Excited after a stellar performance in the previous match, India will look to end their Bhuvneshwar leg with a win in their FIH Hockey Pro League match against Spain in the FIH Hockey Pro League here on Sunday. Harmanpreet Singh and his teammates came back from a 1-3 loss to register a 7-4 win against New Zealand on Friday. India now have six points.
Spain also have the same number of points but they have played one match less. New Zealand is yet to open an account. In the previous match against New Zealand, India had initially conceded two goals but after that they made a great comeback. Captain Harmanpreet Singh (7th and 19th minute, both penalty corners), Karti Selvam (17th and 38th), Raj Kumar Pal (31st), Sukhjit Singh (50th) and Jugraj Singh (53rd) scored for India. .
Harmanpreet said after the match against New Zealand, “Despite losing two goals in the beginning, we stuck to our strategy and made a great comeback. I believe that against New Zealand each of our players performed to the best of their ability so that we were able to get favorable results. was defeated.
The Indian team is now desperate to avenge that defeat. Spain will present a tough challenge and captain Harmanpreet said that they will have to stick to their strategy. The Indian captain said, “It is our goal to maintain consistency in our game in all four quarters. We need to play the same way against Spain, which is a little more defensive than New Zealand. He can slow down our game.” Spain has so far defeated India and New Zealand by equal margins of 3-2 and their team will take part in this match with increased confidence.
