The Argentina men’s field hockey team tied today with France 5 to 5, with a heartbreaking goal of Nicholas Della Torreand qualified in second place in Group A of the World Cup which takes place in India.
The team led by Mariano Ronconi must play the next phase, the pre-quarter-finals, against South Korea or Japan (third of group B), next Monday at 8:30 in Argentina.
The draw prevented them from the remote possibility of winning their zone and directly accessing the quarter-finals, a right that Australia earned with victory over South Africa 9-2 in the first round. The Oceanics closed with 7 units, the Lions with 5, France with 4 and the South Africans, without units.
The exciting match played this morning at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar saw Della Torre (3), Nicolás Keenan and Martín Ferreiro as the goalscorers of the selected 2016 Olympic champion.
Victor Charlet (4) and Etienne Tyneves scored for France, who will face Group B runners-up Germany or Belgium, two powerhouses of the discipline, in the quarter-finals.
The Lions finished this stage unbeaten with a 1-0 win over South Africa (goals from Maico Casella) plus a commendable 3-3 draw against title favorites Australia with goals from Tomás Dómene, Maico Box and Martín Ferreiro.
Argentina seeks in this World Cup to repeat the podium of The Hague 2014 when it finished with a historic third place, which was the prologue to the Olympic gold medal two years later in Rio de Janeiro.
Source: Telam
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