With a giant Cosentino, the lions beat Belgium in Australian penalties
Cristina Cosentino again. The archera of The Lionesses It was the great figure again to give the victory 2 to 0 in the shootouts to the Argentine National Team against Belgium After matching 0 to 0. Argentines added the bonus point after the draw and closed the Pro League series with Australia this Sunday, February 23 at 9:30 p.m. (AM850 4 and Disney Plus).
Sevent of revenge felt in the previous one in the environment in the hot night of Santiago del Estero. The cause: the Red Panthers They had managed to turn to Argentina a 2 to 0 To keep the first victory in 21 history games. Those led by Fernando Ferrara were replaced and They beat the Australianssame rival that the European also won at the third meeting of the series.
With repeated title formation for the third time in a rowThe lionesses had patience and focused their initial game on defending zero in the arch. However, the clearest opportunity of the first part was for the Albiceleste team dressed in dark blue on this occasion, through Zoe Díaz and after Julieta Jankunas who found Elodie Picard very attentive.
The European transformed their mastery of the possession of Bocha into goal situations. Judith Vandermeiren had the clearest, but Cristina China Cosentino responded from the arch. The Argentines counteracted with a good exit from Agostina Alonso that gave up for Brisa Bruggesser. The Tandilense faced the left sector and attended Agustina Albertario who made a typical play of her and hit the right to find Picard’s humanity again.
The yellow to Stefanía Antoniazzi led Argentina to take refuge in its area for numerical inferiority at the beginning of the last partial. Fact that led the Belgians to have one after another, the lighter goal situations. Cosentino showed safety again to sustain zero on the scoreboard. Chiara Ambrosini of the short corner had her chance, but Picard also responded from the other side.
He was waiting. The first short corner for the lions came at the beginning of the third partial through an revival of Eugenia Trinchinetti. And as was the second against Australia, Agustina Gorzelany marked both Albiceleste, but, after the request for videoref of the Red Panthersit was annulled because the Bocha did not come out in its entirety of the area in the previous reception. The pressure of the Ferrara team did not stop and Alonso threw revenge from the left side of the area. Picard responded again. The final seconds won in tension, but with fatigue, no team was fresh to unbalance and the game went to the Australian penalties.
The shootouts:
As in the Bronze Party in Paris 2024, Argentina and Belgium closed their Pro League duels in the Shootouts. Maite Bussels took responsibility for the arch of the Europeans at the place of Picard. The first to execute was Zoe Díaz and the archera prevented him from committing an infraction that was not sanctioned. Cosentino retained Louise Dewaet’s first penalty. Then, Bruggesser crashed its execution on the stick. Like Ambre Ballenghien who could not mark either. Victoria Granatto was committed criminal and Gorzelany He put the first against Picard who replaced his partner. Cosentino leaned his figure after sticking the shot with his stick to Delphine Marien. With the advantage, Agustina Albertario scored to put 2 to 0. Again China He sentenced his prominence with another great stop to Charlotte Englebert to seal the victory.
The lions formed with: Cristina Cosentino, Sofía Toccalino, Valentina Raposo, Agustina Gorzelany, Chiara Ambrosini, Juana Castellaro, Agostina Alonso, Eugenia Trinchinetti, Zoe Díaz, María José Granatto, Julieta Jankunas. Substitutes: Mercedes Artola, Steania Antoniazzi, Agustina Albertario, Victoria Sauze, Victoria Granatto, Victoria Miranda, Brisa Bruggesser. DT: Fernando Ferrara. They were left: Julieta Arcidiácono, Valentina Costa Biondi, Sol Lombardo, Paula Ortiz, Lara Casas, Lourdes Pisthon.
