Indian Women’s Hockey Team Holds World No.2 Argentina To 1-1 Draw

The Indian women’s hockey staff place up a spirited performance to keep earth No.2 Argentina to a 1-1 attract and stop its tour of the country on a substantial. Skipper Rani Rampal struck for India in the thirty fifth minute although Emilia Forcherio scored for the household staff via a penalty stroke on Sunday. This was India’s fourth scheduled match against the aspect right after the third match to be performed on Saturday was abandoned because of to incessant rains. Before on the tour, India had drawn 2-2, 1-1 against the Argentina junior staff and misplaced 1-2, 2-3 to Argentina ‘B’ staff.

Versus the Argentina senior aspect, India misplaced 2-3 and -2 in the initial and next matches respectively.

The Indians performed with an intent to protected the elusive earn against Argentina in their very last match of the tour.

But the skilled household staff ongoing to showcase a dominant performance, receiving off the blocks in the initial quarter with a properly-structured attack.

The early stress on India’s defence line worked for Argentina as they attained two penalty corners inside three minutes of the initial quarter.

But India goalkeeper Savita was upto the mark and made good saves to deny the hosts.

India identified a great possibility to score in the 11th minute when they were being awarded a penalty corner, but couldn’t execute it.

Three minutes into the next quarter, Rani identified nevertheless a different possibility to score when skilled forward Vandana Katariya assisted her but a valiant Argentine defence held potent, masking each inch in the hanging circle.

In the next minutes, Argentina won two penalty corners in the 23rd and 24th minutes but Savita stood like a rock in entrance of the objective.

Skipper Rani at last identified the right possibility to score when India made an intense start off to the third quarter.

It was Vandana yet again who identified Rani poised in entrance of the objective and fed her the ball from the right flank.

Rani made no miscalculation in receiving the go and swiftly struck the ball previous the Argentine goalkeeper to get paid India a 1- lead in the thirty fifth minute.

India had two great options to prolong the lead in the 39th and fiftieth minutes of the game, but wasted both equally the options.

Argentina, on the other hand, pushed for ambitions and a body foul although defending a penalty corner in the 55th minute, noticed India concede a penalty stroke.

From the resultant set piece, Forcherio was on goal to attract Argentina stage.

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Less than stress, India conceded two more penalty corners in the 56th and 59th minutes but Argentina could not utilise the options.

“Right after the 1- lead, we had to remain calm and carry on to go after our attack. We had to engage in more well but that is one thing we can operate on,” claimed India’s main coach Sjoerd Marijne right after the match.