The Lions made their World Cup hockey debut with a win against Spain

The Lions kicked off the Men's World Hockey Championship in China after beating Spain 4-3 in the match for Group A. The match was held at Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar. , with a capacity for 15,000 spectators.

Argentine goals were converted by Agustín Mazzilli and Agustin Peillat, twice, On the other hand, for the Iberians, Enrique González, Josep Romeu and Vincenc Ruiz. Lions will be presented again next Monday at 10:30 in our country in New Zealand.

The first quarter was electrifying and ended in a 3-2 win for the Lions. The Argentinian team, which started losing by 2-0, managed to reverse the result categorically.

In the second quarter, the actions were appeased and there were no variants on the scoreboard, although Argentina failed to keep the ball or control of the match. During the third quarter, Spain tied tied after five minutes thanks to Ruíz and the development of the game went into a field of uncertainty.

At the start of the fourth final, four minutes came for a penalty, for Argentina. Peillat honored his "specialist" label and set up the 4 to 3 with a very strong shot, which gave the Albiceleste team victory.

In the World Cup, 16 teams participate in four zones of four each, the first group will go directly to the quarter-finals and the second and third will have to face to win their place in this phase and choose to enter in the semifinals to fight for the title.