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Jaspreet Sahni | TIMESOFINDIA.COM

Gonzalo Peillat and Joaquin Menini: The 'Argentine Europeans' at Hockey World Cup

ROURKELA (Odisha): It's believed Christopher Zeller was the last of the penalty-corner exponents the Germans had. His flicks landed home the 2008 Olympic gold as well as Germany's last World Cup triumph in 2006. But that box remained unchecked for over a decade after Zeller, only to get ticked in the most dramatic and unexpected way lately.

In February last year, Argentina's 2016 Rio Olympics hero Gonzalo Peillat pulled on a German jersey and had all eyes on him. In under a minute of the start, he converted a penalty corner to put Germany ahead in the Pro League game against Spain.

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