En la segunda semifinal del 4to día de la competencia femenina los Juegos Panamericanos se enfrentaron los vecinos Chile y Argentina.  Con este partido el chileno Cristobal RODRIGUEZ jugaba su encuentro internacional número 150. Argentina se puso al frente justo al inicio del partido con un gol de corner corto de BERGNER.  Ambos equipos lucharon por el dominio, pero fue Argentina quien mantuvo la ofensiva. En el minuto 27 Lucas Martin VILA puso el 2-0 sobre Chile y en el minuto 33  Lucas Martin REY aumentó la diferencia de Argentina  sobre Chile a 3-0. Inmediatamente después Pedro IBARRA convirtió un tiro penal para poner el marcador en 4-0 para cerrar el primer periodo.

En el segundo tiempo Argentina salió al ataque. Durante toda la segunda etapa Argentina presionó a la defensa chilena, pero la defensa chilena y el portero Mathias ANWANDTER fueron efectivos  al impedir que Argentina anotara. Pero en el minuto 49 el capitán argentino Matias Damian VILA agrandó la diferencia a 5 goles. A pesar del dominio de Argentina, Chile insistió y  Alexis BERCZELY anoto para Chile poniendo el resultado en 5-1.Muy pronto Lucas Martin VILA y Matias Damian VILA anotaban otra vez para Argentina asegurando la victoria con un 7-1 sobre Chile, y un lugar en la final contra Canadá. Chile jugará con Cuba por el tercer lugar.

Match Quotes

Argentina’s Coach Pablo LOMBI

On playing Canada in the Final match…

We are two teams with 80% different strategies. Canada is a team that plays a lot of compact defense, while we play a lot of attack with the ball. The two teams have a great identity and system of play. I think it will be a very close game.

Argentina’s Lucas Martin VILA

On playing Canada in the Final match…

They are a very good team and good rival for us. They always come ready to play. But this will be a new game and a new Final. We have to try to not repeat errors.

Chile’s Coach Daniel GATH

On the match…

It was a very complicated match. We committed two errors and that helped put Argentina ahead by four goals. I think this made it a harder game for us than if we had gone into halftime only down by two goals. Argentina is a very good side. But I do not think that these errors (that led to goals) were responsible for the loss, it just increased the difference between Chile and Argentina.

Chile’s Alexis BERCZELY

On his Pan American Games experience and the result of the match…

It is my first time playing in such a high level international tournament. It has been a great experience to be around such good people and good organization. And to share this experience and this sport with others. It has been very educational. The match was clearly hard and we do not have the opportunity to play for the gold medal. But our objective has always been the same—to medal and we will put it all out on the field to do so.