PARIS (Special correspondent) — A meeting full of emotions, which ended with joy at the hands of Christina Cosentinothe figure of The lioness in the qualification for the semi-final of Paris 2024. The Albiceleste team won the Australian penalties against Germany and made sure to fight for a medal in the Olympic Games.
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In it Yves-du-Manoir Stadium The match was full of anxiety from the start. With the majority of Germans, who made themselves felt throughout the match, Las Leonas started the first quarter in a better way but were unable to take advantage of the scoring opportunities.
As the minutes went by, the match began to even out and uncertainty began to appear both on the pitch and in the stands. With the high temperatures that were taking place in Paris at midday, Fernando Ferrara’s team was looking to achieve the long-awaited passage to the semi-finals.
The albiceleste fans also began to rise to support their team. Already in the last quarter, with three minutes left, Germany scored and the stands went wild: everything seemed like a happy ending for the fans of the European team.
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But, with pure drive, Las Leonas reached equality with the goal of Julieta Jankunas and the match was to be decided by Australian penalties. From that moment on, there were moments of nerves, anxiety and euphoria inside the Yves-du-Manoir.
Finally, Cosentino blocked the last shot, as he had done with the three previous ones, and Las Leonas qualified for the semi-finals. Automatically, after the end, the entire Albiceleste squad went out to celebrate the victory with their goalkeeper, the great figure of the afternoon. An emotional encounter between the China y Yankunthe two key players, celebrations and more hugs, even lying down on the field itself, to show what they fought for to achieve victory.
Las Leonas celebrate after their victory over Germany at the Olympic Games. AP
In a great gesture of sportsmanship, The lionessseconds after making it to the next round, they approached the entire squad of Germanywho was in the middle of the field, to console his colleagues. Afterwards, it was all joy: celebration with the public and family members who accompanied him, festivities in the locker room and several minutes on the field of play not wanting to ever leave it.
“It’s crazy what we’re experiencing. We knew we had to be confident and give it our all until the very end. That’s how it was and we won, so we’re super happy.“, he told her Sofia Cairo a ESPN.com. “This team is the best and happy with the result“, hill Agostina Alonso. Without a doubt, a team that will go in search of everything, but first they will have a difficult stop next Wednesday against Netherlands.
