Leonas celebrates qualifying for the Pan American Games final. – Photo: ARG Olympic Committee
Thursday evening (02), the teams were defined finalists of the women’s competition Field hockey We Santiago 2023 Pan American Games. Favorite “Leonas” lead to Argentina for another decision and will face the team of WEin a match which will take place on Saturday (04) win the gold medal of the competition.
The first team to guarantee a spot in the women’s field hockey gold medal game was Argentina. The “Leonas” faced the Canadian team and struggled in the first quarter, which ended scoreless. In the second quarter, the Argentines adjusted their game better and reached the break leading 2-0. From then on, they managed the match and were little threatened by the Canadians, closing the match 3-0 and sealing their place in the final.
In the other match, a much more balanced confrontation. The United States and Chile played a tense match that was decided solely on penalties, after a 1-1 draw in regulation time. The North Americans opened the scoring in the first quarter and tried to manage the Chilean pressure until early in the final quarter, Chile equalized and took the tiebreaker decision. In the shootout, Team USA took part in the decision after winning 3-1.
The medal matches will take place on Saturday (04). In the fight for bronze, Canada and Chile will face off at 5 p.m., while Argentina and the United States will decide the gold medal at 7:45 p.m.
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