Five star Argentina win 5-0 vs. New Zealand at U20 World Cup

It was a five star performance by the Argentina U20 national team as they won 5-0 vs. New Zealand at the U20 World Cup.

Argentina had already qualified for the Round of 16 at the U20 World Cup and only needed a point to top the group. Javier Mascherano’s team ended up scoring five goals as they continue to get better per match.

Ignacio Maestro Puch got the start for the Argentina U20 national team and he would score the first goal of the match. Argentina were awarded a corner kick and it was taken shortly with the ball falling to Aguirre. He would cross it and find Maestro Puch and his header would give Argentina the 1-0 lead.

Three minutes later, it was a dribble by Luka Romero and his pass found Gino Infantino who would score from inside the penalty area and make it 2-0 for Argentina. But what came was the goal of the U20 World Cup.

Luka Romero would dribble around two New Zealand players inside his own half and run towards the New Zealand goal. He would unleash an effort with his left foot from well outside the penalty area and find the top of the goal to make it 3-0 for Argentina.

Javier Mascherano would make a change at half time as Matías Soulé would be brought on for Juan Gauto. The second half would start and once more, it would not take Argentina long to score.

An effort inside the penalty area would result in the referee going to VAR and it was a handball and a penalty awarded for Argentina. Brian Aguirre would take the penalty and he would send the goalkeeper the wrong way and score. That goal was his first of the U20 World Cup.

Valentín Barco was brought on for Valentín Gómez and Mascherano would also change goalkeepers. Nicolás Cláa was substituted in for Federico Gómes Gerth.

Mascherano would make two more substitutions as Máximo Perrone was brought in for Luka Romero and Alejo Véliz for Ignacio Maestro Puch. And it would get Argentina another goal.

Máximo Perrone with a cross in to Alejo Véliz and he would score another header and would make it 5-0 for Argentina. Alejo Véliz now has three goals at the U20 World Cup and all three have been header goals!

The match would end 5-0 for the Argentina U20 team and Argentina top their group. Federico Redondo, who did not score, was one of the players of the match for Argentina.

Maestro Puch makes it 1-0 for Argentina U20 vs. New Zealand at the U20 World Cup! https://t.co/qSbEqlT183