The +40 women’s team, with the Eldoradense Marita Vera (39) in its ranks, beat Wales 2-1 for the second date of the group stage and settled in the next instance
Sunday, October 13, 2024 | 8:20 p.m.
After the international debut with the albiceleste shirt for teacher Vera in the tournament held in Cape Town, South Africa, this afternoon the second date of zone B was played.
On this occasion, Argentina suffered a little more than necessary but managed to win 2-1 to acquire a ticket to the playoffs. The girls will perform again this Tuesday at dawn to close the first phase with their counterpart from Australia.
Marita uses the number ‘5’ and She was summoned by the Argentine Masters Association (AAHM) a few months ago, so she had to adapt her routine to the training sessions of the Albiceleste team in Buenos Aires, every weekend.
There were trips and more trips for Gaspar and Francisco’s mother, who has had hockey in her blood since she was six years old when she had the opportunity to play juniors in the Carayá club. She currently works as a forward for Caá Yarí in the Regional Masters tournament. But he also does it almost every weekend with Eldorado Hockey.
“Entering the field and listening to our anthem is a mix of sensations that give you goosebumps and the desire to cry. You remember everything you worked to be there and that the moment arrived,” Vera told El Territorio after the premiere. Now he hopes to achieve a new goal.
