The Lionesses could not keep the bonus point against Germany

The Lionesses met Germany again, in the second leg of the Pro League in Santiago del Estero. This Friday, December 13, starting at 7 p.m., you could enjoy the match between Argentina and the Germans, which ended in a 1-1 draw and the European team took the bonus point.

After the tie in the first match, the two teams, both with starting jerseys, took to the field in search of those three points. In the first minute of play, after a misfortune in a German play, Sophia Schwabe (1′) He deflected the ball, opening the scoring. Immediately Las Leonas had a great reaction, not letting the rival pass half of the field. Every time the German team, the Argentine players quickly pressed and bothered to recover, preventing them from playing comfortably. At the close of the first quarter, Juana Castellaro recovered a ball that ended in a clear shot that Natalie Kubalski served, avoiding a tie.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Breeze Bruggesserdebutant who scored the first goal against the Netherlands, had an opportunity, which despite not having ended in anything, was a great individual play, where he was able to display his individual technique. Then he had another chance, and Bruggesser (28′) he tied the game, his second goal in his second international match for Las Leonas.

In the second half of the game the ball was more distributed, going from area to area, and it was clear that both teams wanted to seek victory. Despite some offensive Argentine plays, and some appearances by Mercedes Artola, the match had no further variations in the result. Both Germany and Argentina had inaccuracies when closing the plays and it seemed that it was going to be decided in the shoot-outs. In the last minutes, the Germans were more dizzying and with stronger pressure they had more attacks, but the Argentine defense did not allow the rival goal.

Australian penalties

The Argentine shooters were: Zoe Díaz, Brisa Bruggesser, Julieta Jankunas, Agostina Alonso and Sofía Cairó.

Zoe Díaz scored after turning backhand, pretending she was going to shoot forehand, turning backhand again and shooting straight. Julieta Jankunas did something similar, and the shot went to the roof of the goal. Brisa Bruggesser also scored with a backhand, while Sofía Cairó scored with her right, after a clearance by the German goalkeeper. Agostina Alonso’s shot was also blocked by Kubalski. The Germans scored all their shoot-outs, and took the bonus point 5 to 4.

Argentina formation: mercedes Artola, Valentina Raposo, Agustina Gorzelany, Sofía Cairo, Sofía Toccalino, Agostina Alonso, Juana Castellaro, Eugenia Trinchinetti, Julieta Jankunas, María José Granatto, Zoe Díaz. Substitutes: Cristina Cosentino, Valentina Férola, Victoria Miranda, Brisa Bruggesser, María Emilia Larsen, Paula Santamarina, Catalina Andrade. DT: Fernando Ferrara.