The Indian girls’s hockey crew continued its winless streak within the Belgium leg of the FIH Professional League, slumping to 0-3 defeat towards Argentina on Sunday. Celina Di Santo (1st minute), Maria Campoy (thirty ninth) and Maria Granatto (forty seventh) scored for Argentina in India’s ultimate match of the Belgium leg. Argentina stormed forward within the very first minute, dissecting the Indian excessive press and penetrating to the taking pictures circle, the place Di Santo deflected in Granatto’s shot to attain their first aim. As India struggled to play out of their half, a interval of Argentinian dominance adopted, leading to a penalty nook eight minutes into the sport, however they failed to increase their lead.
India started stringing a number of passes collectively and obtained into the sport. They pressured Argentine goalkeeper Clara Barberi into motion after a low drive into the circle from Udita discovered Lalremsiami, who failed to attain from shut vary.
Argentina regained management of the proceedings within the second quarter, incomes a slurry of penalty corners however an alert duo of Bichu Devi Kharibam and Salima Tete helped hold the ball out of the nets.
A uncommon Indian foray into the taking pictures circle resulted in a penalty nook however Deepika’s drag flick was comfortably saved out.
Argentina pressed laborious in the remainder of the quarter however the Indian defence held agency to maintain the scoreline 0-1 heading into the second half.
India earned a penalty nook early within the third quarter however didn’t create a aim scoring alternative.
Argentina made a breakthrough within the thirty ninth minute, as Campoy picked up the ball on the left wing and bulldozed into the circle, dodging a number of challenges and slotting it previous Savita Punia to double their lead.
India had an opportunity to attain within the final minute of the quarter however Navneet Kaur’s tomahawk was saved by Barberi.
Argentina earned a penalty nook as quickly as the ultimate quarter started and Granatto directed Agustina Gorzelany’s flick over Savita into aim to extend their lead.
Argentina stepped up the depth after the aim and pegged India again, creating a number of possibilities by Granatto however a resilient Indian backline managed to thwart any additional advances.
The Indian girls’s hockey crew will now tackle Germany in its subsequent match at London on June 1.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV workers and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Subjects talked about on this article