Lionel Messi leads Argentina to 2-0 win over Australia in Beijing

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Lionel Messi leads Argentina to 2-0 win over Australia in Beijing
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Lionel Messi mania at fever pitch as Argentina beat Australia in Beijing

When the match kicked off, fans immediately got their money’s worth when Argentina won the ball in Australia’s half and Enzo Fernandez found Messi, who sidestepped two defenders before beating the goalkeeper with a curling shot from outside the box.

A sea of blue-and-white had greeted the teams as they stepped out onto the pitch with an overwhelming majority of the 68,000 capacity crowd sporting Argentina jerseys. For 29-year-old HR worker Sun Bingxin from northern Shanxi province, the excitement had been overwhelming.“Every football fan in China has wanted to be here tonight, so it’ll be a spectacular occasion.”

Crowds have lined heavily guarded streets hoping to catch a glimpse of Messi each time the team go for training.One daring fan recounted his tale of spending the night inside the Four Seasons hotel in a bid to get a close encounter with Messi and his teammates.

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