India suffer their first defeat on Argentina tour
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Buenos Aires, April 13 : After a superb show in the FIH Hockey Pro League where India defeated Olympic champions Argentina in both the matches, the hosts finally tasted victory handing visiting Indians their first loss of the tour in the third practice match on Tuesday. Lucas Toscani scored the all-important goal.
On a day when Argentina s defence seemed impregnable, Toscani s eighth-minute strike sealed India s fate.
Though India made a positive start with forwards Lalit Upadhyay and Rajkumar Pal making deep forays into rival territory, a chastened Argentine defence following their 0-3 drubbing in the second Pro League match, staved off the attacks confidently.
In the second match of the FIH Pro League, Indian men’s hockey team win by 3-0 over reigning Olympic champions Argentina. Let us share that with win India jump to the fourth spot in the points table. Here it is to be noted that goals from Harmanpreet Singh (11th minute), Lalit Upadhyay (25th), and Mandeep Singh (58th) on Sunday gave the visitors a deserved triumph over Los Leones, adding three more points to the two they had claimed against the hosts in Saturday’s shoot-out, which earned them a bonus point.
For your information let us share that India, Argentina, and Australia will play against each other at the forthcoming Olympic Games, where they have been drawn in Pool A alongside Spain, New Zealand, and home favorites Japan. Argentina sits sixth in the FIH Hockey Pro League standings, with 11 points from 12 games. Argentina started brightly and would have been ahead had it not been for some excellent saves from India goalkeeper Krishan Bahadur Pathak, who twice denied Mar
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FIH Hockey Pro League: Dominant India Crush Argentina 3-0 To Jump To 4th Spot
Goals from Harmanpreet Singh (11th minute), Lalit Upadhyay (25th) and Mandeep Singh (58th) on Sunday gave India a deserved triumph over Argentina
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The Indian men s hockey team registered a comprehensive 3-0 win over reigning Olympic champions Argentina in the second match of the FIH Pro League in Buenos Aires to jump to the fourth spot in the points table. (More Sports News)