Domene’s hat-trick hands Argentina second Junior Hockey World Cup title

Domene
converted
three
penalty
corners
in
the
10th,
25th
and
50th
minute,
while
Franco
Agoistini
(60th)
scored
a
field
goal
just
seconds
from
the
final
hooter
to
hand
Argentina
their
second
title.
Julius
Hayner
(36th)
and
Mas
Pfandt
(47th)
were
the
goal
getters
for
Germany.

Argentina
had
earlier
won
the
title
way
back
in
2005
in
Rotterdam
where
they
defeated
Australia
2-1.
The
Argentines
were
by
far
the
better
side
on
display
in
the
first
quarter
as
they
dominated
the
game
by
pressing
hard
on
the
German
defence.

As
has
been
their
game,
the
Germans
sat
back
and
waited
for
counterattacks.
But
Germany’s
ploy
backfired
as
Argentina
took
the
lead
in
the
10th
minute
through
Domene
from
a
penalty
corner.

Argentina
doubled
their
lead
in
the
25th
minute
when
Domene
once
again
found
the
back
of
the
net
from
a
penalty
corner
to
go
into
half
time
leading
2-0.
But
the
Germans
came
out
a
completely
different
side
after
the
change
of
ends
and
and
managed
to
reduce
the
margin
in
the
36th
minute
through
a
field
strike
by
Hayner.

Trailing
by
a
goal
and
with
just
15
minutes
remaining,
the
Germans
continued
to
attack
and
drew
level
in
47th
minute
when
Pfandt
scored
from
a
set
piece.
But
it
was
not
to
be
Germany’s
day
as
Domene
struck
again
from
a
set
piece
in
the
50th
minute
before
Agostini
scored
from
a
field
effort
just
at
the
stroke
of
the
final
hooter
to
shatter
Germany’s
seventh
title
hopes.

Earlier
in
the
day,
defending
champions
India
lost
1-3
to
France
to
finish
fourth
in
the
competition.