Argentina into the final! Las Leonas beat Australia, now for world title | OneFootball

This Thursday, Las Leonas defeated Australia 1-0 and advanced to the final of the Women’s Hockey World Cup being held in Belgium. In the decisive match, they will face one of the sport’s most developed national teams on Saturday at 11 a.m. Argentina time: the Netherlands.

The start of the match was played at a frantic pace. The Australians earned a penalty corner in the very first play but were unable to make the most of it, leading to an evenly contested game with few clear chances. Near the end of the first quarter, Argentina threatened with a shot from Brisa Bruggesser that sailed over the crossbar.

In the second quarter, Las Leonas applied high pressure and took control. After a foul drawn by Majo Granatto, Valentina Raposo took Argentina’s first penalty corner with a shot that hit the post after a deflection by goalkeeper Jocelyn Bartram; on the rebound, the keeper herself came up big again against Julieta Jankunas’ attempt to keep the score level before halftime.

At the start of the third quarter, Cristina Cosentino prevented Argentina from conceding by blocking a dangerous shot inside the circle from Grace Stewart with her left foot. Minutes later, Agustina Gorzelany fired a drag flick from a penalty corner that struck Grace Young in the face and was ruled out for dangerous play.

After an early warning from Majo Granatto that was saved by Bartram at the beginning of the final quarter, Argentina’s persistence finally paid off on its seventh penalty corner. With 13 minutes remaining, Jankunas tapped the ball in after a set play to make it 1-0 and seal the win.

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