Argentina had an excellent begin to the match, main the scoreboard till twenty minutes into the primary half, though it couldn’t maintain it and fell to the European crew 25:35 on the second date of Group B of Paris 2024. Within the continuation of the competitors, Wednesday at 4pm will face Denmark.
The Gladiators had been unable to repeat the nice efficiency that they had had in opposition to Norway of their opening sport of the Video games, regardless of their defeat, and fell to Hungary in a match that appeared basic in view of the principle goal of reaching the second spherical of the event.
After a high-level preliminary twenty minutes, the crew led by Guillermo Milano felt the bodily put on and tear of a dizzying begin, needed to cope with the absence of its star participant Diego Simonet – who left as a consequence of a strained proper adductor – and ended up giving in to a Hungarian crew that went into the break with 17:12 after which elevated the distinction within the second half.
Argentina vs Hungary, Paris 2024 Olympics handball, Paris, France, 29.07.2024, Obligatory Credit score © Sasa Pahic Szabo / kolektiff
Pablo Simonet, with 5 targets, was the highest scorer for Los Gladiadores, who had been capable of play as equals to the Europeans for twenty minutes, they had been up 10:9 with the ball to get two forward, however then they lowered the depth and ended up struggling in opposition to the Hungarians who imposed their physicality all through the sixty minutes.
Within the different outcomes of the second day of competitors in Paris, in Group B, which incorporates Argentina, Norway beat France 27:22 and Denmark beat Egypt 30:27, whereas in Group A Sweden beat Spain 29:26, Slovenia beat Croatia 31:29 and Germany beat Japan 37:26.
Argentina vs Hungary, Paris 2024 Olympics handball, Paris, France, 29.07.2024, Obligatory Credit score © Sasa Pahic Szabo / kolektiff
Put up-match statements
Federico Pizarro: «A foul sport, each in assault and protection, we did not know tips on how to management the opposing pivot, we did not know tips on how to break by means of their protection in assault and the ending was additionally weak. The potential for fulfilling the target is slipping away, we’ll see how the following outcomes of the group unfold and see if we will get a minimal probability in opposition to Egypt. Immediately with the distinction we misplaced it could be virtually unimaginable, it is time to relaxation, there are two video games in opposition to the 2 greatest groups on the earth, we have now to be aggressive till the tip»
Pablo Simonet: «Unfavorable, after shedding by ten a match that we thought we’d battle till the tip, it is vitally onerous. The Olympic Video games are like that, we play each two days, there isn’t any different possibility than to recuperate excited about the following matches. We’re wanting gamers, we have now accidents, at this time we had two crimson playing cards, it is vitally tough to win like that. There is no such thing as a different possibility than to recuperate, study from the errors we made at this time, which for me we misplaced the match in ten minutes within the first half, we have now to maintain going.»
Diego Simonet: «It was a sport for me, to offer order, one in opposition to one and continuity, however nicely, what occurred was unhappy. We had been coaching very nicely, I personally didn’t have any ache, very comfortable, however nicely, one tries to be exemplary in coaching, to be constructive and at all times be there, however at this time I ended up paying for it, being 34 years outdated took its toll on me. The physician says it’s the tendon, I didn’t really feel that something was torn, but it surely did twist, tomorrow we’ll do research and every thing potential to arrange for the match in opposition to Egypt. Hopefully we’ll change our face for the upcoming video games, give a great picture and make a splash, that is distinctive and we’ll go away every thing on the sphere»
Preliminary coaching: Juan Bar, Federico Fernandez, Diego Simonet, Pablo Simonet, Andres Moyano, Federico Pizarro and Lucas Moscariello.
Argentina (25:35 vs. Hungary): Pablo Simonet (5), Federico Pizarro (4), Federico Fernandez (3), James Parker (3), Andres Moyano (3), Nicolas Bono (2), Lucas Moscariello (2), Ignacio Pizarro (1), Nicolas Bonanno (1), Gaston Mouriño (1), Diego Simonet, Pedro Martinez, Juan Bar and Leonel Maciel.
Subsequent match: Argentina vs. Denmark – third spherical | Wednesday, July 31, 4 p.m.
Paris 2024 Olympic Video games Minisite
Photographs: IHF / Collective / Sasa Pahic Szabo
By Rodrigo Alzugaray – CAH Press
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