Ireland vs Argentina player ratings: Juan Imhoff and Santiago Cordero star as Rory Best shines brightest for off-colour Irish
Man-for-man marking from Ireland's shock Rugby World Cup exit in Cardiff
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Your support makes all the difference.Argentina produced one of their finest performances in their history to upset the odds and beat Ireland 43-20 at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium.
The Pumas surged out to a 17-0 lead through tries from Matias Moroni and Juan Imhoff, before Ireland finally got on the board through an Ian Madigan penalty.
The Irish regrouped and began to assert themselves on the Pumas, and they eventually got the try they needed to get back into the game through replacement wing Luke Fitzgerald. The game was well and truly on when Fiztgerald broke free again and sent the flanker Jordi Murphy over next to the posts to make it a three-point game at 20-17.
However, Argentina had plenty left in the tank and scored two more tries through Imhoff and full-back Joaquin Tuculet, while fly-half Nicolas Sanchez kept the scoreboard ticking over.
So how did the players perform in Cardiff? Cklick on the gallery below to find out.
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