The Argentine women’s soccer team completed its tour of Oceania with a smile. Thanks to a goal by Mariana Larroquette midway through the second half, the team led by Germán Portanova beat New Zealand 1-0 on Thursday and thus closed the FIFA Date with three wins in three games.
When the last quarter of an hour of the game was played at the North Harbor Stadium in Auckland, Larroquette received a great assist from Daiana Falfán, eluded goalkeeper Erin Nayler and defined despite the closing of the goalkeeper herself and a New Zealand defender. In this way, she resolved a match that had been very even, but in which Argentina showed the best actions.
With the victory, the National Team closed the tour with a positive balance, with three wins, seven goals for and none against, thanks to the initial 4-0 win over Chile and the 2-0 and 1-0 victories against the hosts. . “We are leaving with a positive balance of this championship but without a doubt we have to continue working, there is a long way to go towards the World Cup,” analyzed Aldana Cometti, one of the figures of the albiceleste team and captain on this occasion in the absence of goalkeeper Vanina Belt.
Regarding the development of the match, the Argentine defender was satisfied with what was exhibited by the team. “The pressure was greater than in the previous match. The fatigue was noticeable in both teams but luckily we pulled through and achieved victory,” said Cometti, a Madrid CFF player. New Zealand, one of the organizers of the World Cup, is ranked 24th in the FIFA ranking, five places ahead of Argentina, so both victories are more important when analyzing them.
In the World Cup that will be held from July 20 in Australia and New Zealand, the Argentines will be part of Group G together with Sweden, Italy and South Africa.
