The Lionesses could not withstand the effectiveness of the Netherlands and fell 3 to 2

In its second presentation in this 2024/2025 Pro League season, the team led by Fernando Ferrara could not beat the world and Olympic champions and lost 3 to 2 in Santiago del Estero.

The first quarter was a constant back and forth, and although Argentina had more chances in the opposite area with two shorts in favor and several attacks channeled by Majo Granattowho wore the captain’s ribbonLuna Fokke opened the scoring for Netherlands, who after his first shot on goal scored the partial 1-0.

In the second fifteen minutes of the match, Yibbi Jansen quickly capitalized on a penalty in the second goal for Las Naranjas and thus stretched the score to 2 to 0. But those led by ferrara They reacted in time and after Eline Jansen’s green card they knew how to take advantage of the advantage to score the first goal of the afternoon. This time Brisa Bruggesser, another debutant in this cycle, scored from a deflection after Eugenia Trinchinetti’s push center to the far post.

The complement was also a non-stop back and forth. On the one hand, The Lionesses achieved good attacks through Agostina Alonso and Majo Granatto and on the other, the Europeans led by Frédérique Matla, who could not extend the advantage thanks to the good performance of the Argentine goalkeeper Cristina Cosentino. Although this time those led by Raoul Ehren were more effective in counterattacks and Fay van der Elst, from a deflection, scored the third. But the good debut of Brisa Bruggesser cost the Netherlands, the Tandil player received a penalty that seconds later Agustina Gorzelany converted into a goal to reduce the difference.

The last stage of the match was very even and the Argentine team could not match the actions. Not even the good backhand punch of Julieta Jankunas at half height of the Dutch goalkeeper, nor the short corners from Valentina Raposo and debutant Chiara Ambrosini They managed to tie the match that ended 3 to 2 for the Europeans.

The next match for Las Leonas will be against Germany, this Friday, December 13 from 7 p.m. and will be broadcast on AM850 2 (ARG), AM850 3 (rest of LATAM) and Disney+ Premium.

Argentina took the field with: Cristina Cosentino; Agustina Gorzelany, Valentina Raposo, Sofía Toccalino, Sofía Cairó, Agostina Alonso, Juana Castellaro, Eugenia Trinchinetti; Zoe Díaz, Julieta Jankunas and Majo Granatto. Substitutes: Mercedes Artola, Victoria Falasco, Chiara Ambrosini, Lourdes Pisthon, Emma Knobl, Victoria Miranda and Brisa Bruggesser. DT: Fernando Ferrara.