2024-08-02 13:13:23
The Lionesses were left with a bitter taste: when it seemed that they had secured victory, Australia tied the match in the last play and was better positioned to take first place in the group. The final score of 3-3 left a bad feeling, even though the Argentine team had plenty of room to remain hopeful during the game.
Before the 10th minute, Argentina was leading 2-0 with goals from Lara Casas and Victoria Sauze and a clear victory was in sight against the other team that was in perfect shape in the zone. However, the Australians did not give up and pressed in the second half until they equalised in the third quarter, despite the great work of the Argentine goalkeeper Cristina Cosentino, who even saved a penalty from Kaitlin Nobbs.
Despite the impact of the equaliser in the last play of the third quarter, Las Leonas continued their search and scored the third goal through Majo Granatto. Of course, the Oceanic team did not give up and, helped by some questionable mistakes – among them another penalty that hit the post -, they cornered the Argentines, who held on until the last play, when Mariah Williams beat Cosentino and completed the comeback.
With the draw, both teams have 10 points, but the Australians have a two-goal advantage. In the last round, Las Leonas play on Saturday at 5 against Great Britain and then at 7:45, Australia faces Spain.
For their part, Los Leones beat Ireland 2-1 and secured a place in the quarter-finals of the Olympic tournament. Tomás Domene and Maico Casella scored the goals for the national team, while Lee Cole scored for the Europeans.
The goals for Los Leones were scored by Tomás Domene and Maico Casella, while Lee Cole scored for the Europeans. All the goals came in the second quarter from penalty corner plays, the same way the Irish scored.
In the second half of the match, Los Leones defended tooth and nail to hold on to the result. Ireland had many penalty corners, but goalkeeper Tomás Santiago became the star with great saves and even stopped a penalty at the end of the third quarter. With this result, Los Leones reached seven points and got a ticket to the quarterfinals, an event in which they still have no defined rival.