07/29/2021 10:26 AM
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Updated 07/29/2021 10:26 AM
The Lionesses beat Japan 2-1 and made sure not to be fourth in group B of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, thus avoiding the most difficult clash in the next instance, against the leader of zone A, who for now is the Netherlands.
Argentina started ahead when Agustina Gorzelany scored her third goal of the tournament through the short corner.
Although the locals equaled it through Kanon Mori in the second quarter, Majo Granatto conquered the final 2-1.
It was a tight victory against a lower-ranking team but much needed after what happened five years ago, at the Rio Olympics, when being last in their group brought them a clash with the Netherlands and elimination in the quarterfinals.
