Argentina was thrashed and needs a miracle to be in the quarters of the Indoor World Cup

Hard defeat of the Lions against Germany in the Croatia Indoor Hockey World Cup. The Teutones thrashed by 7 to 1 and complicated the quarterfinals chances for the South American team that must wait for certain specific results of the two remaining groups that will finish the group stage this Thursday, February 6.

Argentina He arrived at the defining duel of the group stage with the need to add a positive result to ensure his place in the next round. In the previous one, he had fallen into his debut against Iran and then redeemed with a great triumph against Malaysia.

The first quarter was frantic. The team led by Massimo Lanzano He wanted to impose conditions and in the first play he found the short corner. However, the German defense held the firmness he showed in the first World Cup meetings not to suffer. With the run of the minutes, the Teutones began to dominate and forced Alan Frías to be a wall in the arch. European approaches were incessant, but the albiceleste team managed to keep the tie and went to the second part 0 to 0.

Everything that managed to resist cold from the arch moved to the second partial. With intensity the three -time champions went out to look for the first goal and, so much to search, the first goal of the match arrived. Philip Schmid (16 ‘) He took an error at the departure of Juan Eleicegui and defined without opposition to the first stick. Almost immediately, Ben Hasbach (17 ‘) In reverse he put the second goal and the stick prevented the third. In a flood, Germany went to the front with merit.

The two consecutive blows wounded the pride of the lions that went to all over the whole in search of the discount. With good associated game and Impetu deserved it, but before each attack the German goalkeeper, Joshua Onyakwue, were found at a very high level. Averaging half of the third quarter, Nicolas Proske received a yellow card for dangerous game and Argentina took advantage of it. Gastón Rodríguez (26 ‘) With a tremendous drag of short corner put the long -awaited goal. The Albiceleste domain did not cease, but, with a team of such hierarchy in front of anything can happen. Germany was in search of the third and succeeded. After erring a penalty, they had another chance again for the same way and Ben Hasbach (29 ‘) added his double on the closure. A painful goal that would mark the outcome of the match.

The nervousness seized the lions that, after their best partial, fell into despair. Ben Hasbach (32 ‘and 33’) took advantage of the mistakes of the Argentine defense that lost order. It was the worst Argentine moment in the meeting, in the moments of definition. Overdue Argentina resisted everything he could and the Teutones won in confidence. Philip Schmid (36 ‘) of short corner put the sixth. And on the same way, the figure of the meeting Ben Hasbach (37 ‘) He enlarged and decorated the win. Juan Eleicegui (39 ‘) achieved the goal of honor to discount. However, Nicolas Proske (39 ‘) On the closure he put definitive figures to the meeting.

Argentina formed with: Alan Frías, Juan Eleicegui, Facundo Navarro, Alfredo Sosa, Gastón Rodríguez, Joaquín González. Substitutes: Joaquín Ruiz, Américo Choque, Agustín Ceballos, Nehuén Ayala, Santiago Morón, Maximiliano Valdés. DT: Massimo Lanzano.

The lions must expect that in the duels between Poland and South Africa of group A or Australia and Namibia of group C there is a winner and that the defeated ends with a goal difference of less six to access as one of the best third parties to the rooms of end.