Hockey World Cup 2018, Quarterfinal 1: Argentina v England Hockey Live Score, Commentary & Updates

ARGENTINA 2 - ENGLAND 3

Updated: 12 December 2018 18:41 IST - Published: 12 December 2018 11:33 IST

England are through to the Hockey World Cup semi-finals after beating reigning Olympic champions Argentina.

It's their third World Cup semi in a row!
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That's it from us here - this is Subhashish signing off - do join us when Australia play France at 1900 IST

ENGLAND WILL PLAY EITHER BELGIUM OR GERMANY IN THE WORLD CUP SEMIFINALS

PEILLAT SCORED TWICE - BUT THAT WAS NOT ENOUGH - THE OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS HAVE FAILED TO MAKE IT THROUGH!!!

ENGLAND ARE THE FIRST TEAM WHO MAKE IT TO THE WORLD CUP SEMIFINALS!!!

FULL-TIME: ARGENTINA 2 - ENGLAND 3

59' GERMAN OROZCO LOOKS ON - AND ARGENTINA ARE OUT OF TIME

58' ORTIZ GETS A YELLOW - ENGLAND HAVE THE BALL

57' Peillat advances - Argentina try to get a long ball into the circle - England try to clear the lines - but Argentina have the ball back

56' MAZILLI GETS A YELLOW CARD

55' England have the ball - Lucas Rossi sends in a long ball - Argentina take Vivaldi off!!!

54' LUCAS VILLA TRIES TO MAKE HIS WAY INTO THE ENGLISH CIRCLE - FAILS TO GET IN

53' LIAM ANSELL SPRINTS IN ALL BY HIMSELF - ENTERS THE CIRCLE - TAKES THE SHOT - HITS THE POST

52' Ibarra sends a long ball - from the back line to the halfway line - THE BALL IS IN THE NET - FROM OUTSIDE THE CIRCLE

51' Gleghorne pushes in - England have the ball in their own circle

50' Ibarra pushes back as Argentina look to advance yet again - Ibarra into the English circle - cannot earn a PC - earns a long corner instead

ARGENTINA 2 - ENGLAND 3

49' HARRY MARTIN SCORES - ENGLAND ARE BACK IN FRONT

ARGENTINA 2 - ENGLAND 2

PEILLAT DRAWS LEVEL FOR THE LOS LEONES!!!!!!!!

NO STROKE - BUT ARGENTINA HAVE A PC FOR DANGEROUS PLAY!!

ARGENTINA HAVE A STROKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUT JAVED SHEIKH WANTS TO REFER - UMPIRE'S REFERRAL ON

PEILLAT FLICKS - BUT ARGENTINA HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE

48' ARGENTINA HAVE A PC!!

47' FANTASTIC WORK DONE BY LIAM ANSELL WHO CUTS IN ALL BY HIMSELF BUT FAILS TO CONTROL THE BALL AT THE GOALMOUTH!!

ARGENTINA LOSE THEIR REFERRAL - NO FOOT SAYS THE REFEREE

THE REPLAYS KEEP PLAYING - WHAT WILL THE VERDICT BE??

46' ARGENTINA WANT A PC RIGHT AWAY!!!!!

WILL CALNAN FIRST CONCEDES A PC - THEN SCORES A GOAL - ENGLAND HAVE THE LEAD - WHAT CAN THE OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS DO ???

END OF Q3: ARGENTINA 1 - ENGLAND 2

CALNAN SCORES - ENGLAND ARE AHEAD!!!!!!!!

44' Sanford gives the ball away - Sloan gets it back - GOAALLLLLLLLLLLLL

43' England's turn to knock the ball around - Phil Roper fails to pick out Liam Ansell on the right of goal

41' Peillat has a free hit after an English attack is foiled

40' GALL FAILS TO STOP THE BALL PROPERLY - ARGENTINA TRY AN ATTACK - ENGLAND TRY A COUNTER - END-TO-END STUFF AT THE KALINGA STADIUM

ROSSI RUSHES OUT YET AGAIN - ENGLAND HAVE ANOTHER PC

39' WALLACE EARNS A PC FOR ENGLAND!!!

38' DANGEROUS BALL PLAYED IN BY ARGENTINA - ENGLAND HAVE A CHANCE TO CLEAR

ENGLAND SURVIVE !!! THE PC FAILS TO GO RIGHT THIS TIME

37' CALNAN GETS A YELLOW - ARGENTINA HAVE A PC!!!

34' England have a long corner - but Argentina have the ball back

33 Ansell doing well in defence - gets his stick down in the nick of time as Argentina look to advance

32' Liam Sanford now - tries to advance - but the red shirts busy in defence now

31' England look to advance early - Liam Ansell shoots - back stick says the referee

"Keep calm under pressure" says Danny Kerry

ARGENTINA HAPPY TO SIT BACK AND USE PEILLAT AS THE PC WEAPON - ENGLAND HAVE LOOKED GOOD UP FRONT - ANSELL THE LIVEWIRE AS ALWAYS!!!

HALF-TIME: ARGENTINA 1 - ENGLAND 1

29' MENINI FAILS TO CAPITALIZE AFTER A GOALMOUTH MELEE

28' Argentina pressing ahead - as they look to take the lead yet again

ARGENTINA 1 - ENGLAND 1