Newcastle United wonderkid Garang Kuol has opened up about his last-minute miss which almost ruined Lionel Messi’s evening. Argentina were forced to work for their 2-1 last-16 victory over Australia on Saturday night.
PSG superstar Messi - who scored the opener - ran the show for most of the game but the Socceroos were handed a lifeline with 13 minutes remaining. A heavy deflection halved the deficit to set up a grandstand finish at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium.
Australia pushed for an equaliser, with Lisandro Martinez’s last-ditch block thwarting a goal-of-the-tournament contender from Aziz Behich. However, Toon youngster Kuol blew a golden opportunity to pull his country level in the 97th minute.
