Tokyo Olympics: India Beat Argentina 3-1 To Reach Quarterfinals In Men’s Hockey

Tokyo Olympics: India Beat Argentina 3-1 To Reach Quarterfinals In Mens Hockey

India defeated Argentina three-1 in their Pool A match to sign-up third acquire and qualify for quarters.© AFP

The Indian men’s hockey crew cruised into the Olympic Gamesquarterfinal with a comprehensive three-1 victory more than defending champions Argentina in its penultimate pool match on Thursday. Soon after goalless initially two quarters, India broke the deadlock in the forty third moment by Varun Kumar before Vivek Sagar Prasad (58th) and Harmanpreet Singh (59th) struck in the closing minutes of the match to seal the contest. Argentina’s lone aim came from a penalty corner conversion by Schuth Casella in the forty eighth moment.

By advantage of this acquire, India have consolidated their place in the second spot of Pool A with three wins and a person loss out of 4 games, at the rear of Australia.

Argentina are battling at the fifth spot in the 6-crew pool and need to have to conquer New Zealand in their final preliminary match on Friday to keep in the hunt for a quarterfinal berth.

The top rated-4 make the past-8 stage from each group. India will participate in hosts Japan in their final pool match on Friday.

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