The lions fell on the end against Belgium in the Pro League

This Saturday, February 22, the Lions played the second leg against Belgium in Santiago del Estero. After the defeat in the first game, Lucas Rey’s team fell by the minimum.

Nicolás Cicileo bequeathed at 100 parties With the Argentine shirt, after taking a break a few years ago and returning in this process. Joaquín Krügerof Córdoba Athletic debuted with the selected selected. He had his way through the Leoncitos, and came out world champion in 2021.

The first quarter passed unscrupulously, a round trip, but on the end Belgium had a short corner string, which Argentina defended with authority, and the encounter remained in parity without goals. With the 40 degrees they made in the Argentine province, the break between rooms was four minutes, not two as usually, due to high temperatures.

The lions pressed more and had more play on the rival court, Agustín Bonanno having a clear chance to break the zero, which Tobias Martins He could not divert. The referee saved the first Belgian goal after a play that could have been a penalty, then a goal of Tom Boon, so that he ends in a short corner, since the referee had sanctioned the infraction before Boon’s shot. Then, Joaquín Krüger, As the first salidor, he defended the rival’s shot. Closing the first half, Lucas Toscani With a great reverse shot he had the opportunity to put 1 to 0, but Simon Vandenbrouckearcher of the Red Lions, He saved his team.

The archers were one of the many figures that this game had during the 60 minutes and the match became an attack by attack. Almost all players on the court had an opportunity where they saved that the opponent gets the goal, becoming a super even and dynamic match. Between the two sticks in the Argentine arch, and defenses of players such as Juan Ignacio Catán, Matías Andreotti and Joaquín KrügerArgentina was saved from the rival goal on several occasions. This reflected how the lions were playing: betting on attack based on recovery in defense, being a neat block.

In the last 15 minutes, Matías Andreotti injured his right knee and had to leave the field missing approximately seven minutes of play. None of the teams took a lot of difference, but missing 20 seconds to finish the game and after a great collective play of counterattack, Tom Boonlethal as always, marked the final 1 to 0 for Network Lions. The Belgian scorer scored four goals in both games against Argentina, and if something made it clear is that any bowl that remains in the area is dangerous for the rival.

The next game of the Lions will be on Sunday, February 23 on the AM850 4 and Disney+ Premium screen against Australia.

Argentina came out as follows: Tomás Santiago, Nicolás Cicileo, Matías Andreotti, Tadeo Marcucci, Nicolas Della Torre, Thomas Habif, Matías Rey, Lucas Toscani, Agustín Bonanno, Maico Casella, Bautista Capurro. Substitutes: Gonzalo Yanello, Juan Ignacio Catán, Joaquín Toscani, Joaquín Krüger, Tobias Martins, Lucio Méndez Pin, Santiago Tarazona. DT: Lucas Rey.

They were not summoned: Iñaki Minadeo, Felipe Merlini, Facundo Sarto, Ignacio Ibarra and Lucas Martínez.