FIH Pro Hockey League 2023/24: India Thrash Argentina

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The Indian men’s hockey ended the Antwerp leg with a resounding win over Argentina in Antwerp on 26th May 2024.

Argentina got off to a perfect start as Monja scored a superb field goal in the 3rd minute. Arijit Mondal produced a sensational field goal in the 7th minute to level the scores at 1-1. It was an evenly matched game as both teams played attacking hockey, not allowing other teams to score goals. At the end of the first quarter, the score remained at 1-1.

The second quarter began on a positive note for India with a field goal by Nilkanta Sharma in the 18th minute to give a 2-1 lead. Argentina made a strong comeback with a penalty corner goal by Keenan Nicholas via rebound in the 24th minute to level the scores at 2-2. The Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh converted a lovely penalty corner in the 29th minute to give the lead back at 3-2 and ended the first half with a 3-2 scoreline in favor of India.

It was a great start to the third quarter as both teams got chances to score goals but the defense was solid enough. P Sreejesh came as a goalkeeper replacing Krishna Pathak who kept in the first two quarters. At the end of the third quarter, the scores remained 3-2 in favor of India.

The fourth quarter began off brilliantly for India as Harmanpreet Singh's penalty corner was converted into a penalty stroke as Lucas Martinez saved it illegally. Harmanpreet Singh made it 4-2 via a penalty stroke in the 50th minute. Harmanpreet Singh scored another goal with a penalty stroke in the 52nd minute to give India a 5-2 lead.

Argentina made a strong comeback with two goals by Mariucci and Martinez in the 54th and 57th minute to reduce the margin to 4-5. The Indian defense remained solid to get three valuable points winning by 5-4.

India played two matches against Argentina and Belgium in Antwerp. The first match against Argentina was a 2-2 draw before India won in shootouts by 5-4. India was completely outplayed by Belgium with a scoreline of 1-4.

The Indian team played better hockey with a 2-2 draw against Belgium but lost by 1-3 in the shootouts.

With this win over Argentina, India moved to 2nd place in the points table of the Pro Hockey League. They will next play twice against Germany and Great Britain before they move to the Olympics.

  


 





India beat Argentina by 5-4 in FIH Pro Hockey League 

 

 

 

 

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