Argentina defeated Brazil 28-22 and became champion of the 2nd edition of the SCA Junior Handball competition. While Chile won the bronze. The three teams secured their ticket to the World Cup event.
On the last day, the game began with the definition for 7th place in the tournament. Colombia in a round-trip match defeated Costa Rica 21-17. For the 5th/6th place, Peru achieved an important 27-23 victory against Guatemala, obtaining the Intercontinental IHF Trophy phase. Chile, for its part, achieved its place in the World Cup after beating Uruguay 26-23.
The last match of the tournament was the long-awaited South American classic. The hosts came out with everything to defend their title of champions obtained in the first edition. After an even start, little by little the Argentines managed to take control and dominance of the match.
Those led by Hernan Sisi knew how to maintain the advantage for practically the entire sixty minutes of play, both in terms of the score and the pace of the game.
Post-match statements:
Miranda Kruk, captain of the Argentine national team: “We knew that the match was going to be very difficult, Brazil is never an easy opponent. But we knew how to resolve very well, closing the goal, closing the spaces, and having the people here, the family It’s very nice, a source of pride”.
Livia Oliveira, captain of the Brazil national team: “Sad by the defeat, we could not play our game nor were we effective. We fulfilled our objective, which was to qualify for the World Cup. We are going to continue training to have a good World Cup”.
Relive the final of the HSCA Junior Women’s Tournament on our HSCA Handball Youtube channel.
https://youtube.com/live/1JNUzkeRmuI
Photos: CoSCABal/Germán Paez
