Argentina needed the shoot-out set to edge past a brave Ukrainian side, a result which put them above their rivals in the Group D rankings.

The Argentines easily won the first set, in which the even led by eleven (17:8), but the second set was more balanced. The Ukrainians hit with counterattacksand hadthe edge over Argentina to make it all square.

The Argentina team players, seemed more concentrated in the shoot-out to win it and bag two more valuable points.

The sets: 8:17, 22:19, 5:8

Argentina: Delfa, Dolce, Four 2, Mauh 13, Bruneta 5, Guiyamon, Rozicner 12, Gorgo, Zoko 10, Gul 4.

Ukraine: Pisarevsky, Ilin 9, Hotshacko, Prociuk 6, Kushnyruk, Blachodir 5, Saibakov, Podborski 13, Krasyun, Savitsky

Referees: Bartkoviak, Lakomi. Exclusions: 0-1

Federico Gul (Argentina - Player)

"We are very proud to get to the next phase of the tournament and we want to dedicate out victory to the people who came from Argentina to watch us. It's really fantastic.

In the next phase we will give everything we have like we did in the first round ".

Mikhail Pisarevsky (Ukraine - Player)

"It was a very difficult game. Argentina is a very good team.

"As you know our preparation for this tournament wasn’t easy, and I think we will be better prepared in the next games".