Uruguay beats Paraguay and is on the verge of qualifying for the World Cup. In the closing of the penultimate day in the SCA Senior Handball, the Paraguayan public filled the Arena SND stadium. .
After a day of rest, the fourth day of competition got underway for the tournament that awards 4 places for the 2027 World Cup.
Brazil vs Peru
A Brazilian team that has already qualified for the World Cup defeated the Peruvian team with a resounding 66-14 victory.
The MVP of the game was Marcos Da Silva and the scorer with 15 goals was Rudolph Hackbarth.
This Saturday Brazil faces its classic rival Argentina, from 8.30 p.m. the champion of the Central American South will be defined.
“Today we think about maintaining our rhythm of play to get to the game with Argentina with more confidence, it will be a difficult game, every game with Argentina is always particular”.Bryan Monte.
Argentina vs Chile
The Gladiators beat Chile 37-23 and are going for the golden medal of the championship. After a first half with a relentless defense and Juan Bar who had outstanding saves, they went to the break 17-7.
In the second half, Argentina intensified its fast starts and took advantage of the Chilean team’s turnovers and ineffective passing to extend the lead.
With two players disqualified, Pablo Minguez and Guillermo Fischer, the Albiceleste won 37-23. The MVP of the match was Agustín Unzner and the scorer of the match was Martín Jung with 8 goals.
Statement by Rodolfo Jung, coach of Argentina:
“I am very happy because we are having a tournament from minor to major, today with Chile was a match that in the previous South Central Argentina had tied at home, we knew it was a difficult match but we worked the defense and we did it to perfection closing the first half with a 10-goal advantage.”
“In the second half we took it easy, trying to make changes to arrive well tomorrow for the match against Brazil, we will try to play well to become SCA champion against a team that is 7th in the world”.
. Agustín Unzner MVP of the match against Chile in the SCA Senior Handball. Photo: COSCABAL / Jorge Olmedo.
Paraguay vs Uruguay
With a stadium full of spectators who cheered until the end, Paraguay was unable to win and the victory went to the Paraguayans.
An erratic first half for the home side, and a Charrúa goalkeeper, Felipe González, who made important saves for most of the first 30 minutes.
As the clock ticked down, Paraguay adjusted its attack and positioned its defense better, and in the final minutes Matías Chávez also did the same in goal.
Paraguay went to the break with the disqualification of player number 13 Ever Salinas. The score closed 9-13 in favor of Uruguay.
In the second half, Uruguay was able to take advantage of the local team’s turnovers and penetrate the Paraguayan defense, extending the advantage and taking the 30-24 victory.
The top scorers of the match were José Luis Fiore of Paraguay and Cristhian Rostagno of Uruguay, both with 10 goals each. The MVP was Uruguayan goalkeeper Felipe González.
“We finished a very important match against Paraguay with a 30-24 victory, we took a big step. Tomorrow we have to play against Peru, if we manage to win and Chile beats Paraguay we will have qualified to the world cup”, said Hector Sintas, coach of Uruguay.said Héctor Sintas, coach of Uruguay.
Schedule for Saturday, January 24
The last date of the competition will be played this Saturday. Uruguay vs Peru at 3.30 pm, the Uruguayans must win to qualify for the World Cup and wait for the result of the match between Chile vs Paraguay to be played at 6 pm.
In the closing match, the South American classic Brazil vs. Argentina, both qualifiers will seek to win the gold medal. It should be recalled that in the last 2024 edition the champion was Brazil.
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Photos: COSCABAL / Jorge Olmedo
By Loly Coria
