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Paris 2024 Olympic Games – GB Women v Argentina
Great Britain 0 (0)
Argentina 3 (0)
Raposo (34, FG); Albertarrio (35, FG); Diaz (55, FG)
Great Britain and Argentina went into this match with the ambition of improving their position in the group for the quarter finals. The match also saw two milestones with Sarah Robertson winning her 100th cap for Great Britain and Tess Howard her 100th combined cap for GB and England. After an entertaining but goalless first half, the match turned around with three pieces of excellent individual finishing from Argentina, with goals from Raposo and Albertarrio in the third quarter. Victory was sealed with a third from Diaz in the final quarter.
This Pool B encounter was intense from the start and GB found some space to attack and made early inroads into Argentina's 23. On five minutes a GB counter saw Hannah French earn a first penalty corner when she cut inside and was obstructed in the circle. Costello's drag from the top of the circle was well blocked by the Argentine runner and the chance was lost.
Argentina's best chance came from a pass from Maria Granatto, but Sophie Hamilton managed to fire the ball just past a diving attacker.
Towards the end of the quarter GB came so close to taking the lead from a penalty corner. After a run from French on the left goal line, the ball ran to Howard whose flick towards goal came up off the keeper and was deemed dangerous. Giselle Ansley's first drag flick from the penalty corner deflected off the runner, but her second hit the right post and rebounded back over goal, it was millimetres away from giving GB the lead.
Argentina started the second quarter with the lead and Maria Granatto started to create some chances in the GB circle. First after a strong run after 18 minutes, which GB defended by clearing the ball and then she earned a penalty corner after fouling the ball while trying to find space to shoot. Miriam Pritchard in goal for GB saved the penalty corner drag flick with an outstretched left kicker. They came close again late in the quarter, another Argentina attack saw the ball played to Jankunas, who turned with her back to goal and touched the ball from behind, but a fine save from Pritchard with her raised stick prevented the goal. 0-0 at half time.
In the third quarter, a two-minute period proved decisive for Argentina. A ball into the GB circle from the left went over the goal and found Valentina Raposo in the space to the right of the penalty spot, she calmly opened her body and deflected the ball into the goal past Pritchard. A minute later, another ball played over the GB circle, was deflected by a GB stick and ran to Albertarrio to the left of the goal. She turned to her reverse stick and shot from a tight angle under the diving Pritchard. 2-0 to Argentina.
Despite Britain’s attempts to pull a goal back in the fourth quarter, it was Argentina who secured their third. Another pass into the GB circle found Diaz on the penalty spot, she tensed and fired on her reverse. The superb strike went straight into the top left corner of the goal to make it 3-0. GB took Pritchard off with two minutes left to play with 11 out on the pitch, but could not create an opening and the score remained.
The British women will play their quarter-final against the Netherlands on Monday, time not yet known.
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