Belgium vs Argentina - Men's Hero Hockey World League Final India 5th/8th Place [17/1/2014]

"In the pool match earlier in the tournament, Carlos Retegui's Los Leones ran out winners. However, in the second meeting of the lions, Belgium got their revenge after winning the shoot out 3-1. In regular time the match played out to a 1-1 draw. This means that Belgium have won their first match in the Hero Hockey World League Final and Argentina lost have their second shoot out of the tournament.

In the first half Argentina soaked up the Belgium pressure with goal keeper Vincent Vanash being called into action to make several consecutive saves. The only ball to get past Vanash was a shot from Sebastien Dockier, which hit the post.

Finally, after 25 minutes of unrelenting pressure from Belgium, Argentina broke down play and a quick counter attack led to Matias Rey (31) scoring the opening goal on his 100th cap.

Coach Marc Lammers summed up his team's problem at half time: "We are playing well, but we have forgotten to score, just like in the other game."

In the first 15 minutes of the second half, Argentina took a more commanding role, with a series of incursions into the Belgium circle, but again it was a counter attack that nearly brought the second goal, with Dockier unlucky to see his shot fly just inches past the Argentine post.

Belgium continued to raise the tempo of the game, and their equaliser came from an own goal in the 56th minute despite a lengthy video referral.

The last five minutes of the game were one-way traffic, with Belgium creating more scoring chances, but again failing to put them away.

In the shoot out, Belgium won 3-1 meaning they will play in the 5th/6th match tomorrow, while Argentina will contest 7th/8th place.

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