- StoriesRIO 2016

No referral for Spain: This is what the players were complaining about…

Argentina reached the semifinals of the Olympic Games at Rio 2016 with a goal on the last minute thanks to a penalty stroke scored by Gilardi. Spain was complaining about the call but, as they lost the right of requesting referral on a previous play, the umpire stayed strong on his decision. Apparently, Spain was saying that the goalkeThis is the moment of the foot: Screen Shot 2016-08-14 at 4.51.14 PM

 

By Pablo Mendoza

Pablo Mendoza is an FIH Hockey Academy Educator and the owner of A Hockey World. Contact: pablo@ahockeyworld.net