Indian men down Argentina: FIH Hockey Pro League

EINDHOVEN: A superb second-half performance during which skipper Harmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas and Abhishek scored a goal apiece helped India defeat Argentina 3-0 in the men’s FIH Hockey Pro League and climb back to the top of the points table.

India had slipped to the second spot after losing a couple of matches in London before coming back strongly to beat Belgium (5-1) and Great Britain 4-2 via a shoot-out. They started the Netherlands run with a 1-4 defeat here on Wednesday.

Skipper Harmanpreet Singh, who was named Player of the Match, credited their defence for the victory.

“I think we created so many chances but defensively, we defended very well as a team and the structure was playing very well so when we got the chance we scored that goal? Our focus was to keep the ball. Ball speed for us is very important so we kept the ball and let them run and once we got the good opportunities we went for it,” Harmanpreet Singh was quoted as saying by the FIH in a release. IANS

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