The Argentine men’s hockey team, Los Leones, fought until the end against Germany, but fell 3-2 and was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Teo Hinrichs, Gonzalo Peillat and Justus Weigand scored for the Germans, while Maico Casella and Augustin Mazzilli They did the same for Los Leones.
In a very even first quarter, the Germans took the lead after nine minutes with a great goal from Hinrichs, who finished very well when he found a ball that was bouncing in the area. But Los Leones quickly equalised through a good execution of a short corner by Casella.
However, Germany went into the break with a lead in the second quarter, with Peillat making it 2-1. Peillat was part of the historic feat of Los Leones in winning the gold medal in Rio 2016 and who in recent years began to represent the Germans due to differences with the Argentine federation.
Peillat scored for Germany with a great penalty corner and had no problem shouting the goal for his home country.
After a turbulent third quarter in which they were saved from being at an even greater disadvantage, The Lions They found the equalizer at the start of the last half, with a good deflection from Mazzilli.
Finally, the Germans, reigning world champions, scored the decisive goal with just six minutes remaining through Weigand and they held out in the final minutes.
The Lions had qualified for the quarter-finals by finishing fourth in the group stage, the result of victories over New Zealand and Ireland, draws with India and Belgium and a defeat to Australia.
Germany, for its part, had advanced first in the group stage with four wins and only one defeat.
Germany’s opponent in the semi-finals will be India, who beat Great Britain on penalties. The other finalists will be decided between the Netherlands and Spain.
The Lionesses want to keep their hopes intact
The women’s team will play this Monday, starting at 7:30, against its counterpart Germany for a place in the semi-finals.
The lioness They finished second in their group on goal difference and because of the victory that slipped away at the end against Australia.
The finalists at the last World Cup are a constant in Argentina’s medal table at the Olympic Games, having won the silver medal in Sydney 2000, London 2012 and Tokyo 2021, while in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 they won the bronze.
Source: Ambito
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