Argentina were indebted to their goalkeeper Tomas Santiago, who padded, blocked, gloved and stick saved his side towards the knock-out stages following a 2-1 win over Ireland.
A fourth successive defeat ended the Green Machine’s dream of an Olympic quarter-final berth. It took two penalty corner goals to thwart an otherwise effective defensive performance.
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Heartbreaking loss for Ireland’s Green Machine 💔. Despite a stellar defensive effort, Argentina’s Tomas Santiago proved unbeatable 🧤. Proud of our team’s fight! 🍀🏑 #OlympicHockey #GreenMachine