Argentina women's national inline hockey team
Argentina women's national inline hockey team is the Argentinean national team in Women's Roller in-line hockey. The team competed in the 2013 Women's World Inline Hockey Championships.
Background
[edit]The team is nicknamed Las Águilas.[1]
Players and Coaches
[edit]In 1996, the team was coached by Aldo Llera.[2] In July 2018, Jorge Otiñano became the coach of the women's national team.[3][1] This was formally announced at a press conference in August 2018.[1]
Women's World Inline Hockey Championships
[edit]1994
[edit]They made their international debut in Algarve, Portugal in 1994.[2] They lost 6 - 0 to Brazil and 9 - 2 to Japan at this competition. Their first victory was an 8 - 0 win against Mexico and a 6 - 0 win against Andorra. This set them up to play in the 15th-place ranking match, which they won. The placement was viewed as good as it showed the enthusiasm of the team, which they could use to build on in the future.[2]
1996
[edit]The team played in the Group A at the Sertaozinho, Brazil hosted World Championships.[2] The squad included Viviana Foresto, Mariela Foresto, Romina Putelli, Daniela Guerrero and Vanesa Sólimo. Argentina finished third in their group. They lost to Spain 3 - 2, and missed out on the next stage because of goal difference with Italy. They finished the tournament sixth overall.[2]
1998
[edit]The 1998 World Championships squad included Viviana Foresto, Mariela Foresto, Romina Putelli, Daniela Guerrero and Vanesa Sólimo. They were coached by Miguel Gomez.[2]
2002
[edit]Argentina claimed gold at the German hosted tournament.[4]
2004
[edit]Argentina claimed gold at the Portuguese hosted tournament.[4]
2010
[edit]Argentina won the 2010 edition after beating host France in the final.[4]
2013
[edit]The team competed in the 2013 Women's World Inline Hockey Championships.[5]
2016
[edit]The competition was held in Chile.[4] Ahead of the tournament, they played friendly matches against the women's u-20 and u-23 teams. They were coached by Néstor Perea.[4] The roster included Daiana Silva, Verónica Diéguez, Lorena Rodríguez, Salomé Rodríguez, Valentina Fernández, Adriana Gutiérrez, Luciana Agudo and Julieta Fernández. It also included goalkeepers Anabela Flores and Andrea Jara.[4]
World Roller Games
[edit]Spain played Argentina in the final of the 2017 World Roller Games in Nanjing, China.[6] Spain came out victorious, winning 7–5 in extra time. Spain went down early on a penalty shot, but the first half ended 3 - 3. Argentina entered the second half with a lot of energy, surprising the Spanish side.[7] Argentina went ahead early in the second half, with the score 3 - 4 in their favor in the 31st minute. Spain scored an equalizer to finish the game tied 4- 4 in regular time. In extra time, Argentina drew ahead against 4 - 5. Spain managed to tie the game back up at 5 -5, demoralizing the Argentinian side. The teams were very evenly matched throughout the game.[8][9] Valentina Fernández and Adriana Gutiérrez scored two goals a piece in the final, while Andrea Silva scored one.[9] The Argentina side included Andrea Beatris, Maria Lorena Rodríguez, Adriana Gutiérrez, "Luchi" Agudo, Valentina Fernández, Dayana Yanet Silva, and Melisa Salomé Rodríguez.[8]
Earlier in the competition, they played Italy.[10] They also played Portugal.[11] María Silva and Julieta Fernández both scored in their 5–2 win against Portugal. Their performances in these two matches was almost enough to put them in first in Group B.[11] Andrea Jara was the team's goalkeeper during the group stage of the competition.[12]
Argentina played the United States in the quarterfinals. They came out victorious with a 10 - 0 victory with 4 goals from Agustina Fernández, two goals from Adriana Gutiérrez, and Daiana Silva and a penalty conversion from captain Lorena Rodríguez all before the end of the first half, which ended 9 - 0.[12] This set them up for a semifinal match against Germany.[12]
They met Germany in the semifinals, thrashing the Germany side 6 - 1. Their future opponents, Spain, qualified by beating Chile. Andrea Jara, Lorena Rodríguez, Valentina Fernández, Luciana Agudo and Adriana Gutiérrez all played in the match against Germany.[13] Daiana Silva and Valentina Fernandez were early goal scorers in the match against Germany.[13]
Argentina qualified after finishing third at the Chile hosted Roller Hockey Pan American Championships.[10]
The 2017 World Roller Games were the first edition of the event ever to be held, with 10 different roller sports on the program.[7]
References
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- ^ a b c "Confirmaron a una leyenda del Hockey sobre Patines como el nuevo entrenador de la Selección Mayor". San Juan 8 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mundiales: abrazadas a la gloria" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ "José Luis Páez, de jugador a DT de la Selección Argentina de hockey sobre patines". Diario de Cuyo. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ a b c d e f "Las "Águilas", pentacampeonas en hockey sobre patín, rumbo Chile para el Mundial". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ "Women - Senior - Standings". Huntington, Irvine: 2013 FIRS World Championships. 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ Hockey patines - World Roller Games 2017 Campeonato del Mundo Femenino. Final: Argentina-España, desde Nanjing (China) - RTVE.es (in European Spanish), 2017-09-02, retrieved 2018-09-10
- ^ a b España, La Nueva. "España, campeona del mundo de hockey patines femenino en un equipo con tres asturianas". Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ a b BARCELONA, EL PERIÓDICO / (2017-09-02). "España revalida el Mundial femenino de hockey sobre patines". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ a b Olé. "Que los chicos tomen revancha". Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ a b "Las Águilas y la ilusión de la sexta corona". losandes.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ a b "Las Águilas volvieron a golear y quedaron cerca de clasificar primeras". Diario de Cuyo. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ a b c "World Roller Games: Las Águilas, con el vuelo controlado". losandes.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ a b América, Grupo. "¡Vamos! Las Águilas disputarán la final del Mundial frente a España". Ovación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-10.
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