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

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

The start of the match showed a frantic pace. The Australians earned a penalty corner in the very first play of the game but failed to capitalize on it, leading to an even contest with few clear chances. Near the end of the first quarter, Argentina threatened with a shot by 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’s attempt to keep the score level before halftime.

At the start of the third quarter, Cristina Cosentino prevented Argentina’s goal from falling by stopping 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 stopped by Bartram at the beginning of the final quarter, Argentina’s persistence paid off on their seventh penalty corner. With 13 minutes remaining, Jankunas pushed the ball in after a set play to make it the definitive 1-0.

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