Indhoven. Recovering from their previous loss to the Netherlands, India beat Rio Olympic champions Argentina 2-0 in their last FIH Pro League match on Sunday. Won by 1. For India, Akashdeep Singh scored the second and Sukhjit Singh scored a field goal in the 14th minute. At the same time, Lucas Toscani scored the only goal for Argentina in the 58th minute. After this win, India continues to top the points table with 30 points. Experienced Akashdeep gave India the lead in the second minute itself. Standing alone inside the circle, Akashdeep waited for the ball and in a brilliant move from the right flank took the ball into the goal.
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Argentina counter-attacked but the Indian defense stood firm. India’s second goal came in the 14th minute when Akashdeep gave a back pass to Vivek Sagar Prasad and Vivek passed the Argentine defense to hand the ball to Sukhjeet in front of the goal. He did not make any mistake in scoring. The Indian team, which scored two goals in the first quarter, could not score after that. At the same time, Argentina got a penalty corner two minutes before the hooter, on which Lucas scored.
