The Indian women’s hockey team put in an impressive performance to hold world No 2 Argentina to a 1-1 draw on Sunday and end its tour of th...
The Indian women’s hockey team put in an impressive performance to hold world No 2 Argentina to a 1-1 draw on Sunday and end its tour of the country on a high.
Skipper Rani Rampal struck for India in the 35th minute while Emilia Forcherio scored for the home team through a penalty stroke.
This was India’s fourth scheduled match against the side after the third match to be played on Saturday was abandoned due to incessant rains.
Earlier in the tour, India had drawn 2-2 and 1-1 against the Argentina junior team and lost 1-2 and 2-3 to Argentina ‘B’ team.
Against the Argentina senior side, India lost 2-3 and 0-2 in the first and second matches respectively.
The Indians played with an intent to secure the elusive win against Argentina in their last match of the tour.
But the experienced home team continued to showcase a dominant performance, getting off the blocks in the first quarter with a well-structured attack.
The early pressure on India’s defence line worked for Argentina as they earned two penalty corners within three minutes of the first quarter.
But India goalkeeper Savita was upto the mark and made brilliant saves to deny the hosts.
India found a good opportunity to score in the 11th minute when they were awarded a penalty...
