Hockey World Cup 2018, Quarterfinal 1: Argentina vs England - 5 Talking Points

#3 England goalkeeper George Pinner holds his nerve

George Pinner

In such a tense situation, sparks were bound to fly. Both teams played aggressively, to the extent that even a couple of them were shown green and yellow cards respectively for exceeding in their aggression level.

Lucas Rossi and Gonzalo Peillat were warned by the umpires for their aggression, and were shown green cards in the 25th minute and 40th minute respectively. Augustin Mazzilli and Ignacio Ortiz had it harder, as they were shown yellow cards in the dying minutes of the match, forcing Argentina to play with only 10 players in the last two minutes of the match.

On the other hand, Ian Sloan of England was shown a green card, while Whil Calnan and Phil Roper were shown yellow cards for their over aggressive behavior on field.

In such an intense match, if someone managed to keep his wits intact, it was the British goalkeeper. With the classic British style of keeping their cool, George was unfazed by the two goals that Peillat had struck against him, for he thwarted the other 4 goal shots, including 3 more penalty corners that came his way.