and shot hard. Jamaica goalkeeper Barret dared not neglect and tried hard to block the ball.
Before Jamaica fans could let go of their hearts, Argentina made a comeback. Barty won a free kick from the right for the team. Peter Ben sent the ball into the penalty area. Barty headed the ball to the back post.
In the third minute of the game, the Argentine team's offensive started again. Simeone's midfielder completed a steal, and then pressed forward and made a long shot. Unfortunately, the angle was too straight and was confiscated by Barrett.
Facing such a fierce offensive by Argentina, Jamaica obviously has no choice but to foul. In the 5th minute of the game, Powell was warned by the referee for a foul on Ortega.
In the 6th minute of the game, Argentina won another free kick opportunity on the left. Perron's pass accurately found San Sini in the penalty area, who stopped the ball and shot in one go, but Barrett was in good shape and saved this extremely threatening shot to ensure that the goal was not lost.
Barrett is definitely the busiest player in the backcourt at the beginning of the game. In the 15th minute of the game, Ortega caught Simeone near the penalty area line and turned around and shot, making a high-quality arc shot, but it was resolved by Barrett again, and he grabbed the ball firmly on the goal line.
After more than a minute, Argentina's offensive started again. Ortega passed the ball to Zanetti on the right at the top of the penalty area. Zanetti dribbled the ball into the ball and passed it to the front of the goal. The little insect Lopelos nodded and headed the ball. The ball was confiscated by Barrett after bounced on the ground.
Although the Argentine team keeps offensive, the goals have not arrived for a long time, and usually some accidents will occur in this situation. In the 25th minute of the game, San Sini's thigh was discomfort and could not continue to play. The Argentine team had to make a substitution early and replace him with Vivas.
The passiveness in the scene made Jamaica's movements grow bigger and bigger. In the 28th minute of the game, Simpson fought fiercely against Sanetti and directly caused the latter to fall to the ground in pain.
Just as the scene seemed to be in a state of anxiety, the Argentine team finally rewritten the score. In the 31st minute of the game, Peron dribbled the ball to the top of the penalty area and sent out an accurate pass. Orte quickly inserted it and followed it up to form a single shot, scoring a goal with a clever shot from the outside of the instep of the right foot. Argentina led 1:0.
Jamaica's nightmare seems to have begun. In the injury time in the first half, Powell maliciously kicked Ortega, and he got a yellow card again, and two yellows turned red and one red was sent out. Jamaica could only enter the intermission with one goal behind and one less player to play.
At the beginning of the second half, Jamaica replaced Burton with Cargill. But the first to get the opportunity was Argentina. Simeone made a pass directly, and Barty faced the goalkeeper alone, but unfortunately his final shot was blocked from the baseline again.
In the 55th minute of the game, Argentina's second goal arrived soon. Ortega handed the ball to Lopez. After Lopez got the ball, he handed the ball back to Ortega. The latter led the ball into the penalty area and scored twice with his left foot. The donkey was in good shape.
The situation at this time is getting worse for Jamaica, and losing this game means they will be eliminated.But Argentina didn't give them any chance, and Jamaica's goal was constantly besieged. In the 62nd minute of the game, Jamaica made another adjustment and Boyd replaced Malcolm.
Although Chamot received a yellow card in the 65th minute of the game, Jamaica's bad luck continued. In the 73rd minute of the game, Bellon picked the ball near the center circle and handed the ball to Ortega. Ortega dribbled the ball and broke a few steps before being assigned to Bati on the right. After Bati got the ball, he made a little adjustment and scored with his right foot at the penalty area line. Argentina led by three goals.
Shortly after Barty expanded the score, both teams made substitution adjustments, Jamaica replaced Whitmore with Earl, and Argentina replaced Lopez with Galardo.
Although the competition is no longer suspense, the performance of the God of War has just begun. In the 79th minute of the game, Simeone's straight pass accurately found Barty. After Barty got the ball, he shot open the opponent's goal with a burst shot from the penalty area line, completing a double score.
This goal concealed completely defeated the fighting spirit of Jamaica, and Goodison and Sinclair even began to blame each other for this goal concealed.
Argentina replaced Simeone with Pineda during this period.
Faced with the Jamaica team with a low morale, the Argentina team had no intention of stopping. In the 81st minute of the game, Ortega got a one-on-one chance, but his shooting angle was too straight and was confiscated by Barrett.
Although he failed to complete the hat trick, Ortega still created the fifth chance for Argentina two minutes later. After breaking into the penalty area, he was knocked down from behind by Sinclair, and Argentina got a penalty.
penalty kick was taken by Barty, and another shot was scored. The God of War completed a hat-trick and scored. He scored a hat-trick for two consecutive World Cups.
At the last moment of the game, Cargill also received a yellow card. Under the leadership of Ortega and Bati in excellent form, the Argentina team won a hearty victory, and they qualified together with the Croatian team, who also won two consecutive victories.
