The Lions crushed New Zealand and stayed away from the relegation

He Men’s Hockey Team crushed his peers New Zealand 6 to 1, in the final game of the season FIH Pro League He argued in Antwerp, Belgium. Led by the team Mariano Ronconi, He is sixth with 16 points He achieved a great success, which helped him avoid relegation to the new competition, the Nations Cup.

The Lions didn’t get off to the best of starts after a minute off the clock. Russell Kane In New Zealand. However, five minutes later they scored to equalize Thomas DomineHe ended the first quarter on top, taking the lead with his brace on 14 minutes.

The second leg was dull for both teams when it came to moving the net away from the opposition goal. Already 15 minutes into the third period, Dominé did it for his personal hat-trick and gave more peace of mind to the national team who were doing well enough to break up the proceedings and claim victory. In the last quarter, once again the striker changed his seal Goal Poker. Lucas Martinez and Agustin Bugallo then extended the advantage.

The Pro League 2023 comes to an end. A tournament organized by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) It brings together the world’s top nine teams and has seen some changes to its format this season: instead of individual matches, matches are now played in three-team mini-tournaments to cut travel costs and take advantage of transfers.

Each faces the other two in different locations. Another novelty this season is that The Promotions and Demotions. The last team in the general table goes down and plays the following year Nations CupA new competition.

This will be the first meeting between the two in the current championship, and the next game will be against Los Leones again New Zealand, this Monday at 1:10 p.m., at the Olympia hockey pitch, in the end of the season for the Albiceleste. You can follow all the action of Los Leones live ESPN2 And Star+.

• 2(3)-(4)2 v. Germany

• 2(4)-(1)2 vs Netherlands

• 1(1)-(2)1 v. Great Britain

• 2(2)-(4)2 v. Great Britain

• 2(4)-(2)2 v. Australia

Directed by Fernando Ferrara They go searching Two-time championship: They are at the top with 29 points from 14 games played, but even winning the next two games will depend on the results of other teams as they have played six games more than Netherlands (3rd with 22 points) and Belgium (4th with 17). ) Los Leones play this Saturday from 9 p.m New Zealandand next Tuesday, starting at 1:00 p.m., against the same opponent, they will be telecast ESPN2 And Star+.