Briefings


Feb 03, 2012 01:48 Match Review 14. Argentina - China 3-2
Match Review 14. Argentina - China 3-2
 
> Argentina are in the top 4 of a CT tournament for the 13th time (in succession).
> Argentina, ranked 2nd on the FIH World Ranking, take on Netherlands, ranked 1st on the FIH World ranking, in the semifinals on Saturday. Germany play Great Britain in the other semifinal.
> Argentina have now won their last 4 CT encounters with China.
> Noel Barrionuevo became the first player since Maria Mercedes Margalot in 2005 to score a PS goal for Argentina in CT competition.
> Barrionuevo has now scored in each of Argentina's last 6 matches vs China at world level events (5 CT matches and 1 World Cup match).
> Barrionuevo (23 goals) is now 2nd on the all-time CT top scorer list exceeding Nadine Ernsting-Krienke's 22 goals. Only with Maartje Paumen (NED) has scored more CT goals (24).
> China's CT top goalscorer Ma Yibo scored a PC goal to lift her career total to 20 (PC) goals in CT competition.
> Tang Chunling scored her fourth goal vs Argentina in world level events after scoring in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics and the 2003 CT.
> Luciana Aymar (1 yellow – 8 green) equalled China's Gao Lihua's (3 yellow and 6 green) record of 9 cards received in Champions Trophy history.
> Argentina converted 1 of 4 penalty corners in this match and are now on 6 PC goals from 19 penalty corners awarded in the tournament (32%).
> China scored 1 of 2 PC and are now on a penalty corner success rate of 3 for 13 at Rosario 2012 (23%).
> China have now conceded 4 PC goals out of 17 penalty corners awarded to their opponents.
> Argentina have now conceded 4 PC goals out of 16 penalty corners awarded to their opponents.