FIH Junior Hockey World Cup: How an article on a Dutch website ‘angered’ Argentina on their way to a tight quarterfinal win against Netherlands | Hockey News
It was a thrilling win for Argentina against one of the game’s powerhouses, the Netherlands, in the quarterfinals at the FIH Junior World Cup in Chennai on Friday. Just one goal – Captain Tomas Ruiz’s 52nd-minute effort from a Penalty Corner – was enough for Argentina to eliminate one of the pre-tournament favourites. Argentina’s celebrations initially seemed like one of sheer joy at pulling off an impressive defensive effort but their head coach Juan Gilardi later revealed there was more to it than met the eye. That his wards were triggered by an article on a Dutch website, which they found ‘discriminatory’. “It’s a shame because the official site of the Dutch team was talking about some discrimination, some things about the Argentinian players. That was a kind of fuel for us to win this match also,” Gilardi said in the mixed zone after Argentina reached the semifinals. When asked to elaborate, Gilardi said: “You have to check hockey.nl website, you have to see what is written there. It’s not nice. You will understand, It …



