cr. two left foot touches to an angle that can't be closed down. slight lean of the torso, the type of body contortion that makes Messi Messi, perfect weight on a cross hit with his weak foot
the margin of error was nearly zero. the pass was just barely above the head of the leaping defender yet was low enough just a few feet later for the Argentine to head it in.
of course, last world cup he had a pivotal assist but the trick was in shaking loose the defender. the pass itself wasn't as technical as last night's.