[New post] Wojciech Szczesny saves Lionel Messi penalty following ‘soft’ VAR decision in Argentina’s clash with Poland

Phil Spencer posted: " Lionel Messi missed from the penalty spot as Wojciech Szczesny pulled off a wonderful stop to deny the Argentina star. The Paris Saint-Germain star had been running the show against Poland in their World Cup clash when he was awarded a rather " talkSPORT Wojciech Szczesny saves Lionel Messi penalty following 'soft' VAR decision in Argentina's clash with Poland Phil Spencer Nov 30 Lionel Messi missed from the penalty spot as Wojciech Szczesny pulled off a wonderful stop to deny the Argentina star. The Paris Saint-Germain star had been running the show against Poland in their World Cup clash when he was awarded a rather fortuitous spot-kick following a foul from the Juventus goalkeeper. Messi struck the penalty kick However he was denied by the Juventus goalkeeper Szczesny was adjudged to have fouled Messi in the penalty area after the 35-year-old headed wide of the target. While appeals were few and far between, the decision went to VAR who judged in Argentina's favour. Speaking on talkSPORT, commentator Stuart Pearce said: "I think it's a really soft decision... referees never give this. "I've lost count of the amount of times goalkeepers have come to collect the ball and nothing's been given. [There's] minimal contact there." Messi was the man standing over the ball as he looked to do Argentina's hopes of qualifying a huge favour, however, a big save from Szczesny - his second of the tournament - was enough to keep Poland in the game. It came after a controversial decision from VAR in which Szczesny was adjudged to have fouled Messi More to follow. Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from talkSPORT. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://talksport.com/football/1262876/lionel-messi-wojciech-szczesny-argentina-poland-world-cup/ Powered by Jetpack