He controlled a harmless ball and turned it into a goal for this start to the World Cup.
In the 53rd minute of the game, Argentina are behind, Saudi Arabia boosted by an achievement of great beauty.
After a shot cleared by the Argentine defense, Salem Mohammed Al-Dawsari inherited the leather on the left of the surface.
Change of direction, passage of the ball behind the supporting leg, double contact, fake body and three opponents in the wind, the left winger then catapulted the ball into the opposite corner of Emiliano Martinez.
Gorgeous.
[🎞️Video - ⚽️But] 🏆 #FifaWorldcup
😱😱😱 𝑾𝑶𝑶𝑾𝑾𝑾 𝒄𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆 𝒅'𝑨𝒍 -𝑫𝒂𝒘𝒔𝒂𝒓𝒊 !!!
☄️ A goal from elsewhere that allows Saudi Arabia to lead against Lionel Messi's Argentina #ARGKSA #beINFWC2022 pic.twitter.com/TeM9zabxYH
— beIN SPORTS (@beinsports_FR) November 22, 2022
The goalkeeper could only deflect the shot, Paredes' tackle came too late and Argentina found themselves behind in the score (1-2).
Lionel Messi had opened the scoring with a generous penalty in the 10th minute and the Albiceleste had enough chances to take the lead in the first half, including three goals disallowed for offside.
Saudi Arabia came back from the locker room with new ambitions.
Salem Mohammed Al-Dawseri equalized in the 49th, before this five-star sequence from the player of Al-Hilal Riyadh.