FIH Pro League 2022: Indian Women’s Hockey Team go down 2-3 against World No. 2 Argentina in the second match

The
Argentines
got
off
to
an
aggressive
start
and
made
a
few
circle
penetrations
in
the
opening
minutes
of
the
match,
but
the
Indian
defense
unit
stood
tall
and
ensured
that
the
0-0
deadlock
wasn’t
broken.
Argentina
earned
a
Penalty
Corner
in
the
6th
minute,
but
they
couldn’t
convert
the
opportunity.
The
Indian
team
counter-attacked
and
obtained
a
Penalty
Corner
in
the
11th
minute.
However,
Belen
Succi
effected
a
fantastic
save
to
keep
the
Indians
at
bay.

Argentina
earned
a
Penalty
Corner
in
the
first
minute
of
the
second
quarter,
but
the
Indian
Captain
Savita
deflected
Agustina
Gorzelany’s
shot
over
the
crossbar.
The
Argentines
continued
to
put
pressure
on
their
opponents,
but
the
Indian
defense
unit
stood
tall
and
kept
the
ball
away
from
their
goal.

Salima
Tete
led
India’s
counterattack
through
a
magnificent
run
in
the
23rd
minute
and
eventually
found
the
back
of
the
net
to
hand
her
team
the
lead
at
1-0.
The
Argentines
tried
to
fight
back
through
multiple
circle
penetrations,
but
the
Indian
defense
unit
ensured
that
they
don’t
lose
the
lead.
Victoria
Sauze
took
a
brilliant
shot,
but
Captain
Savita
carried
out
another
fantastic
save
just
before
the
end
of
the
first
half.

Julieta
Jankunas
carried
out
a
shot
in
the
37th
minute,
but
Savita
stood
tall
once
again.
However,
the
Argentines
rode
on
the
momentum
and
eventually
found
the
equalizer
in
the
38th
minute.
Sofia
Toccalino
made
a
brilliant
run
on
the
right
flank
and
produced
a
ball
for
Delfina
Thome
to
tap
into
the
goal.

The
Argentina
team
obtained
a
Penalty
Corner
in
the
41st
minute
and
Eugenia
Trinchinetti
didn’t
miss
out
on
the
opportunity
of
deflecting
the
ball
into
the
goal
to
hand
her
team
the
lead
at
2-1.
Moments
later,
Argentina
earned
another
Penalty
Corner
and
Gorzelany
converted
it
to
help
Argentina
extend
their
lead
at
3-1.

Neha
carried
out
a
fantastic
run
in
the
48th
minute
and
helped
India
earn
a
Penalty
Corner.
Deep
Grace
Ekka
didn’t
miss
out
on
the
opportunity
and
slotted
the
ball
into
the
goal.
However,
Argentina
kept
the
pressure
on
their
opponents
and
earned
a
Penalty
Corner
in
the
50th
minute,
but
the
Indians
kept
the
ball
away
from
their
goal.

Tete
made
another
brilliant
run
in
the
56th
minute
and
passed
the
ball
to
Vandana
Katariya,
who
took
a
shot,
but
Succi
effected
a
magnificent
save
to
keep
the
Indians
at
bay.
The
Indian
team
tried
its
best
to
find
the
equalizer,
but
the
Argentines
stood
tall
and
eventually
walked
off
the
field
as
winners
of
the
match.

The
Indian
Women’s
Hockey
Team
will
next
face
the
USA
on
June
21
and
22
in
Rotterdam,
Netherlands.
Both
the
matches
will
be
played
at
8
PM
IST
and
will
be
telecasted
live
on
Star
Sports
First
and
Disney+
Hotstar.

Source:
HI
Release