ESP V ARG ( Pool B ) Hockey World League Semi-Final Buenos Aires 2015

ESP

0 - 1

ARG

Match Review ESP - ARG 0-1

Match 20: Spain v Argentina 0-1 (0-0)

The “Leones” maintained their perfect record at the Argentina Hockey Champions Trophy in Buenos Aires with a narrow 1-0 win over Spain. The game winning goal was scored by Facundo Callioni with three minutes remaining.

Argentina finished top of pool B and will now play a quarter-final against Japan. Spain became fourth in the pool and will play off against the Netherlands.

The first half saw strong play from both sides but not many scoring opportunities. Spain knew that they have to win this encounter to avoid finishing fourth in pool B. The Red Sticks fought hard to get on the scoreboard but they were unable to break through the Argentine defence.

FIH rising star Gonzalo Peillat was close to scoring in the third quarter but his attempt was saved on the line. The winner was scored by Callioni on 58 minutes when he went on a solo-run beating all in his path to give Argentina the lead much to the delight of the crowd in the sold out stadium at CeNARD.

Thoughts on the match
Bosco Perez-Pla (ESP)
“We played and defended very well but it is what it is. We did everything to win this game. We went into one-on-one in the last five minutes and tried to force something. It was unlucky that Argentina scored but in the end a draw wouldn’t have been enough for us either.”

Facundo Callioni (ARG)
“This was a very difficult match because Spain had to win it to avoid playing Holland in the quarter-final. We had to wait to take the initiative and our plan worked out.”

Goals

Team	Minute	Shirt #	Player	Action	Score
ARG	57	7	CALLIONI Facundo	FG	0 - 1

Cards

Team	Minute	Shirt #	Player	Type
ARG	29	27	ROSSI Lucas	G

ESP

Minute	Shirt #	Name	Goals
X	1	CORTES Quico
X	3	ENRIQUE Sergi
X	5	PEREZ-PLA Bosco
X	7	DELAS Miki
6	8	RUIZ Vincenc
7	9	SANTANA Ricardo
X	12	CARRERA Jordi
5	13	MIR Andres
X	14	DABANCH Gabriel
Bench	16	FERNANDEZ Mario
X	17	LLEONART Xavi
X	19	SALLES Marc
X	20	PIERA Salvador
5	21	CASASAYAS Alex
X	22	TERRAZA Manel
X	25	QUEMADA Pau
6	27	BELTRAN Albert
12	28	IGLESIAS Alvaro
		Team Manager	HERRERA Bernar
		Head Coach	SOYEZ Frederic
		Stand-In Manager	RODRIGUEZ Icenk
		Physiotherapist	BROS Arturo
		Assistant Coach	SALA Ramon
		Physiotherapist	MARCH Jaume

ARG

Minute	Shirt #	Name	Goals	Green
X	1	VIVALDI Juan
X	2	PEILLAT Gonzalo
X	4	GILARDI Juan
X	5	IBARRA Pedro
X	7	CALLIONI Facundo	1
Bench	10	PAREDES Matias
7	11	MENINI Joaquin
X	12	VILA Lucas
11	14	TREVISAN Pablo
7	16	ORTIZ Ignacio
X	17	LOPEZ Juan
13	19	DELLA TORRE Nicolas
16	20	IBARRA Isidoro Carlos
X	22	REY Matias
X	24	BRUNET Manuel
X	26	MAZZILLI Agustin
X	27	ROSSI Lucas		1
Bench	30	BERTHOLD Joaquin
		Team Manager	BLANCO Javier
		Head Coach	RETEGUI Carlos
		Assistant Coach	RONCONI Mariano
		Medical Doctor	FEIJOO Pablo
		Physiotherapist	CAMMARERI Matias
		Stand-In Manager	RIVERO Rolando
		Video Technician	LINDOLFO Javier

DNP = Did not participate
S = Suspended
DSQ = Disqualified

Match Officials

Role	Official
Umpire 1	TAYLOR Simon
Umpire 2	RASOOL Haider
Reserve Umpire	KIM Hong Lae
Video Umpire	BALE Bruce
Judge 1	HAWKE Gavin
Judge 2	STEWART Tony
Technical Officer	BURT Josh