In a real class of claw, good game and hierarchy, Chile's women's combined hockey lawn won the gold medal of the XII South American ODESUR Asunción 2022 Games.
Asunción, 12 October 2022. - A new epic and unpublished day in the history of Chilean sport took place tonight after, against all prognosis, the "Diablas" beat the "Leonas" out of Argentina by 3-2 in a shootout band. All after having equalized without goals in regulatory time in the match defined by the gold medal of the female grass hockey of the ODESU Games Asunción 2022.
It was a game of maximum tension for a team that has us used to feats like this year, when they classified the adult World of the Netherlands and defended us with high dignity. No ball, no play and even charges were given. Everything was defined by little, in the last play, in the last sigh. They were the first three quarters of the very close party, where while the selected Argentines dominated the meeting, Chile was betting on the defensive strategy and kept the marker under control.
With five short corners in favor of the "Leones," the last quarter the energy began to be scarce in the "Diablas," the order and the defense took more value to hold the zero and be able to reach the shootout tanda - which was not out of nervousness, tension and definitions in video reference assistance either. Everyone in Chilean hockey was paralyzed at the time. It was a 3-2 for Chile, the "Diablas" and its inscription in history.
The rest, pure emotion. This was reported by one of the artists of this cast of Diablas protagonists, Sergio «Cachito» Vigil, Head Coach: "Before the game we looked in the face, before we came here and wanted to take out all the gold we had inside to get this. The medal was to be built by us. I'm happy for the staff and hockey in Chile. Also the COCH, the IND. We owed this medal because we received a lot of support.».
Francisca Tala, the front, also contributed his: "This is the greatest joy we have ever had. This is a dream come true, beating Argentina with the public against it is a dream. It's the first time we beat Argentina on an adult level. Amazing".
On the other hand, one who stole the film with covered paths was the archer. Natalia Salvador, who said that "we are very happy, is historic. We defended every ball, we set out to be a wall in defense and in attack to take advantage of every opportunity.
We dedicate this triumph to all the people who have been through Chilean hockey throughout their history ".
The Diablas now rest? No way. At the end of the month they travel to Argentina to fight two matches with first order selections: Germany and Belgium. All to try to keep writing sagas from the spectacular book of these luxury and historical "Diablas."
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Photo: Óscar Muñoz Badilla / Communications Comité Olimpico de Chile.
