With an ideal score, the Córdoba men’s team closed the group stage as leader of Zone “A” of the Argentine Under 19 Championship and earned a place in the final of the competition that is played in Tucumán. This Saturday, with a historic result, they beat Buenos Aires, the two-time champion, 4-2, and finished the qualifying phase with four wins in as many appearances. On Sunday, from 4 p.m., they will star in the final against Mendoza, who finished as the best in Zone “B”.
The kids quickly managed to take the lead on the scoreboard when after three minutes Fermín Heredia deflected an assist from 25 yards from Nicolás Rodriguez into the goal; However, the score did not stop there and at the same stage (five minutes later) Lorenzo Somaini achieved the rival’s equalizer from the penalty spot. At six, Santiago Fernández put the metropolitans in front of the result.
Córdoba did not give up and looked for the match knowing that it was key to Argentino’s goal of reaching the final.
In the span of three minutes during the third quarter, the kids were precise and turned history in their favor; At three, Joaquín Costa scored the goal after a pass from the right and three minutes later, Lautaro Busto took advantage of a rebound in the area and sent the ball into the net for the Córdoba team’s bouquet celebration.
In the same quarter Bruno Manno Gorosito (on the official scoresheet they noted it against Francisco de Olmos) scored the remaining goal for Córdoba; a flick long shot from the left that the defense did not contain and the scorer surpassed the defense and the goalkeeper for a half turn that left him facing the celebration for the Córdoba quartet.
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In Tucumán. The Córdoba Under 19 women’s team, in the semifinals of the Argentine Hockey Championship
The emotions did not end there, but Buenos Aires also had its share to overcome, but succumbed to the Córdoba defense. In the first minutes of the last quarter, and after a short corner, a penalty was awarded to the metropolitans and goalkeeper Ángel Suarez stood out; save by the goalkeeper for the definition by Mateo Serrano that closed the goal and kept the result at 4-2.
In this way, and since the recategorization carried out by the Argentine Confederation, Córdoba will play for the first time in a final in the Under 19 category, which in 2022 was incorporated into the national competitions and replaced the Under 21.
In previous editions in Sub 19, Córdoba finished in 4th and 5th place.
Meanwhile, this Saturday from 7 p.m., the women’s team seeks a place in the final, facing Buenos Aires.
The other semifinal will be played by Mendoza and Litoral from 8:40 p.m.
