Olympic Games: The Lionesses came from behind to beat South Africa 4-2

Olympic Games: The Lionesses came from behind to beat South Africa 4-2

The Argentine women’s hockey team was down 2-1 in the final quarter, but managed to turn the tables thanks to Agustina Gorzelany and Julieta Jankunas, the top scorers in the victory on the second date of Paris 2024.

The Argentine women’s hockey team, The lionesswon 4 to 2 against South Africa this Monday. It was valid for the second date of the tournament of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The lioness They overcame a difficult match and finally beat the South Africans, achieving a great comeback in the last quarter with three goals in a few minutes.

The match was played at the Yves-du-Manoir Olympic Stadium and the star of the field was Agustina Gorzelanywho scored three goals from short corners. The remaining goal for the Argentine team was from Julieta Jankunas.

The team he leads Fernando Ferraro He remains one of the top candidates to win a medal after five Olympic podiums in his last six appearances: silver in Sydney 2000bronze in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 and silver in London 2012 and Tokyo 2020.

After reaping two consecutive victories, the Argentine team climbs to the top of the B Group reaching 6 points, followed by Spain with four units and Australia with three.

Las Leonas’ next matches:

  • Wednesday, July 31: Argentina – Spain / 5.00 ARG
  • Thursday, August 1: Argentina – Australia / 15.15 ARG
  • Saturday, August 3: Britain – Argentina / 5.00 ARG

Source: Ambito

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