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Posted: **Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:54 am**

Forgot his wand tonight -they got tanked 6-1 by Bolivia , kinda shocking that was.

Posted: **Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:06 am**

OMG - So they were

Maradona's Argentina hit for six

Argentina suffered their worst defeat in more than 60 years as they were thrashed 6-1 by Bolivia at high altitude in a World Cup qualifier.

Striker Joaquin Botero hit a hat-trick, while Marcelo Martins, Didi Torrico and Alex da Rosa also scored in the rout.

Luis Gonzalez replied for Argentina who also had substitute Angel di Maria sent off seven minutes after he had come on.

Argentina coach Diego Maradona last year supported Bolivia's campaign to be allowed to stage games in La Paz.

But Maradona's side, who had won their first three games under his charge - and without conceding a goal - looked breathless in the rarefied air 3,600m above sea level.

And they also struggled with a pitch which looked well below the standard expected for an international match.

"Every Bolivia goal was a stab in my heart," said Maradona.

awwww

"If we had dreamed this was going to happen before the game, we would have thought it was impossible.

"We have to give merit to Bolivia who were better than us in every part of the field.

"There is nothing to say. They beat us well and now we have to start all over again.

"Bolivia played a great game and hit the target with every attack.

"They all played well from the goalkeeper to the last substitute."

Posted: **Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:36 am**

Its hard to win ain't it when you ain't coked of ya tits ?

Maybe he should also push for drug testing not to be done as well. :laugh:

Posted: **Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:17 pm**

for someone who thinks Barnes was better then Maradona.. you better test what you've been drinking lately ..

Posted: **Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:16 pm**

This game is even getting play on ESPN over here. They had to bring in the expert from ESPN Argentina :laugh:

Posted: **Thu Apr 02, 2009 6:11 pm**

"As the match wore on Argentina looked breathless in the rarefied air and struggled on the lumpy pitch. By the time the match closed out, it was the scoreline, not the altitude, which took Maradona's breath away."

Posted: **Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:14 am**

Player Ratings: Bolivia 6-1 Argentina
Ewan Macdonald weighs up the individual performers in Argentina's disastrous World Cup qualifier in La Paz.

Apr 1, 2009 4:45:16 PM
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Joaquin Botero - Bolivia
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BOLIVIA (4-4-2)

Arias 5.5 - Should absolutely have saved the only goal for Argentina. Did well enough otherwise.

Ribeiro 7.5 - Gave the ball away for the equalizer in the first half but was otherwise an impressive influence.

Pena 5.5 - Could have changed the course of the game with some hesitant defending.

Rivero 6 - Saw relatively little of the game but did what he had to do.

Abdon Reyes 8.5 - Utterly superb down the left flank in an attacking capacity until his withdrawal due to injury.

Leonel Reyes 8 - Tough in the tackle but knew just when not to ride his luck. Boisterous.

Ronald Garcia 8.5 - A constant harrier in midfield and one of the main reasons that Argentina had not a single chance to settle down.

Torrico 9 - Well and truly deserved that late goal after a fantastic performance that summed up his attacking prowess.

Da Rosa 8.5 - The passion in this man's play was worth the price of admission alone. Mercifully he backed it up with killer passes and also a goal.

Botero 9.5 - A hat-trick hero against Argentina: how many players can put that on their CV? He deserved every one of his goals for his constant motion.

Moreno 8 - Took that opening goal well and otherwise knew exactly when to head onto through balls, but he could have been a bit more clinical.

Substitutes

Ignacio Garcia 6.5 - Carried on with decent midfield work.

Saucedo 6.5 - Did what he had to do and added some energy.

Flores N/A

ARGENTINA (3-5-2)

Carrizo 4 - This is not a match in which the 'keeper kept the score down. Carrizo did not inspire confidence.

Zanetti 5.5 - The best of the defenders on show, but still not good enough. So consistent at club level, Zanetti gave away that vital penalty and must be marked down.

Demichelis 4 - Second to every ball and far too eager to dive in to get there. Amateurish, frankly.

Heinze 4 - Too deep and too reactionary, Heinze lacked the ability to calm the game down when it so sorely needed it.

Papa: 5.5 - Cannot be faulted for effort, as he at least tried to make the left-flank his own. However, anything past the halfway line was a bridge too far for him.

Maxi Rodriguez 5 - Played an oddly central role after the opening few minutes, and actually looked comfortable for a while. However, the constant niggling and harrying from the Bolivians saw him fade.

Mascherano 3 - Ought to be ashamed after a completely and utterly anonymous performance. The worst player on the pitch, and that really is saying something. Shiftless.

Gago 5.5 - The best of a bad bunch, Gago at least exercised possession play instead of constantly putting his team under pressure through lost balls.

Lucho Gonzalez 5 - His goal was lucky in terms of the goalkeeping, but he did well to spot the opportunity. Other than this he was lackluster.

Messi 5 - One of his most disappointing international showings of all time, he made two of his trademark runs and neither ended up with the desired result.

Tevez 4.5 - As luckless as his partner, Tevez faded out even more quickly than Messi and is thus marked down further.

Substitutes

Di Maria 3.5 - For the five minutes he spent on the pitch he was the best Argentine of all. Then he ruined it all with a ridiculous kick-out at an opponent. Childish to the extreme.

Angeleri 5 - Panicky and poor in the distribution.

Montenegro 6 - A pile driver of a free-kick narrowly missed the target. That was Argentina's best moment of the second half. Thanks, Daniel!

Ewan Macdonald, Goal.com
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Not good to see that Masch played terribly, I watched the highlight and the back three looked pretty woeful.

Posted: **Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:28 pm**

Couldn't run apparently .. Messi said he couldn't breath

sounds like they were lucky to get out a 'alive'

Posted: **Sat Apr 04, 2009 12:27 am**

hahaha... they'll get over it... Maradona probably took em out before the game for some tea and coke ..

Posted: **Sat Apr 04, 2009 1:58 pm**

... gawd you ppl are so funny ay .. NOT

Posted: **Sat Apr 04, 2009 5:25 pm**

zarababe wrote:... gawd you ppl are so funny ay .. NOT

chill dude it was just a joke.. maradonas deffo the best thing ever when it comes to footie and im sure Argentina will go through the qualifiers with no problems... theyr my fav. national side ya kno...

Posted: **Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:22 pm**

Just caught the tail end of the sports news- Maradona has been banned by FIFA from all football for two months and fined 25 swiss francs/euros? which is equivalent to about £16.500. This following his "rant" (not sure which rant), but a rant nonetheless. Would have been great if Fergie got the same type of ban for his outburst, but then the FA don't have the courage........

Posted: **Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:01 pm**

Kash_Mountain wrote:Just caught the tail end of the sports news- Maradona has been banned by FIFA from all football for two months and fined 25 swiss francs/euros? which is equivalent to about £16.500. This following his "rant" (not sure which rant), but a rant nonetheless. Would have been great if Fergie got the same type of ban for his outburst, but then the FA don't have the courage........

In a way it is actually not such a hard punishment for Maradona at all though, as Argentina won't be playing any matches during the next two months anyway. It would be much worse for him to have been suspended for say two official FIFA matches, as that would have meant him missing the first two games at the World Cup. It would obviously be much worse for ol' whiskeynose to be suspended for two months, in which case it would be a huge punishment (though wouldn't it be nice with some peace and quiet

).

Posted: **Thu Apr 01, 2010 11:45 pm**

If ever football was played in a heavenly way - it was played by the feet of the the GREATEST FOOTBALLER of them all - DIEGO THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME WITNESS YOU !

Posted: **Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:37 am**

.. and so the greatest show on the sidelines is over too..

He'll be back for 2014 :;):

Olay Olay Olay Diego Diego ..

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