India suffered their first lack of their Argnetina tour as Olympic champions beat them 1-0 in the third hockey observe match right here on Tuesday.
Lucas Toscani scored the lone aim of the match in the eighth minute.
India had crushed Argentina in the FIH Hockey Pro League double-header. The guests had received the primary match in penalty shoot-out after the 2 groups had been tied 2-2 in the regulation time. India then received the second match 3-0.
India made a optimistic begin in the third observe match with good circle penetrations by forwards Lalit Upadhyay and Rajkumar Pal, however the Argentine defence was sturdy sufficient to carry off an early setback.
Their forwardline in the meantime arrange a structured assault that earned them an early breakthrough. It was Lucas Toscani who scored in the eighth minute, guaranteeing a 1-0 lead for the house group.
Indian fowards Shilanand Lakra and Mandeep Singh created scoring alternatives in the next minutes however couldn’t beat the skilled Argentine goalkeeper Juan Manuel Vivaldi.
The second quarter witnessed some courageous saves by younger India custodian Krishan Pathak, who accomplished his 50 worldwide caps in the second FIH Hockey Pro League tie towards Argentina.
He was adjudged ‘Player of the match’ for his exploits. He displayed the identical confidence in Tuesday’s sport, resisting the opponents from extending the lead.
In the early minutes of the third quarter, India created a wonderful alternative when defender Surender Kumar earned India their first PC of the match, however the Indian drag glints had been unable to transform the possibility to equalise.
Argentina too earned a PC in the forty third minute however India’s skilled goalkeeper PR Sreejesh was as much as the duty to make an excellent save.
The last quarter was a battle of nerves with India pushing for the elusive aim.
Even although younger strikers Dilpreet Singh, Shilanand Lakra and Mandeep Singh took turns to aim photographs on aim, Argentina’s defence led by goalkeepr Vivaldi did their finest to carry on to the lead.
India will subsequent face Argentina in the fourth observe match on Wednesday.
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