Martinez the saviour after Messi’s Panenka miss – how Argentina beat Ecuador on penalties

“The entire NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas gasped. The whistle blew and Lionel Messi moved towards the ball. Messi swung his famous left foot down at the ball… and chose a Panenka-style penalty to give his side the lead in the shootout. Except he didn’t. The Ecuador goalkeeper Alexander Dominguez dived to his left but the ball hit the crossbar and set in motion a shootout that had it all — including the now customary Emiliano Martinez antics that helped the Copa Americaholders win 4-2 on penalties to advance to the semi-final.