Angel Di Maria could not contain his fury as Argentina threw away a two-goal lead in their thrilling World Cup quarter-final against Netherlands.
Lionel Messi and Co. appeared to be cruising towards the last four with less than 10 minutes remaining at Lusail Stadium. Messi set up Nahuel Molina's first-half opener with a stunning through-ball before doubling the lead from the penalty spot with just over quarter of an hour remaining.
However, a stunning finale to regular time saw Wout Weghorst come off the bench to pull one back before rifling home from an astonishing free-kick routine with seconds remaining. Di Maria, 34, who has been struggling with a thigh injury in Qatar, had not yet come off the bench and vented his fury at the last-gasp equaliser in the dugout by launching a bottle at the ground with venom.
While the former Manchester United winger was clearly livid, BBC Sport pundits Rio Ferdinand and Alan Shearer were blown away by Netherlands' clever goal to take the game to extra time.
Instead of shooting from just outside the area, Teun Koopmeiners fed the ball to Weghorst and the towering former Burnley striker managed to poke beyond Emiliano Martinez.
"The drama at the end of this game, I have almost lost my voice," Ferdinand said.
What went wrong for Argentina in the closing stages of regular time? Have your say in the comments!
"[Netherlands manager] Louis van Gaal is known as someone who plays total football but gets his team back in it by throwing on two big units up front. They have to keep playing that way now, playing to their strengths."
Shearer added: "What an ending to the game. If in doubt bring the big man on and lump it. And then an incredible free-kick at the end. What a comeback."
Meanwhile Martin Keown on co-commentary duties said: "The audacity and imagination of equaliser from the Netherlands. Nobody expected that ingenuity. You cannot believe the cheek and brilliance of it."
Di Maria eventually had the chance to take out some of his aggression on the pitch, entering the fray in place of United defender Lisandro Martinez in the second half of added time.
The fixture was a deeply ill-tempered one, featuring double figures for yellow cards and numerous brawls between feuding opponents and rival dugouts.
The biggest flashpoint came after the end of regular time, when players and members of staff from either side clashed on the nearside touchline, prompting yet more bookings from the referee before some semblance of order was restored.
