The Cougars 7 After the poor start to the season in Dubai, they had blood in their eyes. And this weekend they seem determined to get revenge. The national team has already reached the final of the stage being held Cape TownSouth Africa, where after the victory they will face the local team in search of gold Fiji with 29-21 in a very good semi-final.
“The idea is to work calmly and humbly and move the games forward. We don’t have to go beyond our script and do what we have to do in the final,” noted the man from Córdoba. Valentine Maldonado after completing the pass to the decisive game, which will be played this Sunday at 11:43 a.m.
The Argentinians, who had just beaten Australia and France and lost to Spain in the group stage, started with everything in the semi-final against Fiji. The first attempt came after a pure power run by a stubborn man Luciano Gonzalezwho gained many meters and broke through the opposing defense. The one who finished the play was the captain Santiago Mare which he supported on the other side of the pitch after a good fight. Santiago Vera Field He completed the conversion to make it 7-0.
🤩💥 Exceptional run from Lucho González for a spectacular try from Toto Mare!
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Argentina didn’t take their foot off the accelerator and overwhelmed Fiji with their offensive phases. Marcos Moneta was the one who immediately broke the line and Santiago Álvarez who scored the attempt to make it 12-0. And Álvarez himself was the one who extended the distance with another good run, putting Santiago Gómez Cora’s men ahead 17-0.
👐🏼 Santi appeared!
✊🏻 Álvarez Fourcade found the gap and helped the Argentine team’s second win against Fiji.
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Double pack for Santi Álvarez!
The Bahi native once again came out in full force to support Fiji.
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At the end of the first half, Lucho González was booked, but this situation did not prevent the Los Pumas 7s from going into the break with the same lead and a flawless goal.
With Argentina still having six players on the field, the pressure didn’t let up as the final seven minutes began. And after the start he quickly won the ball back and prevented the Fijians from catching up until González could return to the pitch.
With intelligence and without losing control of the game, the Los Pumas 7s began to play with the clock and after a scrum, Moneta and González combined again to make it 22-0 in the first game after their compulsory break due to their misconduct.
🫡 Get to the point and get paid!
✊🏻 Lucho González appeared alone on the left and scored against Fiji.
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Fiji, who had not yet reached the final 22 meters of the field, found a gap and scored through Viwa Naduvalo’s try and Sakiusa Siqila’s conversion. But Toto Mare seemed to finally end the Islanders’ dream of a comeback with another try, which he converted after Matteo Graziano won the ball back and Eliseo Morales worked it over.
⚡ Full pitch for a spectacular Toto Mare try against Fiji!
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Naduvalo and Maisamoa, separated by Sigila, completed the Fijians’ defeat in the dying seconds but there was no time left. Argentina had done everything well and made a good difference to advance to the decisive game without suffering.
In the final, Los Pumas 7s will face local team South Africa, who beat France 22-17 in the other semi-final for gold in a very hard-fought game that was only decided in the final seconds.
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