IND 3-0 ARG highlights, FIH Pro League 2022-23: India goes top of points table after win; Harmanpreet, Rohidas, Abhishek on the scoresheet

Goals by Harmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas and Abhishek guide India to a 3-0 win against Argentina.

India climbs to the top of the standings with 27 points.

GOOOALL!! Abhishek scores the third goal for India!! India gets behind the Argentina defence and it is a clear run at goal. The goalkeeper rushes out towards Vivek, and the Indian shows unselfish play to pass the ball to Abhishek, who slots it inside the empty net.

Habif makes a run down the right channel and tries to get his shot away. But, there are too many Indian players to get through and he loses the ball.

It is a disappointing effort from Argentina. Della Torre goes for the shot but drags it wide.

Argentina has a penalty corner and this is a big opportunity to pull one back and put late pressure on India.

India back to 11 players as Jarmanpreet comes back after serving his suspension.

Jarmanpreet sees a green card and he is out for two minutes. Argentina will be looking to capitalise on this.

Final ten minutes of the game and Argentina needs two goals to survive in this match.

A brilliant counter-attack by India after Argentina loses possession. It is a 2 vs 3 situation but thr Argentina shows some good last-stitch defending to force Abhishek into going for a long shot and missing the target.

The fourth and last quarter starts as India leads Argentina by a scoreline of 2-0.

Two goals for India in this quarter by Harmanpreet Singh and Amit Rohidas as India has a 2-0 lead against Argentina at the end of this quarter.

Mandeep takes a good shot at goal but Santiago stands big to make the save this time.

GOAAALL!! Rohidas scores with an excellent finish from the penalty corner!! The trap was a disappointing one from the penalty corner. But Rohidas flicked the ball up and got his shot away- all in the same move as the ball rattled the net. A great goal.

Abhishek wins a penalty corner as the ball hit the foot of an Argentina player. A chance for India to double its lead.

Jarmanpreet brings down the ball on the right and drives a shot at goal. The ambitious effort is wide.

GOOOALL!! Harmanpreet scores from a penalty corner!! He generated a lot of pace and drove his shot low and hard. Santiago had no chance to make the save.

Habif has received a two-minute suspension after seeing a green card.

India loses its referral as the umpire says it is a not a push. It is not a penalty corner for India. The umpire said it was his decision.

India has taken a video referral for a push inside the circle.

The third quarter starts with a 0-0 scoreline.

Halfway into the match and still nothing to separate the teams. Score remains level at 0-0.

Sukhkeet lashes a shot at goal but his effort is stopped courtesy of a brilliant block. India has been creating some good pressure since the last couple of minutes.

India is struggling to find answers against this deep defence by Argentina here. It has created some half-chances but nothing more. Abhishek’s shot that hit the post in the first quarter is the closest the Indians have come to scoring.

Pathak makes himself big to make an excellent save from a reverse dink shot at goal from close distance. That was great agility there by the Indian keeper.

India loses the ball cheaply and the ball is snatched by Martin. A shot is taken at the India goal but it is wide off target.

Jarmanpreet carries the ball well on the right and does well to send it to the middle. A lot of bodies near the goal there but Karthi Selvam did get a shot away. However, the effort was not on target.

India with a positive start in the second quarter. Argentina has mostly been pegged back in its own half till now. Good pressure by the Indians.

The second quarter is underway at Eindhoven.

The first quarter comes to an end and the match is still goalless. Abhishek came closest to scoring when he hit the post.

Keenan displays good skill by carrying the ball on his stick and he tries to start something from the left. He attempts to square the ball but it hits Vivek and goes out for a corner.

Argentina with a dangerous attack but it runs out of space and the ball goes out. A shot is taken but Sreejesh closes down the angles beautifully and makes the save.

Argentina cannot make use of the penalty corner and India breaks on a counter attack. Abhishek is inches away from giving his team the lead after his shot hits the post.

India commits a stick tackle and Argentina has a penalty-corner- its first in the match. India with some defending to do.

Argentina has started as the better team. It looks more aggressive on and off the ball. We can expect fatigue to kick in for India at some point, having played Netherlands a day earlier.

The match starts and the first quarter is underway at Eindhoven.

India- 2nd (24 points)

Argentina- 5th (13 points)

• Matches Played: 57
• India: 31
• England: 20
• Draw: 6

India

Krishan Bahadur Pathak, PR Sreejesh, Harmanpreet Singh (Captain), Amit Rohidas, Jarmanpreet Singh, Manpreet Singh, Sumit, Sanjay, Mandeep Mor, Gurinder Singh, Hardik Singh (Vice Captain), Dilpreet Singh, Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh, Shamsher Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Abhishek, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, S Karthi, Gurjant Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Mandeep Singh, Simranjeet Singh

Argentina

Max de Pie, Koen Bijen, Pirmin Blaak, Justen Blok, Timo Boers, MIles Bukkens, Boris Burkhardt, Thijs van Dam, Luke, Steijn Van, Tjep Hoedemakers, Jaer van der, David Huussen, Jip Janssen, Derk Meijer, Floris Middendorp, Joep Molde, Tijmen Rehenga, Pepijn Rehenga, Sheldon Schouten, Duco Telgenkamp, and Jasper Tukkers.

India’s match against Argentina in the FIH Men’s Hockey Pro League 2022-23 will be telecast on Star Sports First, Star Sports Select 2 SD, and HD platforms. The live streaming will also be available on fancode.com.

The second-placed Indian team will face the fifth-placed Argentina in the second European leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League matches in Eindhoven on Wednesday.

India had a chance to regain the top spot in the standings when it played the Netherlands on June 7. But, Craig Fulton’s men succumbed to a 4-1 defeat against the Dutch to remain second.

“Defend well to win”. That’s the mantra of Indian men’s hockey team coach Craig Fulton, whose first assignment was the FIH Pro League mini tournament in London and where his side had mixed results.

The Indian team’s post-Graham Reid era began with back-to-back defeats to Belgium (1-2) and Britain (2-4) on May 26 and 27 respectively. But the Fulton-coached side bounced back strongly in the return leg, winning 5-1 against Belgium and then beating Britain 4-2 in a penalty shootout after both teams were locked 4-4.

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