IN THE BEST WAY. This is how Las Leonas started their performance in the World Cup that takes place in Spain and the Netherlands. A double from a penalty corner by Agustina Gorzelany was added to the definitions of Victoria Granatto and Julieta Jankunas to seal the 4-0 thrashing of South Korea in group C. This Sunday, from 4:30 p.m.the women’s field hockey team will seek to prolong the auspicious start when faces in Terrassa with one of the locals, the Iberian group.
A victory would be vital for the team led by Fernando Ferrara due to the method of qualifying for the next instance: only the first of each group advances directly to the quarterfinals, while the second and third must play a previous instance. Spain’s 4-1 victory over Canada at the opening of the competition means that Las Leonas must defeat them to depend on themselves in the run-up to the closing of zone C.
The title in the last World League served as the ideal motivation for the albiceleste team, whose current unbeaten record extends to 24 presentations (21 wins and three draws, with a subsequent loss on penalties) since that defeat against the Netherlands in the final of the Tokyo Olympics. Eliminated by Australia in the quarterfinals of the last World Cup played in London, they have the goal of recovering the trophy they won for the second and last time in Rosario 2010.
