08/31/2021 11:30
Clarín.com
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Updated 08/31/2021 11:30 AM
With a place in the semifinals assured,
Los Murcielagos
added another victory and finished first in their zone at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
With goals from
Maximiliano Espinillo
,
Ángel Deldo
and
Nicolás Véliz
, the
Argentine soccer team for the blind
beat
Thailand
3-0 to
close the first phase undefeated and take first place in group B.
On Thursday, from 4.30 in our country, they will face
China
in the semis
, which finished second in group A behind Brazil, with two victories and one defeat.
If they win that match, the Argentines will secure a medal.
The blue and white team had debuted with a 2 to 1 victory against
Morocco
and in their second match they had defeated
Spain
2 to 0
.
And with the celebration this Tuesday against the Asian team, he reached nine points.
# Soccer5 |
GOOOOOL OF ARGENTINA!
⚽️ Going half round and get paid.
Maxi Espinillo does not forgive and puts our National Team at an advantage.
The "15" reaches 5 goals in the contest.
#Argentina 🇦🇷 1-0 🇹🇭 # Thailand # Paralympic Games |
#TOKIOenDEPORTV pic.twitter.com/LQOGlz0S0u
- DEPORTV (@canaldeportv) August 31, 2021
# Soccer5 |
INCREASE THE ARGENTINE ADVANTAGE!
⚽️ Great play by captain Ángel Deldo, who defined with a nice crossed right hand so that Los Murcielagos go two goals up at halftime.
FINAL PT # Argentina 🇦🇷 2-0 🇹🇭 # Thailand # Paralympic Games |
#TOKIOenDEPORTV pic.twitter.com/toqtMUgF9k
- DEPORTV (@canaldeportv) August 31, 2021
The Moroccan team was second with four units (the same number as the Spanish but better goal difference) and will be measured in the semifinals with
Brazil
, winner of group A, also undefeated, on Thursday from 7.30 in our country.
The gold and bronze matches will be played on Saturday.
Argentina and Brazil are the great candidates to be measured in the final.
And in the previous trip to the Japanese capital, Los Murcielagos had been excited to be able to dispute the clash for the gold against their classic South American rivals, champions in all the Paralympic events since
Athens 2004
, when football 5 was incorporated into the program.
"Matches with Brazil are special in every sport, because Argentines always want to beat them. We have had to play finals with them and for details they have taken advantage of us, but we believe that we are working well and this is the time to beat Brazil. the noise of medals is felt ", Espinillo anticipated in a conversation with
Clarín
.
Now that dream clash is just a win away.
# Soccer5 |
GO-LA-ZO!
⚽️ At the end of the match, Nico Veliz took charge of the free kick and took out this beautiful BOMB 💣 to seal the national win. # Argentina 🇦🇷 3-0 🇹🇭 # Thailand # JuegosParalimpicos |
#TOKIOenDEPORTV pic.twitter.com/0TSaEZdZXw
- DEPORTV (@canaldeportv) August 31, 2021
Will there be a final with Brazil?
The Argentine national team is looking for his first Paralympic title in Tokyo, after hanging the silver medal in Athens 2004 - he fell just before Brazil in the gold match - and the bronze in
Beijing 2008
and
Rio de Janeiro 2016
.
In
London 2012 they
were fourth, after losing to the Brazilian team in the semis and then to Spain in the clash for third place.
Argentina, in addition, was twice world champion of the specialty (Rio 2002 and Buenos Aires 2006) and won the Copa América three times, in 1999, 2005 and 2017.